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By Rudi WilliamsAmerican Forces Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2001 Defense Secretary Donald W. Rumsfeld got a firsthand look Nov. 14 at "Ground Zero," the terrorist attack site here where the World Trade Center towers once stood.
Greeted by New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and other city officials at La Guardia Airport, Rumsfeld was taken on a helicopter tour of Ground Zero. Once on the ground, Rumsfeld and Giuliani were met at the disaster scene by Emergency Management Director Richard Sherier, Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essan, Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik and other city officials and workers.
"The Pentagon is no longer smoking ... the World Trade Center is still burning -- still smoking," Rumsfeld said during a joint press briefing with Giuliani. The word that comes to his mind is "duty," the secretary said. "You've done yours, the people of New York have done theirs, and the men and women in uniform are still doing theirs."
He said even though fighting a war against terrorism is complicated, different from any other undertaking and there's no road map, "the president is determined to root out terrorists wherever they are, find them and bring them to justice or bring justice to them.
"We're making progress, but it's far from finished," Rumsfeld said. And, quoting President Bush, he added, "We're going to stick at it till it's done."
Responding to questions about reports of Taliban and Al Qaeda forces retreating into the hills, Rumsfeld said the two groups, mostly Al Qaeda, are still fighting around Kunduz and other places in the north and in the south. He pointed out that the Taliban are Afghans, while the Al Qaeda is composed mostly of Arabs.
"Some pieces of the Taliban (are) melting into the countryside, part of it because they may have decided to toss in the towel," he surmised.
However, Rumsfeld cautioned, some Taliban and Al Qaeda troops might be waiting to counterattack at a later time. "One ought not assume that anything is necessarily permanent at this point," he noted. "Until that country stabilizes, things could move back and forth, and we have to be aware of that."
He said he hopes and expects anti-Taliban tribes in the south will rise up and take over. People in major cities in the north are welcoming their liberators and are grateful that the Taliban and Al Qaeda are fleeing, he added.
The Northern Alliance is sweeping across Afghanistan and the pace of events has increased, but the pressure on terrorists has been on from the beginning, the secretary said.
"The pressure is going to stay on, not just in Afghanistan, but elsewhere, because the terrorist networks are spread across the globe," Rumsfeld said. "It's gratifying to see the Taliban fleeing and the people of Afghanistan getting their country back."
America's main task is to find the Al Qaeda and Taliban leadership, the secretary emphasized. "We have to be purposeful about that and recognize that that's going to continue to be a difficult task," he noted. "Finding handfuls of people is indeed like finding needles in a haystack, and it's a complicated process.
"But because of all the pressure that has been put on across the globe -- the drying up of bank accounts, the numbers of arrests, the interrogations, the intelligence that has been gathered -- every day we have a better chance of achieving our goals," Rumsfeld said.
After the joint press briefing, Rumsfeld went for interviews at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times before returning to the Pentagon.

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Gysbers Award
The Norman C. Gysbers Award is intended to recognize the school buildings or school districts in the State of Missouri that have demonstrated an exemplary level of implementation of the Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Program that, in turn, has resulted in demonstrable positive impact on its students. The Gysbers Award was developed by a committee that included professional school counselors, counselor administrators, counselor educators and Missouri Department of Education personnel.
The award is named after Dr. Norman C. Gysbers, Curators Professor, Educational, School & Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Dr. Gysbers, who graciously consented to his name being used for this award, is an internationally-known authority on Comprehensive Guidance, which is the foundation for the current comprehensive guidance program used in Missouri.
The content for the Gysbers Award structure is based upon Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) Guidance Standards, the Internal Improvement Review (IIR) document and the Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Program.
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- provide recognition for exemplary comprehensive guidance programs across the state;
- assist in publicizing the role of comprehensive guidance in school accountability;
- serve as a means for publicizing comprehensive guidance programs in their entirety;
- provide a means for encouraging continuing improvement of comprehensive guidance programs;
- provide a means for educating others within the local community and across the state about what comprehensive guidance programs do to help students succeed.
The deadline for applications is July 15 of each year. The award is presented at the Missouri School Counselor Association conference in November of each year.
For more information and/or to obtain application materials Guidance and Counseling Services by phone at 573-522-1488.
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The Guidance and Placement Services Section of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), has developed the SUCCESS AWARD to recognize school districts or individual buildings within districts for their commitment to fully implementing a comprehensive guidance program focusing on the academic, career and personal/social development of all students. Full implementation signifies that professional school counselors are spending 100% of their time working within the framework of a comprehensive guidance program as established by DESE. Full implementation further signifies that the program incorporates a results-based approach in the evaluation of its program using relevant student data to demonstrate the impact of guidance interventions on student outcomes.
There is a growing body of evidence at both the state and national levels that more fully implemented comprehensive guidance programs make a value added contribution to student achievement and other positive student outcomes. The work of professional school counselors in the delivery of the comprehensive guidance program is a further testament to those findings.
Fully implementing a comprehensive guidance program does not occur without the support of the central office and building administrators, teachers, parents and students. This award recognizes that the district or building has demonstrated that commitment through its board policy and its willingness to provide the resources that allow school counselors to devote their time to working with students to promote their academic, career and personal/social development.
The entire staff and community can be proud of the work being done by professional school counselors in buildings or districts that receive the SUCCESS AWARD.
The deadline for applications is July 15 of each year. The award is presented at the Missouri School Counselor Association conference in November of each year.
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No need for a drumroll to unveil the top spot of 2012-13 as many knew it was the way. Checking in at our top spot in the #MGTop10 of 2012-13 is men's soccer for their great 2012 run and memorable moments late in the WHAC season and into the postseason. We'll head back to where the late season momentum started – when the team hosted the WHAC's first place team and a team who came into the contest receiving votes nationally for the NAIA Top 25 – the Cornerstone University Golden Eagles. Facing their toughest test to date of the 2012 season, the Mustangs went on to hand the Golden Eagles their first, and only, regular season conference blemish of the 2012 campaign. A Jordan Berry overtime goal sparked a celebration and acted as a launching pad for late season success for the Mustangs.
From there, the team went on to complete the sweep of all three WHAC schools situated in Grand Rapids to earn the fifth seed heading into the WHAC Playoffs. The seeding paired the Mustangs against the number four seed and first-round host, Indiana Tech Warriors. After settling for a 1-1 tie at home against the Warriors on Oct. 3, the Mustangs rallied on the road exactly one month later for an amazing 2-1 second overtime victory in a very tough night game environment at Indiana Tech. The overtime tally to send the Mustangs to the WHAC Semifinals was once again courtesy of Jordan Berry.
In total, the men's soccer team was the only Marygrove program to finish the inaugural season of WHAC play with a winning record. In turn, the winning record propelled the team to the only playoff appearance, and subsequently the lone playoff win, of the 2012-13 athletics season for Marygrove Athletics.
RELIVE: Below you can find the original recaps from the Cornerstone and Indiana Tech games.
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DETROIT, Mich. -- A wild first half that showcased penalty kick goals for each team was only the beginning of an exciting contest that ended with a 3-2 overtime upset win for the Mustangs (5-7-1; 3-1-2 WHAC) over the first place Cornerstone University Golden Eagles (9-3-1; 6-1 WHAC).
The win resulted in the first conference loss for the Golden Eagles and their first loss since Sept. 19th against Saint Xavier University.
The Mustangs were able to get on the board first after Jad El-Zein (Tyre, Lebanon/Fordson) sent home a penalty kick after a Golden Eagle foul in the box. The 1-nil tally gave the Mustangs plenty of momentum as the home team outplayed the favored Golden Eagles for most of the first half.
In the 40th minute, the Golden Eagles got the call they were looking for when the Mustangs were called for a foul in the box. The ensuing penalty kick was made to even the game (1-1) at the half.
The second half started off strong for the Golden Eagles after a 47th minute goal put them ahead, 2-1. The Mustangs would fight back with a second half tally of their own when the WHAC's leading goal scorer, Jordan Berry (Dearborn, Mich./Crestwood), took a ball in the box in the 57th minute and beat the keeper in the upper 90 to knot the game up, 2-2.
The game would remain deadlocked at 2-2 and head to overtime.
In the extra period, Berry would strike again in the 96th with a rebound blast to the back of the net off of an Abdoullie Jallow (Bansang, The Gambia/Rust) shot that the keeper couldn't corral. The goal gave the Mustangs one of their most important victories in program history after knocking off a Golden Eagle team that was nearly ranked in the NAIA Top-25 and previously unbeaten in conference.
Freshman keeper Christian Bryant (Plymouth, Mich./Southfield Christian) came up huge in net for the Mustangs with an impressive 13 saves.
The Mustangs will continue conference play Wednesday (Oct. 17) at nearby UM-Dearborn. The contest will be played under the lights 7:00pm from Dearborn Edsel Ford High School.
GAME NOTES: After scoring the game-winner in overtime, senior forward Jordan Berry now has 16 goals on the season. The win over Cornerstone marked the first win in Marygrove history over any Golden Eagle team.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The incredible ride that is the 2012 men's soccer season will continue after the Mustangs toppled the fourth seed Warriors of Indiana Tech, 2-1, in 2OT. The win sends the Mustangs to the semi-final round of action.
Saturday's (Nov. 3) under the lights quarterfinal match featuring the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference No. 4 and No. 5 seeds lived up to its expectations as the closely-seeded teams battled for over 100 minutes of soccer before the contest could be decided.
In the first half, WHAC First Team All-Conference member Jordan Berry (Dearborn, Mich./Crestwood) put the Mustangs on top,1-nil, on a sliding goal assisted from WHAC Newcomer of the Year, Abdoullie Jallow (Bansang, The Gambia/Rust).
The 1-nil tally would hold for a moment until the Warriors were able to draw a Mustang foul in the box to earn a penalty kick. The ensuing PK was converted by the host Warriors to even up the game, 1-1, heading into the halftime break.
The second half featured plenty of defense as the Mustangs' backline continued to hold their shape. A couple late chances would be turned away by the Warriors' keeper to send the quarterfinal game to overtime.
After the first overtime could not provide a winner, the teams headed to a second extra frame in which Berry once again used a Jallow assist to knock in the game-winning goal. The golden goal victory lifted the fifth-seeded Mustangs to victory on a cold night in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Amidst all the action, Christian Bryant (Plymouth, Mich./Southfield Christian) played a solid game in net for the Mustangs. The freshman keeper – along with great play from the midfield and backline – refused to give up a goal aside from the PK to help fuel the first conference postseason victory for any Marygrove program.
"A lot of credit goes out to our defenders who held firm under pressure tonight," said head coach Matt Johnson. "The defense was strong and [Jordan] Berry did what he does best to help us get the victory."
With the win, the Mustangs move on to play Tuesday (Nov. 6) night at 7:00pm in Grand Rapids against conference top seed, Cornerstone University. The Mustangs and Golden Eagles met once this season (at Marygrove) with the host Mustangs edging the top seed, 3-2, in OT.


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Groupon shares continue to plummet, falling below $8 for the first time Wednesday, and ending the day down 6.5 percent, bringing the stock down 62 percent year-to-date.
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Groupon shares continue to plummet, falling below $8 for the first time Wednesday, and ending the day down 6.5 percent, bringing the stock down 62 percent year-to-date.
What happened?
ComScore sent its monthly report to its subscribers, revealing that June visitor traffic fell 15 percent from a year earlier. Groupon had 12.25 million unique visitors last month, down from 14.5 million in June 2011.
Groupon did not have a comment in response, but a representative of the company pointed out that June's numbers were up from February, March, April and May. And the first quarter was Groupon's best quarter yet. That would indicate that these trends may not impact Groupon's bottom line.
Groupon faces the fundamental challenge that though it's the largest in the business, there are low barriers to entry and it has a slew of competitors, including LivingSocial, which is backed by Amazon . And there has been plenty of media coverage of the fact that Groupon users and small businesses haven't always been thrilled with the results of the deals.
All of this is putting short pressure on the stock—according to Capital IQ, short interest as a percent of float is 10.78 at Groupon, compared to 3.4 percent at Yahoo .
When Groupon reports earnings in August, it won't be just its revenue and profits that'll be scrutinized. We can expect Wall Street to look very closely at the number of merchants who return to do business with Groupon again, and the number of repeat customers. Those may be the best indication of Groupon's future potential.
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The deal between WME and IMG shows the shift away from traditional movies, once Hollywood agencies' bread and butter.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim could be getting a Legendary edition, if one retailer listing is correct.
Polish retailer Ultima (spotted by Eurogamer Poland) listed the game with a June 7 release date, stating the Legendary Edition would include The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and its three expansions Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn.
The suggested retail price for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions--199.90 zł--would suggest a standard price of around £39.99/$59.99. The PC version is marked slightly cheaper.
Bethesda recently confirmed that there would be no more DLC released for Skyrim, and that the team was moving on to its next project.
GameSpot has reached out to Bethesda for comment.
Previous Bethesda RPG's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas have all received similar editions in the past.


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Let's Get Into Housing Shorts
The Oxen Group, for Wednesday, is looking at a continued bearish market for a third straight day. With today's bullish economic data, investors still sold off stocks, pointing to a bear market that should continue as a bland day continues tomorrow. Most analysts think that Obama's financial regulation plans should not do much for the market. Futures are up, in after hours, but with this data, if a rally cannot be held, then there is no reason why we should expect a positive day at this time. The CPI will determine the day. One industry that really looks bearish tomorrow, however, is housing. The housing industry got a shot with, on the surface, bullish news. Instead, the housing market ended up with minimal gains or in the red across the board. Investors are not into the market with volume being light. Tomorrow, should continue a downward trend for housing sparked by a downgrade from Beazer Homes to ultra-junk status by the S&P that sent the stock down 10% in after hours. This is really a market that needs some very bullish jolt to get it going, and it until that happens this market is fundamentally bearish. With that said, Ultrashort Proshares Real Estate looks to be a strong play as an inverse to the housing industry, which should fall after its "run up" today. Technically, the ETF has been moving and is trending upwards with more buyers getting involved, yet it is not even overvalued on RSI and has reversed stochastics. That means a lot of buyers are still on the sidelines to short housing. Buy in early and watch the run!
Entry: Recommend buying within first 5 - 25 minutes.
Exit: We recommend exiting after a 2-4% increase.
Upper Resistance: 22.50
Disclosure: No positions.Tags: SRS, BZH, housing, housing shorts, housing etfs
Looking for a Financial Pullback..SKF
The Oxen Group, for Tuesday, is looking at a continued bearish market. There has been no news to bring the market up, and investors are not involved, meaning light volume, less buyers, and lower prices. Financials should recede even further on Tuesday off of a down day on Monday. In after hours, most news coming out of the sector was bearish. To start, American Express Co. and Bank of America Corp. announced that they saw extreme inreases in credit card defaults in April. This may play into a larger tune that has been played that financials earnings in Q2 will be weak. Further, UBS, while a Swiss bank, was being reviewed by Moody's for a potential downgrade as it sees the Swiss banking industry, as well as, UBS' positions in America because of possible losses. The downgrade, if tomorrow, will send waves through the industry, and even if it does not come, the rumor will be bearish. Asian markets were being driven down on Tuesday, led by financials. Further, the market for tomorrow will be led by inflation news. If it is bad at all, this means higher interest rates and less loans for banks. There seems to be too many fundamentals going against the market. That is why playing Ultrashort Proshares Financial ETF (NYSEARCA:SKF) is a perfect inverse play to the financials. The ETF cannot easily be analyzed on technicals, but its underbought and undervalued. This means that there is a lot of potential for buyers. On a day like tomorrow, SKF could have a nice run.
Entry: Recommend buying within first 20 minutes.
Exit: We recommend exiting after a 3-5% increase.
Upper Resistance: 44.50Tags: SKF, UBS, BAC, financials, bear market, etfs, financial etfs
Pefect Time to Enter Oil Short Market
The Oxen Group, for Monday, is looking at what
may be a bearish day. The lack of economic data,
fears of inflation rates, a lack of stable economic
data, and a lack of major news and economic data
tomorrow may hurt the ability for prices to move
up. Further, this should hurt the ability for oil to
move up. Oil prices were falling in Asia on Monday,
and Asian commodity expert Ken Hasegawa said this
price drive should be ending and moving back to $65
per barrel. The price drive has not been on
fundamentals and profit taking should occur very
soon. The Oxen Group agrees that profit taking will
happen this week, and in a bearish market, that will
occur much more likely. Gas prices jumped
seventeen in the last two weeks, which is anther sign
that a pullback is in the works, as the rise is not at
all based in fundamentals. With this said, Direxion
Daily Energy Bear ETF (NYSEARCA:ERY). This ETF moves at a
high volatility, meaning that oil's move backwards
will be even more beneficial to you. If fundamentals
are not enough for you, technically, a pullback is
necessary. Oil is overvalued, overbought, and
moved too high, too fast. ERY is extremely
undervalued on Relative Strength Index, has moved
way too low on fast stochastics, and near its lower
bollinger band. These technicals show a sign that
the prices should moving back up. Oil prices should
take profits from the gains last week. Get into ERY
tomorrow and rise the decline in oil prices.
Entry: Recommend buying within first 15-30
Exit: We recommend exiting after a 2-5% increase.
Upper Resistance: 19.25
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All instruments in the Reason Electric Basses ReFill were recorded using multiple microphones and dedicated bass amp setups, giving you full control of your overall bass sound. Based on note for note Hypersampling, these basses come complete with bends, glissandos and fret noises, making them very responsive, and very much alive.
With a vast selection of instrument, mic and amplifier combinations to choose from, you can rest assured that the bass sound you are looking for can be found here.
We wanted the Electric Bass ReFill to cover a wide range of styles, so in order to get the bass sound right we needed to find the right instruments. Here is the all-star bass team:
Fender Jazz Bass - 1968
One of the most recorded bass models of all times. This particular instrument is in original condition with no parts exchanged.
Pickups: two bipole pickups connected in parallel.
Strings: Ernie Ball Nickel Round Wound (a couple of months old).
Character: Very dynamic bass which sounds very different depending on playing style and is therefore suited for a wide variety of musical styles. Very direct sound with lots of presence.
Famous users: Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Geddy Lee (Rush), Leland Sklar, Jaco Pastorius.
Fender Precision Bass - 1965
The Fender Precision bass was the first mass-produced electric bass model and is probably the most best-selling electric bass of all times. The first 'P-bass' shipped in 1951 and it's still being manufactured today.
The P-bass with flat wound strings played with the fingers produces the typical warm and 'round' 60s/70s R'n'B and Motown sound.
This particular instrument was sampled played with fingers and there is hardly no distortion in the samples - not even in the loudest velocity layers.
Pickups: 2 single coil (1 pick-up for 2 strings) that work like a humbucker.
Strings: Ernie Ball Flatwound for less overtones and more 'round' tone.
Character: Very deep and warm sound with characteristic mid-range and only a little high end.
Famous users: James Jameson (The Funk Brothers, Motown), Donald 'Duck' Dunn (Stax), Pino Palladino.
Fender Precision Bass - 1978 - played with a pick
This P-bass is very similar to the 1965 P-bass described above. The big difference in sound mainly depends on the round wound strings and the fact that it's played with a pick. It also has a maple fretboard which gives it a harder and more transient tone.
Pickups: 2 single coil (1 pick-up for 2 strings) that work like a humbucker.
Strings: Ernie Ball Round Wound.
Character: The round wound strings played with a pick makes the sound very rich of overtones, perfect for rock, new wave and punk music.
Famous users: Adam Clayton (U2), Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols).
Gibson EB-0 - 1972
The short scale EB-0 is one of Gibson's most popular bass models and was manufactured between 1959 and 1979. The design is very similar to the popular Gibson SG electric guitar.
Pickups: One EB humbucker.
Strings: Ernie Ball Round Wound.
Character: The EB-0 is renowned for its deep and fat sound. It's very suitable for distorted sound.
Famous users: Jack Bruce (Cream), Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones), Glen Cornick (Jethro Tull), Andy Fraser (Free), Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth).
Gibson Les Paul - 1969
An American medium scale bass with British sound manufactured between '69 and '71. The body is made out of solid mahogany, set 3-piece mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard. Due to its heavy weight the Les Paul bass is more popular in the studio than on stage.
The first Les Paul bass was a low-impedance instrument which required a transformer to play through standard amps. The output impedance on this particular instrument has been modded to suit standard amps, though. In Reason Electric Bass, only the signal from the neck pickup was sampled. On the other hand, it's the neck pickup that provides the characteristic Les Paul sound.
Pickups: Two humbucking pickups that were modded to high-impedance. Reason Electric Bass only uses the neck pickup.
Strings: Ernie Ball 5-string vintage round wound set (more than 10 years old). The thinnest string is not used.
Character: Plunky sound which sits right in the mix. A lot of mid and low end with a distinctive attack. Sounds similar to a hollowbody bass.
Famous users: Suzie Quatro
Kay Hollowbody - 1963
The Kay Hollowbody electric basses were sold on mail order in the US and were quite inexpensive. Because of the low price the Kay bass could be found almost anywhere in studios across the US and has appeared on many recordings over the years.
This model (in very good condition) was chosen for the Reason Electric Bass ReFill for its dirty and muted 60s sound. It was played slightly muted with a pick, and only with down-strokes.
Pickups: Gibson Thunderbird humbucker.
Strings: Pyramid Gold Flatwound.
Character: A 'plunky', hollow sound similar to that of the Les Paul bass.
Famous users: No-one that we know of by name but it has appeared on numerous recordings.
Music Man StingRay 5 - 2001- 5 string fretless
The MusicMan StingRay first came out in 1976 and was designed by Leo Fender. It was one of the first production electricbasses with active electronics. It featured a 9V battery to power the built-in preamp and EQ. This particular instrument is a 5-string, fretless one and was sampled without the characteristic vibrato.
Pickups: MusicMan Humbucker active.
Strings: D'Addario Stainless Flatwound.
Character: The StingRay doesn't produce the traditional fretless sound but a more solid and round tone with fantastic frequency response. When you play chords on the StingRay the notes harmonize extremely well together.
Famous users: Tony Levin, Mick Karn (Japan), Louis Johnson (Brothers Johnson), Pino Palladino.
Rickenbacker 4001 - 1974 - played with a pick
Rickenbacker guitars and basses have very unique design which make them easy to spot wherever they appear. The very popular 4001 model first came out in 1961 and this particular red/white Rickenbacker 4001 bass was manufactured in 1974. It's owned and played by Swedish bassist Stefan Fandén.
Pickups: One humbucker (bridge) and retrofitted with a Toaster (neck).
Strings: Elixir .040-.095 Super Light round wound with Nanoweb coating.
Character: Rickenbacker basses have a very distinctive tone with a rich frequency content - almost pianolike. The 4001 bass has a neck-through construction for really solid sustain.
Famous users: Chris Squire (Yes), Geddy Lee (Rush), Lemmy (Motörhead), Roger Glover (Deep Purple), Paul McCartney, Roger Waters (Pink Floyd).
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Capable of playing at left-back but more effective as a left-winger, Tyrell made an impressive impact for the U18 team last season.
Having made three appearances at that level the previous campaign, he was afforded numerous opportunities to impress by Carl Laraman, featuring 13 times in total during 2013/14.
Tyrell, who is extremely quick and skilful, capped off those performances with a goal in his final appearance of the season against Fulham
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TR 2:00 p.m.- 4:50 p.m
Course Objectives: Students taking this course will:
Course Requirements:
60%: Projects/Critiques
15%: Final Portfolio
10%: Sketchbook/Class Participation
5%: Midterm Quiz
10%: Final Comprehensive Exam
Grading Scale: A=90 to 100, B= 80 to 89, C= 70 to 79, D= 60 to 69, F= below 60
A= Superior work. Excellent development in skill, exploration and expression.
B= Above average development in skill; exploration and expression.
C= Average work. Meeting the assignment requirements. Recommend greater
need for study in academic comprehension and technical skills.
D= Below average performance. Requires greater study to improve academic
understanding, perceptual and technical skills.
F= Performance indicates little or no progress in academic understanding, perceptual and technical skills. Quality of work not on level of necessary time
and study. Showing little willingness or effort to improve skills.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is vital to the success of a student in a studio class. Students are allowed 3 ABSENCES. The student is responsible for using these absences at their own discretion. No explanations for absences are required. Following the 3rd absence, the student's final grade will be deducted by 5% for each subsequent absence. Attendance is required for the full class period. Missing more than fifteen minutes of class is considered an absence, leaving early from class is also considered an absence. Students arriving late but before the 15-minute cut off will be marked LATE. Three LATE marks equal 1 absence.
Health and Safety: Department of Art will endeavor to comply with the intent of state laws or acts and the University Health and Safety Program in an effort to maintain a safe academic and working environment.
Academic Dishonesty: It is very important that submitted work, to be graded, be representative of your own design and execution. These standards, at the minimum, require that you never present the work of others as your own. Misrepresentation can result with a course grade of "F" given for academic dishonesty.
Classroom Conduct: All students will be expected to act in a manner consistent with the academic goals of the course; that is, any behavior detrimental to the learning experience of the group will not be tolerated. Please see the Student Handbook for standards of conduct.
Class critiques will be conducted in a professional and respectful manner. The goal of critiques is for the student to share their creative process and receive feedback from their peers.
All electronic devices must be turned off and stowed away before entering the classroom. Cell phone disruptions will not be tolerated and will result in student's immediate dismissal from class and they will be counted as absent. Students will be able to use their cell phones during their designated break outside of the classroom.
Special Needs: If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information that needs sharing, or if you require special accommodations in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with the professor as soon as possible.
Student-Privacy: Federal privacy law prohibits the instructor from releasing information about students to certain parties outside the university without the signed consent of the student. Thus, in most cases the professor will not discuss students' academic progress or other matters with their parents. Please do not have them call. Regardless of these important legal considerations, the professor's general policy is to communicate with the students, not their parents, even when a student has signed a consent form. College students are adults and are expected to behave accordingly.
Social Justice: Social justice is one of Midwestern State University's stated core values, and I consider the classroom to be a place where students will be treated with respect as human beings, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, political beliefs, age, or ability. Moreover, diversity of thought is appreciated and encouraged, provided the students can agree to disagree. It is my expectation that ALL students be able to consider the classroom a safe environment.


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Looks Aren't Skin Deep
Posted by All day kids on 2011-08-28
They're everywhere—TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, stores. Their eyes are set on everyone and now they're looking out for your kids. As you might have guessed, it's the beauty product industry! These guys are tough and aggressive in their marketing and your kids are most likely awed by them. So what do you do? All Day Kids chatted with a parent named Swarna, and here are her views:


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By Navy Seaman William SelbySpecial to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2008 An Air Force Reserve C-130 crew recently sprayed insecticide in southern Louisiana to combat insect infestation, the squadron's commander said yesterday.
The 757th Airlift Squadron responded to a request from Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal through the Federal Emergency Management Agency to spray and control the growing mosquito and fly population in the aftermaths of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Air Force Lt. Col. John Williams said during a teleconference with bloggers.
"It's no secret that controlling the mosquito populations is very important, especially in the South, in the aftermath of the hurricanes," Williams explained. "They are disease carriers that can transmit diseases like the West Nile virus and various forms of encephalitis."
Aerial spray operations started in World War II, when more soldiers were dying of malaria and other insect-transmitted diseases than were being killed in combat, said Air Force Maj. Karl Haagsma, an entomologist attached to the 757th Airlift Squadron. Since then, state governments have called for aerial spraying to deal with insects after tropical storms and hurricanes.
"The largest-scale one that we did was after [hurricanes] Katrina and Rita three years ago, and we … sprayed 2.88 million acres, and that was in Louisiana and Texas," Haagsma said.
While the Modular Aerial Spray System, or MASS, is capable of various missions, it is predominantly used for mosquitoes, said Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Daniels with the 910th Aerial Spray Maintenance Flight.
"We're spraying at a half ounce per acre, and sometimes when you get heavier populations of mosquitoes, we will increase to almost three quarters of an ounce per acre," Daniels said.
"With one aircraft, we can apply approximately 930 acres per minute, so you can see that we can cover a lot of an area in a very short period of time," Williams said.
Even though the squadron's primary mission is for troop protection against insects, Haagsma said, the unit also can apply herbicide, spray oil dispersants and perform decontamination missions.
"You hate to see any kind of disaster hit anyone," Williams said. "But we do maintain the capability, and we're ready to deploy as soon as needed to provide relief to those particular areas."
(Navy Seaman William Selby works for New Media directorate of the Defense Media Activity.)


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To be hit with anything in the upmost furosity!
I Rifled that guy in the back of the head with a 5 iron
ayon kay Sid Williams ika-11 ng Enero, 2005
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The state of being wicked fucked up.
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With spring almost upon us (it begins March 20), nicer weather — hopefully! — is on the way as the events calendar really starts ramping up.
So far, the weather this weekend looks promising with little chance of rain and temperatures in the high 50s and low 60s — perfect weather for an oyster roast or two and numerous other outdoor events.
Shuckin' in the Park
This 14th annual oyster roast at Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner is a family affair, offering kids' activities, a jump castle, live entertainment from Custom 4+2 and more.
Gates at the park open at noon Saturday with the fun beginning at 1 p.m. and running until 6 p.m.
Oyster buckets will be served up for $7 each, with a variety of food from local vendors also available. Small coolers are allowed.
Admission is $3 in advance and $5 at the gate; food tickets can be purchased inside the gate.
Attendees are asked to leave pets and golf carts at home.
Old Santee Canal Park is at 900 Stony Landing Road. Find out more at 899-5200 or www.oldsanteecanalpark.org.
Law Riders roast
The Law Riders Motorcycle Club, a group of current and retired law enforcement officers, will host its 17th annual oyster roast on Saturday.
The rain-or-shine event will be held noon-4 p.m. at Club Ocean, 192 College Park Road in Ladson.
Featuring all-you-can-eat oysters, hot dogs, hamburgers, sodas, a bike show by the Faith Riders and live music by Broken Arrow, advance tickets are a steal at $10. The price goes up to $20 at the door.
The event also will feature vendors, raffles and door prizes.
For information or to purchase tickets, call 324-5858 or go to www.lawriders.org.
Drop into Spring
Ever surfed indoors?
You'll have a chance Sunday at this fest and surf competition at Mad River, 32 N. Market St.
Featuring a mechanical surf competition (think mechanical bull but surfboard instead), live music, limbo, beach fun and more, this event is sure to entertain.
The event begins at 6 p.m. and is family-friendly until 9 p.m.
Food and drink specials will be available, with VIP open bar packages available for $25 in advance. Find out more at saltykidz.org.
All proceeds will go to Salty Kidz, an organization that provides opportunities in water sports, environmental education and exploration of nature to youths, especially those who are underprivileged or at-risk.
C of C Barn Jam
On Saturday, Awendaw Green will host a number of College of Charleston student musicians for this concert benefiting Carolina Children's Charity.
The event will feature performances by The Lungs, The After English, Estee Gabay and her band, Headrush, The Dunder Chiefs, Donnie Dies and Tyler Boone Band, with singer-songwriters Stephanie Schecter, Gabrielle Powell and Shannon Vogt performing between sets.
Doors open at 2 p.m., and the show begins at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5.
Find out more about the event at facebook.com/events/451199731602112. Find out more about Carolina Children's Charity at www.carolinachildren.org.
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People often ask, "Why is there an Arthur Murray® Dance Studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico?"
The answer is that my Mexican husband and I fell in love with San Miguel when we visited his family near here in 2003. When we moved here in 2007, we had dreams. With his restaurant experience, Adrian's was to be a chef. With my lifelong love of dance, including being a teacher and manager at Arthur Murray® Cincinnati, mine was to teach Sanmiguelians to "cha-cha-cha".
After considering opening an independent school, I called the president of Arthur Murray® International for advice. He said, San Miguel de Where? But he listened, and because of their "building from within" policy, he offered me a free franchise, the only one in Mexico. All Arthur Murray® studios are independently owned by individuals who start as dance instructors and work their way up. This was a chance to bring the best of ballroom to San Miguel.
We found a vacant home at Hernandez Macias 68 in the theater/arts district that could accommodate the space requirements and professional-grade floating wood dance floor. It was a joy to renovate the space utilizing local artisans, and to dedicate the studio to my father who had recently died. His integrity continues to guide us through the challenges business ownership brings.
Arthur Murray® International is helpful yet completely hands-off. They even supported my husband's dream to open his own restaurant, Baile Cafe (Dance Cafe) on the back patio of the studio.
We are proud to provide jobs, training, visas, and opportunities to many, and to contribute to the local economy and ambiance. We support local charities and sponsor a study abroad program with Brigham Young University. Most importantly, we have taught many people to "cha-cha-cha!"
Our classes are interchangeable at 250+ locations. Thanks to the generosity of Arthur Murray® International in providing their lowest royalty fees, our rates are among the best in the world. Our students have access to 100 years of dance education research, the best dance syllabus, ongoing training for their teachers, and professional coaches to guarantee their success. Plus, it's fun!
Arthur Murray® is more than just a dance class, it is a world-class dancing school, and I feel honored to bring it to the world-class city we love. It is here because we followed our dreams. Let us help you follow yours. Call 152-0095 today or fill out our online form to get started dancing!
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The Exploratorium
Institute for Inquiry's professional development curriculum uses
group and individual investigations into pinholes to illuminate
some of the important aspects and qualities of inquiry-based science
teaching and learning.
This Electronic
Pinhole Kit provides you with the tools, activities, and starting
points you'll need to recreate some IFI inquiry experiences for
teachers in your districts and projects.
While there is
"right way" to introduce or structure the activities and demonstrations
in this electronic kit, at the Institute we tend to start workshops
with exploratory investigations. We do this so that teachers can
experience pinhole phenomena, make observations, and start to see
connections before they move on to more structured investigations
leading to greater conceptual understanding.
How We Typically
Structure the Inquiry Experience
After an initial
period of time exploring pinholes by doing the Inquiry
Starting Point - Tabletop Light Source Activity, teachers usually
have some feeling of accomplishment, some of wonder, and some of
confusion. The starter activity has served to arouse their interest
and to establish a domain (a range of ideas and phenomena) for
further inquiries.
We then move
on to a demonstration, like the Clamp
Light Demonstration, which can provide them with a thinking
tool (an idea that provides a way to think about and make sense
of experimental results) which they can use during their investigations
to come.
Next, we provide
some activities that extend their experiences with pinholes (such
as the Making a Pinhole Viewer activity).
Afterwards, we convene as a group to solicit observations and questions.
Besides allowing teachers to articulate and share what they have
experienced and learned, this process helps to elucidate what the
different teachers are interested in pursuing.
From there we
organize investigations by grouping together the teachers who have
expressed similar interests. After teachers have pursued their
investigations for some time, we reconvene as a group to share
their results. During this process the teachers learn from each
other, making connections between what one group has done or observed
and their own experiences, thereby contributing to the conceptual
understanding of the group as a whole.
Throughout the
workshop, we promote questioning and observation on the part of
participants. Periodically we come together as a group to share
observations, so that people can begin to create conceptual understanding
through their group conversations.
For a more complete
explanation of how we conduct the Institutes and why we use a particular
pathway, see Designing an Inquiry Workshop
with Pinholes included in this kit.
A Note about
Tabletop Light Sources
In workshops
at the Institute for Inquiry we use Round Light Sources for many
of these investigations. In creating materials for off-site use,
we found that it was more efficient and less bulky to create Square
Light Sources. In the activities, any reference to a Tabletop Light
Source refers to either the Round or the Square Light Source. When
we refer to clamp lights, we mean standard lamps with reflectors,
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17 January
Events that occurred on 17 January.
[edit] On Earth
- 1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 10.
- 1964 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mrs. A. Mountfield.
- 1965 - Joan O. Falconer writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to N.J. Kyle.
- 1977 - Adam Fox, Inkling, dies.
- 2001 - Tolkien collector Richard E. Blackwelder dies.
[edit] In Arda
- The Fellowship of the Ring pass the Silverlode and reach the Naith and Cerin Amroth.
- The Orcs following them are killed or flee to the Misty Mountains.
- The Fellowship comes to Caras Galadhon in the evening.


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City of Tanis Map Room
Indiana Jones - Sideshow Collectibles
Packaging - *1/2
This box is huge, perhaps the largest box I've ever received from
Sideshow, including full size busts. It's heavy too, as you'd expect.
box is the basic Indy version we've seen with other Sideshow products,
and is collector friendly of course. But it has only one real job, and
time (at least for me) it failed.
The two interior trays are
supposed to keep the diorama safe - they didn't. One of the small
buildings had a broken piece, where the base shifted against the
Styrofoam. While it was nothing that a little glue couldn't fix, it's
still not cool to spend $200 on something that comes broken right out
of the box. Hopefully, mine is a fluke and not a regular thing.
Sculpting - ***1/2
Lots of amazing detail and texturing on
this set. They've taken the hieroglyphics and gone nuts, along with all
the small brick work on the tiny buildings.
The floor is sand,
and the miniature city scape sits slightly askew in the shifting sands.
Every building is adorned with detail, and they look very much like the
on screen counterparts.
The back wall is also decorated
Egyptian writing and artwork, with some colorful graphics as well. It
attaches to the base with two large metal posts, and is very sturdy
once in place.
A particularly nice touch is the
inclusion of a
deeply cut engraving on the backside of the wall, which means both
sides can be used in a display environment.
My only complaint is
that the back wall is a little smaller than I'd hoped. Another inch of
height and width - just the back wall, not the base - would have gone a
long way to making this look a little better with Indy in place.
Paint - ****
The main
color here is sand. Sand, sand and more sand. That pretty much fits in
with what you'd expect of an Egyptian archaeological dig site. They've
included some shading to give it a bit of variety, and of course some
of the wall paintings are done in color.
Overall, the earth tones are
very realistic, and sets the diorama apart even with a rather basic
Articulation - Bupkis
There's no moving parts - no surprise here, and I'm not docking the set
for it in any way. Think of this one as an FYI.
Accessories - Bupkis
above. While there is a piece you attach (the large Washington
Monument-like spike), it's part of the set, and not really an extra.
Value - **1/2
Suggested retail on this baby is $200 -
that's what you'll pay direct from Sideshow. However, you can get it a
good 20% or so less, depending on the retailer. While it seems like
high price to pay, this is a very large, very heavy, very, very
detailed diorama. The Star Wars Dewback was almost $300, making the
price here seem a whole lot more reasonable. It's not a great price,
but I'm giving it an average score.
Things to Watch Out For -
Handle with care - it's very heavy, and very easy to chip if you catch
one of the small edges on something hard.
Overall - ***1/2
Indy fans are going to have to dig deep
to afford this set and the Hot Toys figure to go with it, but it is
possible to find a good custom outfit for your cheaper Sideshow Indy as
well. There's several out there that rival the HT version, and cost
quite a bit less.
This is one of those dioramas
that's very
character specific, but it's such a key scene from the classic film
that it's well worth the cost and display space.
with the Hot Toys Tanis outfit, you can also use the Map Room wall that
was included with the figure. Getting it right for a display will take
a little creativity, but I used it in the final photo to give you the
general idea.
Score Recap:
Packaging - *1/2
Sculpting - ***1/2
Paint - ****
Articulation - Bupkis
Accessories - Bupkis
Value - **1/2
Overall - ***1/2
Where to Buy -
Online options include these site sponsors:
- Sideshow
has it for $200.
- Alter Ego Comics
has the set for $180.
- Big Bad Toy Store
has it for $190.
- or you can search
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Consistantly excellent season with a novel length story
Consistantly great. This season rewards fans of continuing storylines and epic length story arcs. The tension builds slowly but consistantly at first than becomes a true rollercoaster of cliffhangers and story twists. Watching this season live was thrilling, the hiatuses between episodes were almost intolerable!
The story continues from the great setup at the end of...
Published on Sept. 4 2004 by kaykath
3.0 out of 5 stars Weakness of Season 3 gets worse this season
I think most objective Angel fans would say this is by far the weakest of the 5 seasons of Angel. A conveluted plot which is impossiblely difficult to follow or fully understand without a second viewing doesn't help.
In Angel/Buffy you know you have run out of plot ideas when you have essentially repeated a plot being Angelus, they ran out of ideas and had to bring...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Consistantly excellent season with a novel length story,
kaykath (Labrador City, Newfoundland Canada) - See all my reviews
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Consistantly great. This season rewards fans of continuing storylines and epic length story arcs. The tension builds slowly but consistantly at first than becomes a true rollercoaster of cliffhangers and story twists. Watching this season live was thrilling, the hiatuses between episodes were almost intolerable!
The story continues from the great setup at the end of season 3. But season 4 is a wonderful step up from that often excellent but also inconsistant season which suffered from some truly horrible mid season episodes and unfortunate romantic B plots like everybody loves Fred.
While season 4 continues some of those "romantic" plots, fortunately they either contribute meaningfully to the overall plotline or take a backseat to strong main stories. Thankfully they are also balanced out by the Wesley/Lilah relationship, which is the most complex, intriguing and chemistry laden romantic relationship to occur on AtS...even if it's more than a little twisted.
Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer 7 (which also attempted a season long story arc that year), there are few standalone episodes. Most of them occur early in the season. On Angel though something exciting & interesting happens in each episode. Thus the episodes are individually strong & distinctive while still contributing to the season long story. Multi-episode mini story arcs, like Faith's, also fit well into the overall season while simultaneously breaking it up into distinctive sections.
Another contrast to BtVS is the production values. This season has excellent, high quality production values, as near movie quality as it gets on network tv. I can't wait to see it on dvd!
Excellent storytelling, great acting, complex and intriguing characters (Wesley, Angel, Connor, and Lilah all stand out), plus terrific production values. This is definitely the best season of Angel and one of the best seasons of any tv show.
I can't think of any reason why a fan of great tv wouldn't get this dvd. Unless they were scared off by the ugly dvd cover, hopefully it won't look that bad in person. ;) Ignore the cover! Get the dvd, then watch the episodes over and over and enjoy them before the much weaker season 5 comes out!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best season of a stellar show,
Tim Bare (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
Angel, the stellar spin-off of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reached the pinnacle of its achievement in Season 4. This season has been described by the show's creators as "a 22-part episode". There are far fewer stand-alone episodes in this season than ever before. The familiar monster-of-the-week episodes of seasons past are mostly gone. Instead, there is the dense, more structured story arc of the season.
The season picks up three months after the events of last season's finale: Cordelia is still on a higher plane of existence, Angel is still at the bottom of the ocean, Wesley is still sleeping with Lilah as she tries to recruit him to Wolfram and Hart, Connor is still seething with vengeance and hatred, and Fred and Gunn are still wondering where everybody went. Wesley is reintroduced into the fold after aiding in Angel's rescue, and the story arc of the season kicks off as Cordelia is finally "rescued" from the higher plane...with no memory. Her amnesia is eventually cleared up, but not until after she has slept with Connor. And then, the Beast rises.
Clawing his way to the surface of Los Angeles at the very spot where Connor was born, the Beast begins hunting the totems of the Ra-tet, five mystical beings linked to the sun god. He combines their essences to block out the sun, and the only discernible way to fight him is to unleash Angel's monstrous alter ego Angelus, who has a connection to the Beast. However, he escapes, prompting the release of Faith from prison and the mystical services of Willow. Eventually, however, one figures out that the Beast is simply a pawn in a much larger scheme, a scheme being perpetrated from within the Angel Investigations team. This scheme brings forth the season's true villain: Jasmine, a higher power whose goal is an end to war and suffering...at the expense of freedom of choice.
This season's story arc truly demonstrates that this is television that makes you think. The villains challenge your conceptions of good and evil, and you look at characters in entirely different ways because of some of the choices they make. Eventually, the season culminates in a choice, a choice that sets the stage for the excellent final season.
Angel Season 4 was not pretty. It was difficult to watch and difficult to handle, and was much, much darker than anything the show had ever done before. But it was good. My god, was it good. And now you can see it through the miracle of DVD.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Season,
Jeanieinabttle "Jeanieinabttle" (St Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
Angel was always a show that should have had more recognition. I agree with a previous reviewer, every season of Angel seemed to get better and better. Season 2 stood out....But Season 4 blew all the others away. I was riveted by every episode. The way the story was executed from the first episode to the 22nd was extremely well done. I don't own the DVD set yet, as it's not available in the states but I know I will be purchasing it as soon as it is. I recommend this set because of the quality of the episodes in this season. Can't wait to exchange my home-made VCR tapes to disc!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Denisof, Romanov steal the show,
Disgruntled Gremlin (Canada) - See all my reviews
Picking up where its amazing 3rd Season left off, Season 4 of TV's Angel was without a doubt the most shocking, dramatic and intriguing. Despite a few creative low points, the cast and crew rose to the challenge of Angel's new full fledged story-arch format, with all 22 episodes weaving together to create one feature-length episode.
The season deals with issues such as fascism, religious persecution and world peace brilliantly, staying subtle, yet getting the message across perfectly. However, the season's real highlight is the shocking relationship between Wesley (Alexis Denisof) and Lilah (Stephanie Romanov), creating one of the series' most eerie, dysfunctional and altogether fascinating relationships.
4.0 out of 5 stars Better on DVD then on TV,
Sarah Stewart "scs" (Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
Watching Angel Season 4 on TV was not a fun experience. I found the Cordy/Angel, Cordy/Connor thing icky, I was never sure exactly where Fred and Gunn broke up and I thought the story was insane. The only thing I did enjoy was the return of Angelus and Faith.
After watching the entire season on DVD in about 3 days, I have revised my opinion. Sort of. The story is actually a great story. You can see where the seeds for it where laid in the previous seasons and true character development. It is actually fascinating to watch to the Gunn/Fred relationship crumble under Gunn's insecurities and Fred's desire to only see Gunn in one light. The use of Faith was great because she was the only one not willing to give up on Angel. After what Buffy experienced with Angelus in Season 2 it would have been impossible to ask her. Plus she was on that other network.
I still find the Angel/Cordy thing icky but that is because I thought it was a betrayal of the friendship they had built up. I have no problems with Angel being in a non-Buffy relationship, though I think after watching Awakening one can argue Cordy isn't the one he's thinking amount in his moment of "perfect happiness." Plus Angel/Cordy as a romantic couple had about as much chemistry and spark as dry toast whereas as friends they had great chemistry and spark. The Cordy/Connor thing at least makes more sense then Angel/Cordy. Though it made for some great drama; if not somewhat icky at times.
The extras provided are very good, with the only glaring missing person being Charisma Carpenter. This was due, rumour mill has it, to the way she left the show after the fourth season. The episode commentaries are great, especially the ones with Joss in Spin the bottle.
3.0 out of 5 stars Weakness of Season 3 gets worse this season,
Sean Gjerde "Prowlerz" (Elk Grove, California United States) - See all my reviews
I think most objective Angel fans would say this is by far the weakest of the 5 seasons of Angel. A conveluted plot which is impossiblely difficult to follow or fully understand without a second viewing doesn't help.
In Angel/Buffy you know you have run out of plot ideas when you have essentially repeated a plot being Angelus, they ran out of ideas and had to bring back the bad Angel. Buffy Season 2 we see Angel become Angelus, we see it later in flashbacks and single episodes where either Angel fakes being Angelus or has some temporary affliction, or whatever. By Season 4 this was tired, and its dragged out this season and its tired, it gets really tired.
Conner is one of the worst concieved characters in either series and his place this season is prominent making this season even worse.
I would like to mention 2 strong points of this season and it deals with relationships with some of the characters namely Wesley's relationship with Liliah and Angel's relationship with Faith. Faith and Liliah are not main characters in Angel but they offer the most interesting aspects of this season, both are missed in Season 5 (though Season 5 is so good they aren't missed that much). Whith Wesley and Liliah we see a relationship that shouldn't happen but does, and the two have great chemistry, with Angel and Faith we see two people who have dark sides trying in their own way of saving one another, I only had wished their had been more Faith on Angel as opposed to Buffy Season 7 where she was totally misused and had no hope in saving the awful mess that was Buffy Season 7.
3.0 out of 5 stars An exhausting thrill ride or a muddled mess?,
R. Seehausen "aeroblaster2" (Cypress, TX United States) - See all my reviews
If there's one thing the fourth season of Angel does, it's wear you out. It moves from one "oh my God, what are they going to do?" to the next, and by the time you reach the halfway mark of the season, you're just begging the writers to let up and give you some respite from the rollercoaster ride of emotion.
It's a profoundly disturbing season, and achieves horror in a way that neither Angel or Buffy ever have. Joss Whedon calls it emotional horror, the horror that comes not from having a scary thing pop around a corner or blood and guts splattered all over the pavement, but rather from characters we know and love having terrible things happen to them and acting in awful ways.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's a draining, exhausting thing, but it's not necessarily bad.
What is bad is the disjointed, messy plot of the season. In a season that has almost no episodes that stand on their own, outside of the plot, it's devastating that the plot is never clear and never makes sense.
It's not all the writers' fault. It was a troublesome season of television for both Buffy and Angel--Joss Whedon was off working on Firefly, and both shows suffered from difficulties regarding their regular actors. In Angel's case, the primary problem was Charisma Carpenter's (Cordelia) pregnancy. You get the sense that it forced the writers to make changes in the story on the fly, breaking earlier plotting and destroying an already convoluted and overly complex storyline.
The season isn't all lows, don't get me wrong. It is a thrill ride, jumping from one horrific situation to the next, each further pounding the Fang Gang into the ground. The Beast remains, in my opinion, one of the most effectively frightening villains in the history of the Buffyverse. Connor, while easy to loathe, is also fascinating in a sick, voyeuristic sort of way. Other villains, including (and especially) the return of an old "friend", provide even more horror and difficulty, mostly in a very entertaining fashion.
And the season starts out at top form. The resolution to the cliffhanger that ended season three, "Deep Down", was nearly perfect, answering most of the immediate questions from last season and leaving more open to explore throughout season 4. What follows is a short series of excellent stand-alone episodes (including the introduction of the fascinating, X-Men-esque Gwen) before Cordelia's inevitable return and the start of the season's thrill ride of a plot.
But the season's conclusion, which spans over four or five episodes, is terrible. The explanation for the convoluted storyline of the season is insufficient to say the least, and if it doesn't leave you confused, it'll still leave you gaping in disbelief. Not disbelief at any sort of surprise, but disbelief that the writers would explain things in such an inept and inadequate fashion.
But the season doesn't end there. It runs off into something entirely different in tone and unrelated to the type of emotional horror we've been constantly experiencing, and only loosely tied (by the previously mentioned inadequate explanation) to the previous events of the season. It's, if anything, even more disturbing, but in a way that will leave you more detached and confused than involved and frightened.
And once that ends, a completely unexpected and completely unrelated season finale caps off the season with even more confusion. It seems to serve only as a jumping point for the fifth season, which it serves as adequately (despite initial disbelief in the plausibility of a certain law firm's motivations). What it doesn't do is give us anymore satisfaction than the already unsatisfying ending provided in the episode preceding it.
It's a shame this season was such a mess. It showed great promise, and perhaps if the writers had gotten a clear, well-developed plot worked out and stuck with it all the way through, it would have been one of the best and most disturbing seasons of Angel or Buffy. As it stands, it's only a testament to the disorganized nature of both Buffyverse shows' writing staffs during this tumultuous season of television, a season that produced two of the weakest season plot arcs (this season of Angel and Buffy's corresponding season 7) ever to grace a Joss Whedon show.
Is it worth the money? Yes, because the journey is intense and contains many entertaining and worthwhile developments, and is written well other than the convuluted season's plot. The cast also gives it their all, with the possible exception of Charisma Carpenter, whose lackluster performance in the second half of the season can be excused by her advanced pregnancy and the ridiculousness of the plotline forced upon her character.
All of that said, I hold the opinion that this was the worst season of Angel, never delivering on its promises or matching its suspense and intensity with clarity and logical plotting. Buffy and Angel fans, buy it and enjoy the intense journey, but be forewarned about the lackluster plot and do not expect a satisfying conclusion. It will leave you disappointed.
5.0 out of 5 stars Different BUT STILL Great!!!!,
wadena man (Wadena, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews
I thought this season was Great because it was Interesting and Different. The things that I thought were interesting about this season was the tight storyline that pretty much followed through the whole season. They brought back some of my favourite characters Angelus, Faith, Willow, Lorne(who left at the end of season 3, and he was finally added to the opening credits) and they produced a great episode with Darla. They also introduced some cool and evil characters that I thought were great,The Beast, Gwen and Jasmine. Killing Lyla and turning Cordy evil was very brilliant because it was unexpected and they were muched loved characters. They had fan favourite episodes like the funny Spin The Bottle and Orpheus. The DVD special features actually contains commentarys with the actors which I highly anticipate. I thought the season ender was great because it finally ended the whole Conner thing(because really how long can you have a kid who hates his father then loves his father and so on I thought that part got boring), It set the stage for my favourite and the final season(season 5)and angel going to Sunnydale was great because every time you have Buffy and Angel together its great.
The things I dont like about this season is the lack of my favourite character Coirdelia Chase at the end of season 4 and season 5 because she really contributes to the show. Maybe if she was on season 5 the show would be renewed for season 6 but it isn't. I already talked about conner, but I did not mention the Conner and Cordelia thing which I thought was twisted. I also didn't like that it resembled similarity to Buffy's season six(main character turning evil), but don't get me wrong I loved season 6 of buffy and I still love Angel season 4. I Highly reccomend it if you love Angel or if you love Buffy because these shows are awesome together or alone!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Season of Angel,
Jennifer E. Shields (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This is the season that made me an "Angel" fan who liked "Buffy" as well, instead of the other way around. This is the season that capitalized fully on the potential that Season 3 showed but never accomplished for various reasons.
Don't listen to the naysayers. This is the best "Angel" season. It is a rollar coaster from start to finish that has the intensity of 24 but unlike 24 has fantastic acting (excepting Charisma Carpenter whose dry performance is the only major flaw in the season), fantastic writing and raises questions of morality and free will that Angel fans are still debating to this day. The season begins with a fantastic season premiere resolving some of the plot left hanging in the season 3 finale. There's a couple decent standalones that follow and then in episode 7 the arc (an apocalypse that rivals any of those on its sister show) for the season starts and is not resolved until the end of the season.
I could go on and on in praise of this season, but simply put, buy this DVD. Even if you don't have any other "Angel" DVDs this is the set to have. The DVD format will allow you to keep up with the story much easier than having weeks or months before the next episode when it originally aired.
5.0 out of 5 stars still one of the greatest TV shows on the planet earth,
Michael Bolts (superior, wiusa) - See all my reviews
You know I just hate complainers, if your gonna complain go tell your mommy, ok. If your not a fan of the show then just shut the hell up. It's not gonna do you any good to rant and rave about your pissy moods. The fans wont listen..This season was a major turn for the cast and crew and the show. We get into the character of Connor (Vincent Kartheiser) a lot more. We see Angel's (David Boreanaz) return from the ocean, Cordelia's (Charisma Carpenter)return from the heavens and Wesley's (Alexis Denisof) return to the team for the Apocalypse. Fred (Amy Acker) and Gunn (J. August Richards) break up in this season with a little love triangle between those two and Wesley. Faith (Eliza Dushku) and Willow (Alyson Hannigan) make guest appearances. Eliza is firehot as Faith, you cant deny that. If I was a biker, i'd like her to ride me. Lorne (Andy Hallett) returns from Las Vegas with the gang. Connor and Cordelia make love during the apocalypse while Angel is watching (whoa is all I gotta say). Wolfram and Hart get the smackdown of their lives from the nasty horny thing called The Beast (Vladimir Kulich). Among the dead lawyers is Gavin Park (Daniel Dae Kim). Angelus returns for 5 episodes and has some fun. Boreanaz knows how to make Angelus be bad and he does it good and its creepy. We get a 5 episode spread of a eclipse. We get a mystical pregnacy right under our noises (which was what Lorne said). Cordelia kills Lilah Morgan (Stephanie Romanov). Cordelia gives birth to a woman names Jasmine(Gina Torres, not the best choice but shes alright) who makes people really happy like their on some hightrip. Connor gets to see his mother Darla (Julie Benz) for the first time. They gang find out Jasmine is from another dimension and she is a maggot faced people eater. Angel gets into a fight with Jasmine but Connor ends up killing her. Lilah returns from hell to give Angel and the gang a bargain of a life time, Wolfram and Hart, fully rebuilt and brand new, but the only way Angel would do that is if Connor's mind was erased and they put him to another family so he would be at peace and Cordelia is put in a coma. Tune in to next season cuz I think the fifth and final season is the best, no doubts. Vincent Kartheiser and Andy Hallett's names are in the opening credits, though Kartheiser and Charisma Carpenter's names are pulled after the season end. I will enjoy this DVD till I die. Fans should do the same thing too
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