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Karen Aho • Karen Alfke • Sarah Anderson • Janine Bajus • Anne Berk • Nancy Bush • Eveyln Clark • Y'vonne Cutright • Carson Demers • Nina Elsohn • Amelia Garripoli • Stephenie Gaustad • Linda Gettmann • Faina Goberstein • Franklin Habit • Sivia Harding • Ilisha Helfman • Daniel Herrera • Amy Herzog • Mary Scott Huff • Galina Khmeleva • Kyle Kunnecke • Catherine Lowe • Judith MacKenzie • Carol Milne • John Mullarkey • Lucy Neatby • Stephanie Pearl-McPhee • Christina Peters • Margaret Radcliffe • Gayle Roehm • Betty Salpekar • Debbi Stone • Jean Wong
Karen Aho comes from Scandinavian roots and learned to knit as a child. As owner and guiding force behind Acorn Street Shop for 28 years, Karen was known for her expertise in many of the fiber arts. She has been teaching classes at Acorn Street in Knitting, Crochet, and Needlepoint since 1980, and also teaches at conferences and retreats. Although Karen has passed Acorn Street ownership into new hands, she continues to be involved in the knitting community and enthusiastically shares her vast knowledge with others.
Karen Alfke learned to knit while living in Germany in the 1980's where she was taught to draft simple garments without patterns. She has since translated that experience into her line of "Unpatterns" which allow knitters to create garments with their own choice of yarn and gauge, based on measurements from favorite sweaters or tops they already own. Long active as a teacher at Churchmouse Yarns and Teas on Bainbridge Island, she also traveled and taught nationally for many years. She now stays closer to home, working in merchandising and design at Churchmouse — though she loves the chance to get out and teach! See more about Karen and "Unpatterns" at 2ndesign.com.
Sarah Anderson has been fascinated by all things fiber since childhood and is the author of The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs published by Storey Publications which has become the "go-to resource" for spinners. She has contributed to the All New Homespun Handknit book published by Interweave and Spin Off, Handwoven, and PLY magazines. With a fascination for spinning techniques and constructions, Sarah's enthusiasm for spinning techniques and constructions has driven her to create an extensive library of different yarn constructions that she loves to share with other spinners. She has taught at SOAR, Madrona, NWRSA's Spinner's conference and for many guilds and shops. She has also filmed a new video about "The Building Blocks of Spinning" with Interweave Press. Sarah lives, spins, knits and weaves in the Pacific Northwest with her husband in a small house FULL of fiber, wheels and spindles.
Janine Bajus, known as Feral Knitter, has been intrigued by the mysterious effects of Fair Isle knitting for years and she loves sharing her obsession by teaching the secrets of color knitting. Her designs have appeared in Color in Knitting (an Interweave eMag) and Sweaters from Camp. You can read about her current projects at feralknitter.com.
Anne Berk was certified by The Knitting Guild of America as a Master Knitter in 2003. Her DVDs, "Inside Intarsia" and "Intarsia InDepth" are available from Interweave. Annetarsia Knits, newly published is a reference book for learning to knit intarsia flat or in the round, in stockinette or garter stitch. The book includes workshops, a motif library and 28 patterns for using the new techniques. She has written patterns and articles for many publications, including Piecework, Sockupied, Colorknit and Twist Collective. Anne has been a knitting instructor since 1998. She has taught at Sock Summit, Madrona Fiber Arts, and Interweave Knitting Lab and local yarn shops. Anne is also an optometrist in private practice in Portland, Oregon. Check out Anne's website at annetarsia.com .
Nancy Bush found her way to traditional knitting techniques and uses of ethnic patterns via a degree in Art History and post-graduate studies in color design and weaving in San Francisco and Sweden. Her passion is the wonderful knitting of Estonia. She has published articles and designs in numerous magazines and is currently a member of "Piecework's" editorial advisory panel. She teaches workshops in the United States and abroad. Nancy is the author of Folk Socks (1994), Folk Knitting in Estonia (1999), Knitting on the Road – Socks for the Traveling Knitter (2001), Knitting Vintage Socks (2005), and Knitted Lace of Estonia (2008) all published by Interweave Press. Find more info at Nancy's website at www.woolywest.com.
Evelyn A. Clark is a designer who lives in the Pacific Northwest. She left a marketing career to live a simpler life and developed a passion for putting holes in her knitting. Her designs have been published by Fiber Trends, Interweave Press, Knitter's Magazine, Vogue Knitting, and Leisure Arts. Evelyn is the author of Knitting Lace Triangles and of Icelandic Lace Collection e-books. Her designs, patterns, and e-books are available at evelynclarkdesigns.com.
Y'vonne Cutright is a Master Knitter with TNNA and a member of the Professional Designers Guild. She has been knitting since elementary school and developed a love of teaching as a school teacher. Y'vonne lives in Portland and has taught all over the Pacific Northwest. Currently she is retired and devoting her time to making custom garments for clients and designing and teaching classes in Portland.
Carson Demers is a physical therapist and ergonomics specialist by day for a San Francisco Bay area medical center. Every other moment, he's knitting, spinning, designing, or otherwise up to some fiber fun with a watchful eye toward ergonomics. His passion and experience in fiber arts combine with his expertise in physical therapy and ergonomics to create a unique skill set that he eagerly shares with the fiber community to keep us all creating healthfully ever after. Find more about Carson at ergoiknit.com.
Nina Elsohn has been knitting for almost 60 years. She was taught combined knitting using the easy purl method by her mother and grandmother and didn't know she was knitting "differently" until she discovered a reference to it in Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitting without Tears. She has demonstrated and taught "Easy Purl" at retreats, at local yarn shops and held individual classes.
Amelia Garripoli "fell" into spinning when she purchased a house that came with two llamas. Since then, her spindle collection has taken over the book case! Amelia runs The Bellwether, a specialty spindle and fiber shop online and at local shows. She is the author of Spindling: The Basics, and is an active mentor in several online spinning groups including Spindlers and Spindlitis. Amelia teaches workshops, private classes, classes at local yarn shops. Visit her website at thebellwether.biz.
Stephenie Gaustad has taught classes in spinning, weaving and dyeing for better than 40 years. Her articles have appeared in the pages of Handwoven; Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot; Spin Off; Jane Austen Knits; Knitwear and Ply magazines. Her replicate textiles hand in Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. She illustrated The Alden Amos Big Book of Hand Spinning. Stephenie's most recent book, The Practical Spinners Guide to Cotton, Flax, and Hemp was published this past Spring by Interweave.
Linda Gettmann is a veteran crafts person who escaped from her corporate office in the financial services industry to have more time for her favorite hobbies: kumihimo jewelry, weaving, knitting, scuba diving, and photography. An avid fiber nut, Linda teaches kumihimo and rigid heddle weaving at many festivals and events in the Pacific Northwest and belongs to several weaving and knitting guilds in Southwest Washington and Oregon. Her kumihimo necklaces, felted hats and handwoven scarves are now for sale at several Made in Oregon stores. She also sells her creations at local art fairs and boutiques under the name "Fiber Art Designs". You can see her winning rigid heddle scarf and kumihimo necklace combination, "Golden Sunset", in the Sept./Oct. 2013 issue of Handwoven Magazine. She is always on the lookout for new ideas, and enjoys teaching others and experimenting in the realm of fiber arts.
Faina Goberstein learned to knit as a young girl in Russia without the use of patterns. She is the co-author of the bestselling book The Art of Seamless Knitting (Interweave 2013) and the teacher of "Sizing Knitwear Patterns", one of the most popular classes on Craftsy.com. She collaborates with Interweave Press for a production of teaching webinars and DVDs. Faina loves teaching and took an early retirement from being a math professor to let her long-time passion for knitwear design become her second profession. She is best known for her elegant and well-fitted classic designs showing off textures, cables, brioche and slip stitch techniques. Her designs often appear in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Twist Collective and various books.
Franklin Habit is a writer, illustrator, photographer and author of It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons (Interweave Press, 2008). He is the proprietor of The Panopticon, one of the most popular knitting blogs on Internet, the-panopticon.blogspot.com. On an average day, upwards of 2,500 readers worldwide drop in for a mix of essays, cartoons, and the continuing adventures of Dolores the Sheep. He recently founded Yarn Shaming (yarnshaming.tumblr.com), because while he loves yarn, yarn does not always love him. Franklin's other publishing experience in the fiber world includes contributions of writing and design to Vogue Knitting, Yarn Market News, Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, PieceWork, Twist Collective, and regular columns for Knitty.com, PLY Magazine and Lion Brand Yarns. Several of his independently published designs are available via Ravelry.com.
Franklin travels constantly to teach knitters at shops and guilds across the country and internationally; and has been a popular member of the faculties of such festivals as Vogue Knitting Live!, Stitches Midwest and East and the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat. These days, Franklin knits and spins in Chicago, Illinois, sharing a small city apartment with an Ashford spinning wheel and colony of sock yarn that multiplies alarmingly whenever his back is turned.
Sivia Harding is known for her exceptional beaded knits. Her work can be seen online on Ravelry, Patternfish, Twist Collective, Knitty, and her website at siviaharding.com . Her published work can be found in many books, print magazines, subscription clubs, and self-published patterns. She has been designing professionally since 2003.
Ilisha Helfman is a graduate of Smith College and the Yale University School of Design. She has been knitting quietly and creatively for over 40 years, has shown her knitted work in galleries in NY and Portland and had her collages in galleries and museums throughout the United States and Great Britain. Ilisha has a chapter in Knitting Art by Karen Searle (Voyageur Press, 2008) and has a book called Jazzknitting: An Introduction. She has worked as a Graphic Designer, Textile Designer and Toy Maker and currently is involved in making miniatures. For a more indepth look at Ilisha's range of creative work, especially those using her JazzKnitting technique check followthethread.com.
Daniel Herrera is amazingly versed in all forms of knitting, crochet, and needlework. He first learned needlepoint in Mexico when his grandmother took him to a coffee circle. Later, at age 7, Daniel picked up a pair of knitting needles with a scarf remnant on them, taught himself to knit and never stopped. He pursued all sorts of fiber arts as a teen and while traveling the globe for 6 years with the US Navy fixing computers. Daniel thrives on puzzles and clarifying instructions to help find the key to move you forward. He is the best-kept secret in Seattle. Knitting and designing for 30 years, he was discovered by Lily Chin in 2001 and became one of her "Urban Knitters". Daniel teaches, designs, and solves knitting and crochet problems at the shop "Stitches" on Capital Hill and spinning yarn and playing the French Horn. Daniel will be our resident expert at the "Just-in-time Answers and Solutions Clinic" at the Winter Retreat and available to consult on any of your knitting or crochet problems that have you stumped. Find Daniel in the Rotunda near the Market on Saturday and Sunday.
Amy Herzog is passionate about sweaters people love to wear. She is the author of Knit to Flatter (STC Craft, 2013) and designs sweaters that flatter the figure and are easy to modify. She is also a knitting expert on American Public Television's "Knit and Crochet Now." She teaches classes across the country and on Craftsy.com, and her figure-flattering pattern designs have been published in Twist Collective, Knitscene, Interweave Knits, Knitty and more. After several years of teaching knitting classes, she realized that knitters will skip modification math if they can, but would really like to wear sweaters that fit them well. So she created CustomFit, a website that produces custom sweater patterns. It can be found at customfit.makewearlove.com. To learn more about Amy, visit her website at amyherzogdesigns.com.
Mary Scott Huff lives in Fairview, Oregon, and teaches knitting all over the USA. Mary designs knitwear, writes books, blogs and generally pursues a yarn-centered existence. She lives in a little red house with her husband, two children, some Scottish Terriers, and more yarn than is strictly necessary. Her books are The New Stranded Colorwork, Teach Yourself Visually color Knitting, Fun & Fantastical Hats to Knit (to be out Spring, 2014) and Fun & Fantastical Slippers to Knit (to be out Winter, 2014). Join Mary and her adventures playing with string at maryscotthuff.com.
Galina Khmeleva, owner of Skaska Designs and author of Gossamer Webs – The History and Techniques of Orenburg Lace Shawls and Gossamer Webs – The Design Collection, has earned the reputation as one of the most respected and knowledgable lace knitting instructors in the country. As a former clothing and costume designer who worked with the "aristrocracy" of St. Petersburg's music and theater society, Galina was a pioneer in breaking down barriers in the "new" Russia that allowed Russian women the opportunity to achieve ownership status in private companies. As the principal student to Orenburg's lace knitting elite, Galina brings the classic style and revered traditional knitting techniques of Russian lace to her classes. Her unique, inspiring and fun-loving teaching style has made her a favorite of lace students across the US and an unforgettable cultural experience. To find out more about Galina and her work visit skaska.com.
Kyle Kunnecke is a San Francisco designer and has a not-so-secret passion for color work. Tirelessly creative, he puts himself to sleep at night dreaming of new design concepts, collaborations and outreach projects. Through his fiber workshops he provides inspiration to his students; exploring the skills necessary to continue their personal knitting journeys. His patterns are published in numerous knitting books and magazines, by yarn companies and under his own label, Kyle William. He is currently finishing up projects for his first book, scheduled for release Spring, 2016 with Interweave! Learn more about Kyle and his work at www.kylewilliam.com.
Catherine Lowe is known for her original and unique construction techniques and her pairing of luxury fiber with elegant design. She has developed an approach to hand-knitting that rethinks the traditional technical and design vocabularies of the hand-knitter and translates the distinctive elements of haute couture dressmaking into refined techniques. Her designs have appeared in Vogue Knitting and in Interweave Knits. Her articles on couture knitting technique have been featured in Vogue Knitting, and she has been profiled in Interweave Knits, Knitting Lessons by Lela Nargi, and in KnitKnit: Profiles + Projects from Knitting's New Wave by Sabrina Gschwandtner. See all that Catherine has to offer at catherine-lowe.com.
Judith MacKenzie is a nationally known teacher, master weaver, spinner, dyer and fiber artist now living in the State of Washington. Judith teaches as only she can— with depth of knowledge honed by years of practice, scientific and historical knowledge, patience, creative informality, personal perspective, great humor, and hands-on expertise that demystifies any process. Classes with Judith are an experience in learning the story behind every fiber and process. Judith is a regularly featured author in Spin-Off Magazine and she has published a book, Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning. Her second book The Intentional Spinner published in 2009 by Interweave Press became an instant best seller. You can now experience a Judith workshop in your own home with one or more of Judith's best selling spinning DVDs released by Interweave Press. You will experience the history of each process as it has been performed through the ages and come away with a depth of knowledge that raises your skill towards excellence.
Carol Milne is the lone pioneer in the field of knitted glass. Pushing the limits of her material through persistent and relentless experimentation, she developed a variation of the lost wax casting process to cast knitted work in glass. Combining her passion for knitting with her love for cast glass sculpture, her knitted work is technically complicated and unlike any cast glass work being done today. "I see my knitted work as metaphor for social structure. Individual strands are weak and brittle on their own but deceptively strong when bound together. You can crack or break single threads without the whole structure falling apart. And even when the structure is broken pieces remain bound together. The connections are what bring strength and integrity to the whole and what keeps it intact". Carol is our Friday evening speaker at Madrona and she will also be in the Rotunda all day on Saturday with a display. To see more of Carol's amazing knitted glass art, visit her website at carolmilne.com.
John Mullarkey has been spinning and tablet weaving for nearly a decade. He has had works displayed in the Missouri History Museum and won awards from Interweave for garments featured in Handwoven magazine. He has developed software (freely available on his website at malarkycrafts.com that enables one to easily design tablet weaving patterns.
Lucy Neatby is an internationally recognized teacher, designer, and writer who thrills knitters around the world with her inimitable charm, knowledge, and uniquely colorful designs. Her passion for nurturing and empowering knitters, and putting them in control of their art, is legendary! Lucy is the author of three books: Cool Socks Warm Feet, Cool Knitters Finish in Style, A Little Book of BIG Holes for Hand-Knitters! and the Learn with Lucy DVD series (16 titles). Learn more about Lucy – her patterns, designs, DVD's and her teaching – at lucyneatby.com.
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is a writer, mother, blogger, knitting humorist, and philosopher and the author of seven funny books about knitting, one of which spent a glorious week at the very bottom of the New York Times bestseller's list. Another book will be published soon and on to knitting fame. The real mystery is how Stephanie manages to knit, spin and weave when she is writing so many books. Stephanie has knitters around the world laughing out loud and reveals the real truth about obsessive love of knitting and its culture. Along the way, she imparts her unique perspective that clears up many a knitting mystery and shines light onto some of life's secrets. Most of all it is important to have fun and in Stephanie's world there are no mistakes only opportunities to knit more. After all, "Knitting is not defusing a bomb!" Stephanie lives in Toronto, Canada and has dedicated herself to support Doctors without Borders enlisting knitters worldwide into Tricoteuses Sans Frontières/Knitters without Borders. Together they have donated more than 1 million dollars to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders. She keeps the blog yarnharlot.ca in her inestimable spare time.
Christina Peters grew up in Germany and learned knitting and crocheting early from her mother. Handwork was taught in school and included sewing, embroidery and knitting of socks. This turned into a lifelong passion for many fiber arts. Christina works and teaches at the Knitting Bee in Portland, Oregon.
Margaret Radcliffe has been a knitter for 45 years, a designer for 25, and a teacher for 17. She is the author of the bestselling Knitting Answer Book, The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques, Circular Knitting Workshop and most recently The Knowledgeable Knitter. In 1997, she founded Maggie's Rags and publishes a line of knitting patterns under that name. She is well known for her ability to help all knitters to become independent and creative. Like many knitters, Margaret has a varied background. She has degrees in Medieval Studies and English Literature, and has been a teacher, auditor, programmer, business executive, research administrator, dancer and editor. Margaret's website is maggiesrags.com.
Gayle Roehm has been teaching knitters across the country how to enjoy Japanese Designs for many years now. She speaks Japanese, has lived in Japan, and she has used Japanese patterns for many years. Her earlier career as a management consultant took her all over the world. Her classes have been popular at events such as Stitches, Interweave Knitting Lab, Vogue Knitting Live, Yarnover, Madrona, Sock Summit and more. Her designs have been featured in Knitter's Magazine, Interweave knits, A Gathering of Lace and other publications. Gayle also sells original hand knit items through a local fiber arts gallery. You can learn more about Gayle and her designs at www.gayleroehm.com.
Betty Salpekar now lives near Atlanta but recently enjoyed a three year residence in the Netherlands. Her explorations of sock-knitting made her a winner in two XRX sock contests – the miniature Christmas stockings in Socks, Socks, Socks and the Leopard Spot socks in "Think Outside the Sox". Further experimentation with the solefull architecture in the Leopard Spot socks led to a breakthrough which simplified construction and opened exciting new doors for unique design potential. Her book about those refinements, Solefull Socks was published in February, 2014 and her solefull designs have been published by Interweave and Knitty. See the Summer, 2014 issue of Interweave Knits for more information about Betty and her Solefull Socks designs and at solefullsocks.com.
Debbi Stone having learned to knit and crochet at an early age from both of her grandmothers, fiber arts have always been an important part of her life. Debbi's designs can be found on Ravelry at "The Stitches of My Life Designs" and she goes by the name of "cockeyed" for obvious reasons. She chronicles her family and her designs at goddessknitters.blogspot.com and lives in rural northwest Oregon with her husband and her brown dog, Porter.
Jean Wong is a NAC certified knitting instructor trained by the rigorous Japanese Nihon Vogue Knitting Association. The certification took four years and allows the certificate holder the privilege to teach others to become instructors. Her wealth of experience includes over 20 years of teaching, and her patient ways are an encouragement to any knitter. Have you ever seen a pattern that you really liked, but either couldn't find the yarn the pattern called for or wanted to use a different type of yarn with a different gauge and didn't know how to make the adjustment? With Jean's courses, you can now break free and use yarns of your choice. Jean's Nihon Vogue course offers techniques that also produce a professional finished look. Her step-by-step instruction will enable both beginner and master knitters to customize projects to fit. Currently in Vancouver, Canada Jean teaches 4 levels of instruction courses of varying degrees of difficulty along with a number of year-round certificate courses that, upon graduation, will equip you to teach these techniques. Jean has a DVD, Knitting with Jean: Professional Finishing Techniques, and more information is available on her website knittingwithjean.com.


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The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokémon and Beyond : the Story Behind the Craze that Touched Our Lives and Changed the World
Prima Pub., 2001 - Social Science - 608 pages
Inside the Games You Grew Up with but Never Forgot
With all the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade. The Ultimate History of Video Games reveals everything you ever wanted to know and more about the unforgettable games that changed the world, the visionaries who made them, and the fanatics who played them. From the arcade to television and from the PC to the handheld device, video games have entraced kids at heart for nearly 30 years. And author and gaming historian Steven L. Kent has been there to record the craze from the very beginning.
This engrossing book tells the incredible tale of how this backroom novelty transformed into a cultural phenomenon. Through meticulous research and personal interviews with hundreds of industry luminaries, you'll read firsthand accounts of how yesterday's games like Space Invaders, Centipede, and Pac-Man helped create an arcade culture that defined a generation, and how today's empires like Sony, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts have galvanized a multibillion-dollar industry and a new generation of games. Inside, you'll discover:
·The video game that saved Nintendo from bankruptcy
·The serendipitous story of Pac-Man's design
·The misstep that helped topple Atari's $2 billion-a-year empire
·The coin shortage caused by Space Invaders
·The fascinating reasons behind the rise, fall, and rebirth of Sega
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Entertaining, addictive, and as mesmerizing as the games it chronicles, this book is a must-have for anyone who's ever touched a joystick.
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Ends right before the launch of the Xbox and GameCube, but the early years are so detailed. I started reading to recap the earlier years. I've seen numerous documentaries, but I was still able to take away some new gems from this read. Highly recommended for all fans. Rating: 5/5 Read full review
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Saint John's Magazine Special Edition 2013
Saint John's Magazine is published in the fall and winter for alumni, parents, friends and the Saint John's University campus community.
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES COACH GAGLIARDI By Dave DeLand Thanks for all the obvious stu :4 national championships, 27 MIAC titles, 489 collegiate coaching wins. ose victories ultimately enabled Gagliardi to coach until age 86, and consequently made a lot of these other things possible. obvious stu : treating everyone with dignity and respect, not like another piece of meat on the football team. Universally, Gagliardi's thousands of ex-players will say the same thing, whether they were stars or the last guy on the bench. shelter and his wife Peggy hated it. "She bought me a di erent coat," Gagliardi said, "because she was embarrassed by that other coat." Thanks for the Perfect Season, and for the 2003 Stagg Bowl—St. John's 24, Mount Union 6. When you look back over the history of David vs. Goliath matchups, David hasn't won very often. But he did on that day. Thanks for some of the not-so- the eld, but they can all say they played football at St. John's for the winningest coach of all time—and they can say it with pride. " ey used to say, ' ey've got too many guys— you'll never play,' or 'You'll get lost up there,'" Gagliardi said, citing the recruiting pitches of opposing teams. " ey've used all kinds of things. But we got our share, no matter what." Thanks for non-contact practices. With all of those players, it would have been easy to let them beat the hell out of each other. But Gagliardi was always opposed to the concept: Why grind up your players in practice? It's easy enough to get hurt in games. Thanks for treating those players like adults, not underlings. Everybody called him John—not coach, or sir. Just John. Thanks for putting Central Minnesota on the college football map. Sports Illustrated and all sorts of other major media outlets fell in love with Collegeville and the program and the head coach, to an extent far beyond any other NCAA Division III football program. Thanks for retiring with dignity, even though most people don't wait until they're 86 to do it. "A lot of people have retired," Gagliardi said. "Every year, a lot of good people out here (at St. John's) retire." Thanks for coaching from the press box on hot days. It isn't easy for somebody of any age to stand out in the sun for three hours, much less an 80-something, and retreating to the box on occasion might have added a few years to Gagliardi's career. " e hot days bothered me," he said, "even when I was younger." Thanks for having a sense of humor, and for being completely di erent. You'd be amazed at how many college football head coaches don't, and aren't. Thanks for packing the stands at Clemens Stadium, a.k.a. the Natural Bowl, one of the most gorgeous places imaginable to watch a college football game on a spectacular autumn afternoon. Thanks for keeping football in some semblance of perspective. at doesn't mean Gagliardi didn't take losses hard—he took them very hard—but overall, he kept sight of the big picture. " at's how I survived," he said, "by not dwelling on things." Most of all, Thanks for the memories, all 60 years of them. It's been quite a trip. Excerpted from a Nov. 22, 2012 column by sports columnist Dave DeLand, St. Cloud Times. For the full article, go to www.gojohnnies.com/deland. Thanks for getting mentioned in elite company. Bear Bryant. Eddie Robinson. Joe Paterno. Bobby Bowden. Amos Alonzo Stagg. John Gagliardi. All those names have been used in the same sentence. Thanks for 409: St. John's 29, Bethel 26 on Nov. 8, 2003, one of the most riveting football games anyone could ask for at any level of competition. Thanks for the frumpy maroon winter coat Gagliardi wore at that game, even though it looked like something you'd get at a homeless Thanks for not cutting players from the team, even when it meant there were 200 or so of them and that several guys wound up with the same number. A lot of them rarely got on 44


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Engage Enemies near the Ker'rat System. Ships Stores are getting low. Instead of wasting time on a Supply Run back to the First City or another occupied world, you are to deploy to one of the many untamed worlds and hunt the wild game. Bring back what you can to restock your provisions. Identify why the Provisioning Freighter has not returned. Qapla'!
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I chose a simple mission with a simple premise for new players starting out. It should be charming in a Klingon sort of way. Version 1. It is the first part of a what I intend as a three part series, but it can stand on its own.
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There's not a Roman Polanski film in sight. The stars here are the lesser-known but still prize pupils of the Lodz Film Schoolgermination grounds for Polish cinema. The featured filmmaker with the highest international profile is probably Jerzy Skolimowski, director and star of the series' earliest work, 1964's Ryopsis, the first of his semi-autobiographical Andrzej Leszczyc films, which counts down the flunked-out hero's final civilian hours before he enters the military. Nearly everything else here dates from the '70s, after Skolimowski had emigrated and as state censorship slackened. Another study in twentysomething disillusionment comes from another festival perennial of yesteryear, Krzysztof Zanussi, whose 1972 Illumination follows an incoming student in the University of Warsaw's physics program, from which Zanussi had recently matriculated. On the wayward journey to a diploma, pinch-mouthed would-be genius Franciszek (Stanislaw Latallo) endures the buffets of youth, interpolating the quotidiansexual rejection, early marriagewith his cosmic curriculum. This protagonist aspires to a grand synthesis of knowledge, and Zanussi's questing-student memoir isn't far behind him in ambition (counterbalanced scenes which examine the same death from an emotional and biological perspective are unlike anything I've seen).
Anthology's also brought in a well-stocked program of shorts. Zbigniew Rybczynski's beguiling stunt New Book partitions the screen into nine segments, each framing a section of a couple of city blocks, then keeps continuous action rolling between all of them with Rube Goldberg timing. Rybczynski also has a co-director credit on Inhale-Exhale, a beguiling half-hour paradocumentary for TVP public access, compiling scenes of a Krynica spa's chartered recreations, including Eastern Bloc trivia and graphically foleyed eating contests. As in Marek Piwowski's The Fly Killer, which takes in the apparently ambient stumblings of a watering hole's well-sozzled clientele, the sense of social disintegration is strong. According to the press notes, Fly Killer's tavern is "a metaphor for Poland," though it's relatively innocuous compared to Inhale-Exhale's pungent grotesquerie.
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The transaction is expected to become effective in the fourth quarter of 2007, contingent upon clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Anti-Trust Improvements Act, if required. At closing, Lilly would expect a charge to earnings for acquired in-process research and development. The amount of the charge has not yet been determined, but is estimated to be $0.03 per share. The impact to Lilly's fourth quarter and full-year 2007 earnings per share guidance is included in the 2007 Financial Guidance section of Lilly's third quarter financial results press release that was issued today.
"This agreement will expand Lilly's pipeline of late stage molecules and will strengthen one of our core therapeutic areas," said David Moller, M.D., Lilly, vice president of endocrine and cardiovascular research and clinical investigation. "We remain committed to maintaining our leadership role in diabetes care, including an expanded presence in the area of type 1 diabetes. We will continue to seek out innovative molecules to add to our diabetes portfolio in order to best respond to the growing health crisis posed by diabetes worldwide."
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"Raise you a hundred Jamey." The man's enthusiasm flowed over the table to the unaffected player.
The strong, tanned fingers slowly unfolded the cards, fanning them out for his private scrutiny. A full house, which meant Duncan was probably acting. James played him many times on the circuit. Duncan could never hide his eagerness when he thought he had James beat. Tonight certainly wasn't going James' way. A full two rounds of the deal and he'd only taken one small hand.
Looking around at the other two players, he figured this pot was too rich for their blood. They'd fold on the raise leaving only Duncan and himself to bluff it out. Maybe he should call it a night? Damn, it was too early for that, but James knew when the luck wasn't with him. "I'll see your hundred Duncan, and raise you fifty."
He watched Duncan's face blotch in anger. As he expected the others threw their hands down in disgust. James waited for Duncan to get over what his cards told his tight-eyed stare.
"You're a lucky ass hole, Jamey." Duncan tossed the cards into the pot.
James pulled the money and cards over to him, showing little over the defamation thrown his way. Separating out the cards, he gathered the small winnings and pushed away from the table. "It's been nice."
"You calling it a night?"
James didn't bother to answer. Duncan would relish starting a fight. Going over to the bar, James angled himself so he could see the entire room.
"What will it be Mr. McFarlain?"
"Scotch, Willie."
"Yes sir."
James saw the captain in the bar mirror as he entered the casino. Captain Welsh wasn't to be taken lightly. The river washis domain and heaven help the bastard stupid enough to cross him. Welsh looked more disagreeable than usual. James cursed the fact this boat had been the only one available for the ride up river. If he wasn't in such a hurry he would never have stepped foot on the Silver Queen.
"You still work'n the river, McFarlain?"
"Now where else would I be, Captain?"
"Thought you might have smartened up and gotten off by now."
Off the river James' business was his own. Gambling wouldn't have entered his past life. But that was before the war and everything he'd known had been destroyed or taken away. "The river feels slow tonight."
"You should be captaining the Silver Queen, you always did know more than most men working the tables. Heard once you had a big plantation, down by New Orleans."
"Times change." Sipping his drink, he didn't mind the man's probing. It was common knowledge who he used to be. What he would be was no one's concern but his own.
"Out of luck tonight or are the tables too cheap for your liking?"
"Like I said, Captain, the river is slow."
"Duncan seems to be having a good night."
James' blue eyes watched the players' reflections in the mirror. He didn't like the way Duncan's group looked, but kept it to himself. It was his last trip up river and he didn't need any trouble.
One of the crew called the Captain away. James motioned Willie to set up another drink. Anxious to be off the river James thought about the future, something he hadn't done for some time.
Mike would be waiting for him in St. Louis. They would start the drive from there to take the cattle to Montana. His crystal blue eyes went deep in concentration over the ranch, Twin Creeks. He didn't like admitting how much he counted on that unknown place.
When he won it off that man last year, he'd been madder than a rattler and ready to throw the deed away in the next hand just to be free of it. Why he'd pocketed the deed he couldn't recall.
That night in his cabin, it fell out of his coat. Picking it up James took his first look at the document. It was all there, all legally his, because of one man's foolish pride in a card game. James thought long and hard over the land he now held title to. Remorse or conscience made him seek out the man that next morning. Mr. Burr must have been on a road of self-destruction. He learned the man got into another card game after James left. In the process Burr picked a fight with the wrong man and got himself killed over a five-dollar pot.
Finding he couldn't give the land back, James decided to investigate what he owned. Wiring a banker associate of his, he learned just about all he could without actually seeing the property. The reports said everything was in order with the deed and that Mr. Burr had no living relatives. The land and ranch were said to be in good shape, though neglected.
Locating his brother Michael proved more of an effort than finding out about Twin Creeks. Mike, like James, left New Orleans after the war and discovering their uncle sold their home to carpetbaggers. It was a blow neither brother took lightly. James turned to gambling because it was there and he proved to be good at it. Being cautious over his playing partners kept him alive. He hated his present life and Twin Creeks looked like the answer he'd been searching for. There were enough funds from his gambling takes to buy a large herd of cattle and the stores needed to start the ranch. Hopefully, what was left would keep them going until she started holding her own.
He learned all he could about the territory and James decided to take one last gamble. The cattle would be their staple stock, but there were herds of wild horses free for the taking. He planned to do just that. The government was hungry for horses, good riding stock, and James intended on getting in on the contracts they were issuing. Purchasing the stallion cost a large chunk of their funds, but he needed a good bloodline to start the horse ranch Twin Creeks would someday become.
Mike hadn't been idle since he'd seen him two years ago. Working as trail boss for various outfits he willingly joined James in the venture. Between them, they would rebuild what took their family generations to accomplish and loose overnight.
"Another, Mr. McFarlain?"
"One more, Willie."
Home? It felt strange to call it that. Neither of them had seen it yet, but James felt anxious to get there.
In the thick darkness she wasn't sure if her eyes were open. But when she moved, the pain in her head sent them squeezing shut.
Holding the back of her head she gingerly made it to her feet. Finding the wall as she reached out in the darkness, Angie bumped into the ladder. Leaning against it, she waited until the throbbing ebbed before trying to climb the slippery rungs.
Angie feared falling again and stopped repeatedly to fight off the dizziness. It felt like it took forever to reach the doorway. After several tries to open the hatch, Angie put her full weight against it before finally dislodging the hatch door. She collapsed on the deck, exhausted by the effort.
Moaning, she struggled to sit up and face the night. A cool breeze came off the river helping to clear away the fog inside her head. Angela cringed over the mishap of falling, deciding she more than missed her dinner appointment.
She managed to standup, leaning against the boat for support, a strange steady vibration moved up her legs. For a second it confused her, but then she realized it was coming from the riverboat. Listening, she heard the swishing sound of the large wheel turning through the water. The movement of the boat was slight and sluggish, but unmistakable. "We're moving! Oh no..."
How long had she been out?
Looking around her she failed to locate her purse, positive she left it beside the hatch. She tried to catch some light to see the time at her wrist, but strangely there wasn't any light coming from the shoreline. Stumbling to the rail she scanned the dark line of trees along the riverbank. Wherever they were on the river was certainly a ways from New Orleans. Stars, she hoped this wasn't an all night cruise.
She was dirty and bruised all over. The knot on the back of her head felt so tender it hurt when she walked. Looking around the deck she couldn't think past the throbbing to figure out what bothered her about it.
She tried to push her hair back and she realized she'd lost the clip holding her bangs. She'd be damned if she would go back down there and look for it. "One fall a night is enough, thank you."
With the rail's support Angela decided she better find the captain or manager, someone that could help her. She didn't think they would turn back just for her, but maybe they could radio shore so her Aunt Belle and Sally wouldn't worry. "Damn! I didn't even tell them where I was going."
She could see it all now. Auntie would call the police within an hour of her missed dinner appointment. They would find her car on the docks, of all places. Auntie would go into vapors. Well, she couldn't do anything about it until she found someone.
The music and muffled voices drew her forward. It sounded familiar; she remembered feeling this way when she entered the room this afternoon. It seemed the Silver Queen was all she'd imagined it would be.
His blue eyes seemed to find her of their own accord. Framed in the doorway was something he never saw aboard Captain Welsh's boat. Funny, but even after his initial shock over seeing the woman's reflection in the mirror, he couldn't stop looking at her.
Wild dark locks of ebony hair floated around the woman like a protective cloak. They did little to hide the lovely creature behind the veil. Looking closer, James also saw the dirt smudged across her cheek and forehead. Sucking in his breath over what his scrutiny uncovered, anger and concern flared in unwanted quantities for the pain and confusion marring her lovely face. James tried to pull his eyes away, but she seemed to hold him in the most peculiar way.
Maybe it was the outlandish attire she wore? It wasn't everyday you saw a woman dressed like a man; an Indian one at that if those boots were any indication. Eyes the color of emeralds, they weren't Indian and neither was that ivory complexion.
James felt the strangest chill move over him. She was undoubtedly beautiful, statuesque, and yet too vulnerable as her brilliant eyes searched the room. For just a second they seemed to latch onto his, making him feel like she physically touched him or something more. But they pulled away too quickly to discover the answer.
Angie wondered what it was about the room that made her uneasy. Things came too slowly past the pain assaulting her head. Just as lethargic were the eyes turning in her direction. Even the murmurs ended as an uncomfortable silence fell over everyone. No, that wasn't right ... every man, there were no women, anywhere!
Angie swallowed hard over the ill feeling this gave her as she unconsciously raised her chin against their probing gazes. She tried to think past the foreboding she felt, but it became increasingly difficult. She wanted to tell them how rude their observations were, yet thought better of it.
Seeing no one standing about that looked in charge, her gaze finally went to the bar. Having so many men in one room must have addled her, because she could swear the room looked different. Taking a deep breath she forced her unsteady legs to walk towards the bar. She could feel their eyes following her. It took all her control not to turn and glare back at them.
She came hard against the bar and held it to fight the dizziness plaguing her. Afraid to look at any of the men leaning there, she tried to concentrate on only the young bartender and forming her words. "Excuse me? I need to see the captain or manager, please."
What was wrong with them? The buzz immediately following her announcement made her knuckles whiten in apprehension.
"Can I help you?"
The effort to turn and see the man who owned the deep decisive voice nearly defeated her. When she faced him his eyes stole the last of her breath.
How long she looked at him she didn't know or care. Shaking away the volatile feelings she brought her thoughts back to the here and now. But stars how he seemed to fill her mind.
He was so ... devastatingly handsome!
Stars, but that hit on her head must have rattled her common sense. What was the matter with her? She never let any man affect her like this and certainly not a stranger. "Are you the captain?"
His smile could melt ice, but it was the questioning in his cool gaze that captured her attention, making it hard to concentrate on his answer.
"No, but are you sure it is the captain you want to see?"
"Well yes, I think so, unless there is a manager around."
Why had he approached her? Knowing every man in the room was glaring bug eyed at them James sure wasn't paying any attention to the warnings. She was trouble he didn't need. "Willie, go fetch Captain Welsh."
"You sure about that Mr. McFarlain? You know he ain't going to like this none."
She listened to the conversation that concerned her yet seemed to be ignoring her presence. Angie hurt too much to care what these men thought. "Look, I need to get to shore or radio the authorities."
One of the men snickered. James watched the lady's pride spark over the insulting remarks bouncing about the room. He couldn't control his admiration when she refused to don the insults with even a reproachful glance.
"Miss La Cross."
"Well Miss La Cross, I think the captain will be more than happy to oblige your request."
She watched the man give a silent signal to the young man behind the bar, sending him out from under it to do as she requested.
"Thank you ... McFarlain, isn't it?"
Angie felt better knowing the captain was coming. She couldn't shake the growing nervousness over these men and their apt attention on her. Chancing a look about the room, not a one of them resumed their game seeming to think she was more interesting. She actually thought a few of the glaring eyes held expectancy in them. "Hey, what's wrong with them?"
"Wrong, Miss La Cross?"
Moving closer to him, she whispered. "Why are they watching me? I didn't mean to interrupt anything. If it's a stag party or something like that, I am sorry."
James couldn't stop looking at her. She made less sense than he felt his actions did. He didn't like the men's gazes anymore than she did. Something compelled him to try and ease her concerns.
"You are a rarity on Captain Welsh's boat."
"A rarity? In what way?"
Was that innocent look in those green eyes as real as it appeared?
"You are a woman."
Her laughter died beneath the unwavering look of concern he held her in. He was serious and Angie felt herself become cold over the implied danger. She would have left, right then, if the dizziness hadn't returned when she tried to move.
The strength in the hands holding her up became all too clear, tearing through her muddled thoughts.
"Miss La Cross are you alright?"
"My head, I fell."
When his fingers glanced over the bump at the back of her head, she groaned and fell against him. Righting herself wasn't possible. Finding the will to leave what she found in his hold defeated her efforts. Closing her eyes she told herself it would only be for a minute, just a minute. There was so much strength ... and safety.
James' hands seemed to move on their own, retaining the embrace she didn't end and he couldn't. God, she was so soft, so very nice. He couldn't stop himself from touching her and allowing the wild hunger loose that holding her drove to the surface.
Shaking himself, his eyes registered the tight lipped anger and wanting his present stance brought out in his staring companions. Swallowing his groan of awareness, James needed to get a hold of himself. What the hell was he trying to do? Commit suicide? Before he could disengage her he heard the gruff astonishment of the Captain coming up behind him.
"What the hell do you think you are doing, McFarlain? Damn, you know my rules and the consequences!"
He lost his concentration to her fingers digging into his sleeve. Her silent fear was unmistakable. The distraction proved to be his downfall.
He felt the hands relieving him of his gun, just before two pairs enclosed about his arms. She remained in his hold. It was the Captain's fingers that came around in front of them to dislodge her.
"Release the harlot this instant McFarlain!"
James' dislike for the man seemed to fuel his irrational behavior towards the woman. Mike and the two thousand head of cattle were forgotten. "I'd love to, but she is hurt."
The scoffs came from the room and James felt the dread close over him. A few well placed calls from the men reddened the Captain's enraged face.
"Look Welsh, I don't...."
"Save it McFarlain, your gentlemanly charms won't get you out of this."
Angie couldn't stop her shiver. Every spoken word made them worse. She should move away from the man whose arms supported her. Why were they mad at them? At him? She could understand the captain being upset over having an unwanted passenger. But why take it out on Mr. McFarlain?
Calling on her remaining strength she pushed away from him and looked into the angry glare of his eyes. Was it her or the captain that lit that fire? His face was like stone, showing nothing of the turmoil she felt in the hands still holding her arms. His eyes held the graying of the storm she sensed, making her shake her head in denial, only to realize her mistake too late.
His hold tightened over her renewed weakness, refusing to obey the Captain's ravings. Pulling her back against his chest was the worse thing James could do. No one wanted to believe he didn't know her. James saw this too often; they were now the night's entertainment. An example for the Captain, not to be dismissed until tried and convicted.
Rage engulfed him over what he knew was coming. Thoughts of fighting his way out ended as quickly as they surfaced. It would mean leaving Miss La Cross to face these men, alone. He couldn't bring himself to do that to her. Neither would he release her to the furious man reaching out to pull her away.
"Keep your hands off her, Welsh!"
It was a foolish threat considering he was unarmed and held by two oversized goons. But the captain took the danger glaring at him at face value and stopped his advance.
Cautiously eyeing James, "Then you admit it?"
What was he saying? Admit what? Angie must have missed something. This had gone far enough she needed to get a hold of herself. She managed to push herself away from McFarlain to face the captain.
James watched the girl that disengaged his hold. She swayed, but he forced himself not to reach for her. Her eyes stayed him from helping. A daring mix of pride and stubbornness held her up. James felt something swell inside him for this woman, something he couldn't define, but had to accept.
"Captain, I believe?"
"You know damn well I am!"
"There is no need to get excited."
James' humor nearly broke free. Her indignation was sending Welsh into a huffing fit.
"You insolent...."
"Welsh, I wouldn't." James' voice was low and controlled, but it was a warning that silenced the room.
Angie didn't dare look at the man standing close enough behind her that she could feel his heat. Whatever they all saw in McFarlain she cared only for the relief she felt that it kept this bull of a captain away from her.
"Look Captain, I think you have misunderstood. I'm sorry if you find my presence on your boat upsetting, but I can assure you it wasn't intentional." She didn't like the way he was gloating at her. When he crossed his arms over his bloated stomach, straining the brass buttons of his uniform, she bit the inside of her cheek not to groan.
"So your presence wasn't meant to be found out, hey?"
"No ... I meant, I didn't plan to be here at all. I fell down your ladder, and I guess I knocked myself out. Could you please contact the authorities, my aunt..."
"The only authority around here is me and believe me, missy, you've made contact."
Why didn't that make her feel any better? He certainly wasn't what she expected and he'd not get any booking for the party with this kind of insolent attitude. If his eyes raked over her breasts one more time, she ... she'd slap him, that's what she'd do!
"The name is Miss La Cross. Now, would you please radio the authorities and let them know where I can be picked up."
James hadn't heard a Creole accent like that since leaving New Orleans. The lyrical tones almost made him miss Welsh's reply.
"Now, Miss La Cross, I'd be obliged to accommodate you if I had such a thing ... what was it? A raydee-oh?"
She ignored his sarcastic use of her name. "Then just let me off at the next port."
James tensed over what he felt was coming, which caused the brutes holding him to secure their hold more.
"I'd be glad to, only we've some unfinished business to attend to first."
She wanted to ask what, but the whooping and hollering rushing through the room drowned out her voice. Clamping her mouth shut, she couldn't stop herself from turning to Mr. McFarlain for answers.
"Oh my stars!" Angie felt what little color she possessed drain away. Her anger surged over what she stared open mouthed upon.
"Miss La Cross, I think it would be best if you didn't say anything else." James didn't think the woman would listen to his request.
Spinning back to confront the captain, she gripped the bar in order not to fall. Ignoring McFarlain's warning her angry words were forced past clenched teeth. "What is the meaning of this? Release Mr. McFarlain!"
She was shaking under the shock of seeing him held by those men and a knife pressed to his throat! How dare they do that to him!
"Missy, I have every intention of doing just that, but first." She wanted to disappear from the sneer he gave her. "Men gather round."
Looking from him, back to McFarlain and the stern uneasy look he gave her did indeed shut her up. McFarlain's eyes conveyed the message that she only made it worse. The knife pressing close to his jugular vein wasn't a joke. Angie tasted the bitterness of true fear.
"Now you all know my rules about women on board my vessel." Looking directly at her, "They are not allowed and the punishment is severe."
His speech was hilarious, Angie felt like she was in some corny movie. Opening her mouth, she snapped it shut when McFarlain's strained curse reached her ears.
Glaring at him under the circumstances would be silly, but she was getting angrier by the second. Instead, she directed her tempered glare at the captain. Ugh, but she wanted to smack that satisfied grin off his pug face. Who did he think he was, anyway? She'd sue him for falling on his unattended vessel! Physical trauma, yeah, she probably suffered a concussion. Mental anguish was a certainty.
Building up her nerve to verbally attack the man, the tirade froze in her throat over his next announcement.
"Men, we have a wedding to perform."
"Wedding?" Her outburst drew everyone's humorous glances.
"Why yes, Miss La Cross ... your wedding."
The men's laughter echoed through her head like a bad dream. He grabbed her arm and made her follow the men leading McFarlain outside.
To his credit McFarlain put up a valiant struggle. To her dismay, he received a vicious blow to his jaw for his effort. If he got loose the rage burning inside that man wouldn't have stopped until these men were desecrated. Abhorring violence she couldn't believe she was actually wishing he would break free.
Angie swallowed back her cry over what his hard blue eyes told her. This wasn't a joke. These men were serious. They all had to be nuts!
All kinds of crazy thoughts careened through the intense pain that each dragged step sent off in her head.
James never took his eyes off her. When she stumbled he'd gone wild. The anger over seeing her in pain took over. The ache in his jaw snapped him back into some resemblance of sanity, but the fury inside him was near uncontrollable.
If only she'd keep quiet. He feared what they might do to her if she continued. It was obvious she had no idea of the dangerous extent of her situation. Welsh could be a vicious man. He relished the attention he was getting and it made him unpredictable. James wasn't in any position to help either of them. Getting her away from these men was imperative. James didn't like the ugly way the crowd was turning or the looks in their eyes for her. She didn't realize what he was seeing and he hoped she wouldn't, fearing what she might do.
When they placed her beside him he took the chance to whisper to her. "Just do what he wants and agree with whatever I say."
Angie's eyes enlarged over McFarlain's request. Was he crazy too? Didn't he hear what the captain was up to?
She wanted to ask him, but the captain didn't give her a chance.
"Now, I have here the bible and as captain I have legal authority to wed these two. It's legal, you will be husband and wife. What better match, right boys?"
The cheers sent chills up her spine.
"Now, James McFarlain do you take Miss ... what's your first name?"
Glaring at him she had a good mind not to answer. Scanning the sea of expectant faces her pride stiffened. "Angela."
"James McFarlain, do you take Angela La Cross as your lawful wedded wife?"
Not looking at him she held her breath with the expectancy she felt over his answer. Why should she care?
"I do."
The captain chuckled over the angry outburst everyone knew McFarlain wanted to lash out with.
"And you, Angela La Cross, do you take this man as your husband?"
"What? No love, honor and obey?" Her indignation made her antagonize the man.
"Throw in obey would you Welsh, I think I'll need that one."
Glaring up at McFarlain she didn't know with whom she was angrier. The captain repeated the vow, tossing in obey at McFarlain's request.
"Well, we're waiting, get to it Missy."
Angel didn't need the obnoxious captain to tell her what he expected. "You can wait till...."
"Angela come on, it's not like we're strangers."
Her mouth dropped open over James' remark. She closed it when his hard gaze didn't reflect anything close to what his words implied. Was he only saying this for their benefit?
Instinctively, she knew, he was the only one here she could trust. He didn't want this any more than she did. Why should he? Remembering his warning she gave the only sensible answer. "I do."
"Good, a wise decision Missy. I pronounce you, man and wife. You may kiss your bride, James."
Before she could object McFarlain pulled her into his arms and captured her lips, smothering her protest in a kiss that did more than just silence her outrage. Too stunned to hide her response, she could only stare at him when he released her.
The cheers ended her short lived trance, but the shouts coming at them quickly made her seek the very man that just left her totally rattled. Moving to McFarlain's side she released her breath when his arm came about her waist. "Alright Welsh, you've had your fun."
"Not quite James. You never should have crossed me. Your marriage papers will be filed in St. Louis. You can pick your gear up there."
James had been afraid Welsh would do this. Right now, seeing the eager men surrounding them, it was probably the best way out for her.
"Now James."
"Can I have my gun?"
"Sure. Boys, give the man his gun."
She watched, too confused to do anything else, as the man passed the captain McFarlain's gun. The captain emptied the filled chambers of the bullets. Staring, she watched the bullets hit and roll across the deck before he passed the gun over to McFarlain.
Starting to move away, James stopped and came back to her. Taking her arm, "Come on Angela."
Pulling her arm out of his grip, she stared at him in disbelief finally understanding what they all expected.
"No ... you are all crazy." The shaking of her head wasn't anything compared to what her knees were doing. "No, I am not going into that River!"
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