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RollTide.com caught up with each new member of the track and cross country team to find out more about them. Today, we feature Quanesha Burks, a freshman from Hartselle, Ala. Burks is the Alabama Class 5A record holder in the indoor 60-meter dash and indoor triple jump.
It was the right school. I enjoyed the coaches and felt at home on my visit here.
They basically said "Roll Tide Roll." They didn't want me to go far, but they didn't know where I was going until signing day when they had to sign the papers. When my mom saw the papers from Alabama, she said, "So you're going to Alabama?" She was really excited.
I started competing in seventh grade, but it was just to stay in good condition for basketball.
I won state my sophomore year and knew I had potential to go far in track. Then, things got switched around. I kept playing basketball to stay in good condition for track.
My proudest accomplishment is being able to go to college and continue playing my sport in college.
I want to get better. I don't want to worry about finishing in first place or placing in meets. I know I have a lot of work to do. I'm excited to see what I can do once I get all this technique and everything figured out.
Everything is all new for me, so right now, I'm just trying to get a handle on everything.
I'm undeclared right now.
I want to be an elementary school teacher or a sports psychologist.
(Olympic Gold Medalist) DeeDee Trotter. I talked to her on Twitter once. We had a good conversation. I asked if she would follow me, and she did. She has a charity called "Test Me, I'm Clean", and that's inspirational. She's standing up for people who aren't taking steroids or drugs to get better.
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Our cat is actually the same as Amanda Knox. She cuts you in the middle of the night an then swans about like she aint done nothing wrong
— Billy Finnegan (@BillyFinnegan) February 20, 2014
Amanda Knox was convicted of calumny, slander, or lying for stating on two separate occasions that her boss, Patrick Lumumba, raped and killed Meredith Kercher. Amanda said that she sat in the kitchen covering her ears to block out the sound of Meredith's scream. Amanda repeated this lie twice officially, once during questioning and once again the next morning she requested pen and paper and wrote about it. She told the same lie twice and never retracted it. At the time that she fabricated this story (or partly fabricated it since many lies have an element of truth to them) the police were unaware that Meredith had screamed. Many murder victims don't have the opportunity to scream as they are strangled as well.
Amanda was the first, but not the last person to inform the police that an overwhelming, heart-piercing scream emanated from the cottage when Meredith was attacked on the night of November 1, 2007. Her sister Stephanie discussed the terror her sister must have endured that fateful night in an interview. This account of the scream by Amanda, is one of the details that she shouldn't have known so early in the investigation.
At the Police Station (Questera) a few hours after Meredith's lifeless body was discovered, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were playful, making faces at each other and giggling. She told one of Meredith's friends that Meredith had been killed by the wardrobe and that Meredith had, " . . . died a terrible slow death with her throat cut." [Darkness Descending, by Paul Russell pg 49] Since Amanda and her boyfriend were nowhere near Meredith's room when the door was kicked in that morning, these were two more details she should not have known as these were things that only the murderers would know.
Late in the evening, at 10:40 PM, on November 5, 2007 Raffaele was called to the police station to answer some questions. Amanda tagged along though she wasn't expected to be there. Soon after being questioned alone, Raffaele admitted that Amanda had put him up to lying and saying that she was with him that whole night. However, this was all "rubbish." Raffaele then told the police that Amanda had gone out that night and did not return until 1:00 AM.
On the night of the murder, both Raffaele and Amanda uncharacteristically turned off their cell phones at approximately 8:45 PM and kept them off until 6:00 AM the following morning. Amanda and Raffaele had told the police that they had slept until 10:30 AM that morning which is a contradiction to Raffaele's cell phone being turned on at 6:00 AM, another lie.
Their cell phone records, changing alibis, and slander establish the fact that Amanda and Raffaele lied multiple times during the investigation. Because of this, nothing they say can be taken at face value.
Since her release from prison in October 2011 and subsequent four million dollar book deal (Raffaele received about a million for his book) Amanda has done many 'exclusive' interviews. Her tone is similarly angry and annoyed at being asked if she were innocent. She has repeatedly stated that she is innocent and seems to expect everyone to just accept that as fact without delving into the inconsistencies of her case (and her proven history of lying.) Those pesky details that are the evidence against her and Raffaele which has gotten them convicted twice.
Some of the evidence includes:
- three samples of Amanda's blood mixed with Meredith's blood in the bathroom,
- A Knife with Amanda's DNA twice on the handle and Meredith's DNA on the blade
- Raffaele's complete DNA profile on Meredith's bra hook (collected the same day as Rudy Guede's DNA was taken from Meredith's purse and shirt sleeve)
- Amanda's desk lamp, the only source of light in her room, found locked inside Meredith's room,
- Amanda's foot prints in blood in the hallway,
- the fact that the killers locked Meredith's door (which contradicts Rudy's footsteps going straight out of the cottage without stopping or turning around),
- Meredith's cell phone discarded nearby, to delay discovery of Meredith
- a staged break-in (where Raffale correctly informed the police that nothing was stolen),
- Meredith's body moved 18-20 hours after death and put into a position similar to one found in Raffaele's manga comics.
- Evidence of clean up
Even with this and more, Amanda Knox supporters will either ignore or twist the facts in attempt to counter the accepted evidence. The level of disinformation by Amanda Knox's Public Relations efforts include publishing articles, creating websites dedicated to proving her innocent, leaving hateful comments on articles about Merdith's murder case which don't proclaim Amanda Knox innocent, and spreading pro-knox propaganda 24/7 on social media like Twitter.
Meanwhile in May 2013, Meredith Kercher advocates created a wiki site filled with easy to reference evidence, court documents, and transcripts of trial testimonies - themurderofmeredithkercher.com. Months later, Amanda Knox's 'team' who seem to view this murder case as some sort of game, created a copycat wiki site with the same URL minus the word "the" in front and have filled it with their own version of the evidence where the goal is to portray Amanda Knox as an innocent victim of injustice.
Amanda Knox has been accused of antisemitism and racism. A former Jewish co-worker, Matthew, vividly remembered Amanda.
"You know," Matthew said, leaning toward me, "a lot of people are saying she is a sweet girl and they can't believe she could have done such a thing. But, to be honest, I'm not surprised she is a suspect. Really. The first time I met her, when I got the job here, she asked me if I was Jewish. I told her I was. She then screamed: 'My people killed your people,' and began laughing hysterically. I didn't know what to say. She just kept laughing about her Germans killing my Jews. After that, I did not like her. She really freaked me out." (Charles Mudede in the article "The Education of Amanda Knox" (February 6, 2008))
Also, around the same time period, a video of her drinking with friends where antisemitic comments were made was also posted on the internet. On Twitter, antisemitism recently reared it's ugly head again with the brother of FOA (Friends of Amanda Knox) lawyer Anne Bremner, who is featured in the latest BBC documentary titled, "Is Amanda Knox Guilty?" Her brother Doug Bremner tweeted on Feb 13, 2014, "What the Kerchers are doing to #amandaknox is like what the Germans did to the Jews and the Gypsies."
In Italy, Amanda accused her African boss, Patrick Lumumba of the murder and let him sit in jail for two weeks until a few witnesses came forward to vouch for his whereabouts that evening. Amanda never attempted to clear him of the crime. Had witnesses not come forward for Patrick he would likely have gone down for the murder.
During her second trial, her defense tried to pin the entire blame on another black man, Rudy Guede. They brought in convicted criminals from the prison to testify that Rudy allegedly confessed to committing the murder alone, however, Rudy did not. Also the forensics of Meredith's injuries clearly showed that there were multiple attackers. This established fact has not deterred Amanda Knox PR from continuing to assert that Rudy is the only one responsible for Meredith's untimely demise.
Amanda Knox has repeatedly tried to pin Rudy as the only murderer. One example was published in the New York Post 9/15/13 where Amanda writes,"Rudy Guede's statements changed over the course of time to become more and more accusational against Raffaele and me. I should have the right to confront an accuser. I think there's more to this and more to Rudy Guede than what the prosecution has been interested in presenting. . .It's conspicuous how easy Rudy Guede got off, considering the evidence against him. It's conspicuous how his versions of what happened have changed over time to divert attention and responsibility away from him and onto Raffaele and me."
Far from "getting off" Rudy was convicted of the murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He used the option of taking a 'Fast Track Trial' and later on the sentence was cut down to 16 years since it was determined that he was one of multiple attackers. The same sentencing procedures were available to Amanda and Raffaele.
Amanda herself has made more insensitive remarks, on February 7, 2014 she stated that being re-convicted made her feel like she had been diagnosed with cancer. This callous comment was derided by many cancer sufferers and their loved ones.
Amanda has a bizarre way of expressing herself. Her very first statement at her first trial, she took the opportunity to describe her pink vibrator that was displayed in the shared bathroom with Meredith.
Speaking to the court for the first time Amanda Knox choose to address the issue of the pink vibrator she kept in the bathroom she shared with Meredith Kercher. Knox stated that she did keep a pink rabbit vibrator in the bathroom but that it was a joke gift from a friend and Knox then stated it was a small one indicating with her hands a size of about six inches. She concluded by stating that she was innocent.
It had been speculated that this was one of the many things Meredith did not like about living with Amanda.
During her second trial and shown in the BBC documentary "Is Amanda Knox Guilty?" she told the court 37:46 minutes into the film, "A few days ago I wrote on a piece of paper in front of me that I am afraid of losing myself. I am scared of having the mask of a murderer[assassin] forced upon my skin." These are just a couple of many peculiar phrases she has uttered or written over the years.
Now at the present time, Knox and Sollecito have just been convicted again and will be appealing one last time before the decision is finalized by the Italian Supreme Court. She is finishing her Bachelors degree in Creative Writing in May 2014 which will no doubt be widely publicized. Her fellow students recently wrote a flattering piece about her in the school newspaper asserting her alleged innocence.
Meanwhile, anyone who dares write about Knox on the internet and question her innocence must contend with the wrath of Knox PR's onslaught of abusive comments. Her followers seem to multiply any time a new event is announced in the news like Amanda opening a Twiiter account or website.
Another current topic reported is that Rudy Guede is being allowed to take classes outside of prison. This apparently appalls the twice-convicted defendants who discussed this with the UK's Mirror News:
Sollecito, 29, has himself admitted he finds it bizarre that Guede should ever be allowed day release.. .
Last weekend Knox insisted there was no evidence she was a killer and hoped Meredith's family would eventually agree. . .
"I just keep hoping that with enough information they will one day come to this conclusion."
If Amanda Knox's PR continues creating more websites, articles, and social media posts, there will no doubt be more and more information supporting Knox's alleged innocence but under this massive campaign for Amanda -the truth may be lost forever. Some fear it already has.
R.I.P. Meredith Kercher


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The Moxie Teenz dolls dolls pulled out all the stops for Flag Day 2014. Having recently celebrated Memorial Day, the Moxie Teenz already had their patriotic ensembles near at hand, so without much ado, they put their red, white and blue back on.
Tristen, Melrose, Arizona and Gavin were joined by Moxie Liv and Jackie Evancho to celebrate the patriotic holiday that honors the stars and stripes of our American flag.
Since only three waves of Moxie Teenz dolls were produced and only one wave featured outfits, they are sorely lacking in clothing. One of the fun things about collecting these discontinued dolls is finding appropriate clothes that fit.
The Moxie girls have borrowed heavily from Dora the Explorer for brunette Melrose's gold jacket, LittleMissMatch for Moxie Liv's stars and Tristans striped tops, and various boy bands and Ken for the other tops and capris. The two patriotic skirts were made by All Dolled Up Doll Designs.
Gavin's clothes were cut down from a Journey Girls outfit and his dog tags are complements of a Justin Beiber doll.
All in all the Moxies look so good in their patriotic finery that they may not change until the Fourth of July!
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basic it was - but the string tit-tie was awesome!
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I'm with free, the titty tie was a lot of fun. I also loved the legs strapped together
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Beautiful girl but, get rid of the high heeled shoes. No one makes love in their shoes. The shoes give off a stripper ethos. I keep thinking she's gonna ask for a lap dance.
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Nipple clamps were awesome. but would love to see more creativity in the bondage. I agree that wearing shoes is tacky. And those oversized, tight and unnatural looking "enhanced" breasts are truly hideous. Natural and real girls are the way to go.
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Toolgirl - you should listen to the opening interview with Courtney and really, I don't think the word hideous is fair, but I will leave your post up.
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Wearing shoes is tacky?! LOL...My wife has quite the collection of beautiful shoes and every once in a while she'll look at a new purchase and comment to herself "One night soon I'll be looking up at these shoes.". As for enhanced breasts, not my thing either, but if it helps a woman feel sexier about herself who am I to judge her decision?
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Awesome Shot! Pretty Girl, i don`t care abaut the fake breasts as long as they look that good!
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I love the oil, some of the best shoots seem to be with oil :) Her tits and legs tied was also pretty hot. Thanks!
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Courtney is so freakin hot. Love her face, her lips, her breasts, her legs. Mmm Mmm. Loved the tit-tie too!
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very yuummy! shes so cute. As usual , the filming was superb! wooo
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GREAVEBURN (Greaveburn #1) by Craig Hallam PUBLISHER: Inspired Quill RELEASE DATE: 20th Aug 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 259 pages GENRE: Steampunk Fantasy A Hero murdered. A Girl alone. A city of Villains. From the crumbling Belfry to the Citadel's stained-glass eye, across acres of cobbles streets and knotted alleyways that never see daylight, Greaveburn is a city with darkness at its core. Gothic spires battle for height, overlapping each other until the skyline is a jagged mass of thorns. Archduke Choler sits on the throne, his black-sealed letters foretell death for the person named inside….


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Here's an elegant cold wild rice turkey salad perfect for this very hot Susquehanna Valley summer.
Right now, there's a $1.50 online coupon for a precooked Butterball turkey breast roast at Weis Market. (In these parts, there are Weis markets all over the place.)
Serves 6
- 2/3 cup wild rice, cooked and chilled
- 3 cups cold, cooked turkey breast
- 1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash original seasoning
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1 ½ cups green grapes, halved
- 1 small can sliced water chestnuts
Cut the turkey into bite sized pieces. Combine all the ingredients together, and gently fold until evenly combined. Cover and chill the cold turkey salad overnight, or at least three hours.
Serve this salad with high quality crackers, and ice cream with berries for dessert. That will make you a lovely, refreshing summer lunch well suited for company.
- Variations:
- Use curry powder instead of the Mrs. Dash seasoning.
- Use chicken instead of turkey.


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News Corp. said it had canceled publication of O.J. Simpson's book and planned special on Fox about the killing of his ex-wife.
Simpson had been planning to release a book entitled, "If I Did It, Here's How It Happened," about the killings of his ex-wife and her friend, for which Simpson was acquitted in a criminal trial. Many characterized the book and planned television special as a confession.
New Corp. is the parent company of both the television network and the book's publisher.
Murdoch's announcement came as Fox affiliates balked at airing the special.
Pappas Broadcasting and Lin Broadcasting, which together own nine Fox affiliates, announced during the weekend they would not air the special, Broadcasting & Cable reported.
The Washington Post reported that the Pappas stations said they did not want to help Simpson profit from the project.
North Dakota's Prime Cities Broadcasting was the first to refuse to air the interview.
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The atmosphere in the cabin of an average jet airliner has been a cause of many gripes about comfort. This is predominantly because of low humidity (approximately 4% in most cabins) and low levels of oxygen, which induces headaches, dizziness and tiredness. Why so low? Cabins need to be pressurized to the equivalent of 8,000 ft above sea level (10. 9 psi) to ensure that the pressure differential between the outside air at 35,000 feet (3.5 psi) and the cabin interior is as low as possible to reduce the load on the aluminum panels and rivets that hold the whole structure together. Indeed the 'age' of an aircraft is not measured in years, but rather in number of pressurization and depressurizing cycles as this causes the greatest stress on the frame. Compare the 10.9 psi environment to the 15 psi at sea level that we're normally accustomed to—not so comfy.
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Summary of the Auto Rescue Bill
Summary of the auto rescue bill, which was sent by congressional negotiators to the White House for review on Monday.
Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Board – President shall designate 1 or more officers in the Executive Branch with appropriate experience to carry out the requirements of the Act. President also may employ additional advisors.
Bridge Financing – Directs the President's Designee to authorize, allocate and direct the disbursement of bridge loans or commitments for lines of credit to eligible auto manufacturers that submitted a plan to Congress on 12/2/08 (Chrysler, Ford, and GM) (Auto Manufacturers) from funds previously appropriated for Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). $500 million will be reserved for Section 136 loans; additional appropriation is authorized to replenish Section 136 funds.
Assessment of Restructuring Progress – The President's Designee must establish, not later than 1/1/09, appropriate measures to assess the progress of each Auto Manufacturer in turning the plan submitted to Congress on 12/2/08 into a long-term restructuring plan; and must evaluate the progress of each Auto Manufacturer in 45 days.
Negotiated Long-Term Restructuring Plans
Not later than 3/31/09, Auto Manufacturers must submit to President's Designee a restructuring plan for long-term viability and international competitiveness, including repayment of government financing, compliance with Federal and State fuel efficiency requirements, achievement of positive net present value, rationalization of costs, capacity, and proposals for restructuring existing debt. The President's Designee may provide financial assistance for Auto Manufacturers to implement the long-term restructuring plan.
President's Designee shall facilitate agreement on the long-term restructuring plan by the major stakeholders of each Auto Manufacturer. The President's Designee will request from Congress additional powers and authorities he deems necessary to avoid disruption to the economy or to achieve a negotiated plan; if he determines that adequate progress is not being made to reach agreement by 3/31/09, the President's Designee will submit to Congress its own plan for long-term viability and request legislative implementation, if necessary. Includes sense of Congress that Congress should act expeditiously on such recommendations by the President's Designee.
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Warrants: The President's Designee must obtain, from each Auto Manufacturer receiving a loan, warrants (or economic equivalent in the case of a privately held firm) equal to 20% of the loan, or such greater percentage as may be determined by the President's Designee.
Executive Compensation: All executive compensation restrictions of TARP apply to Auto Manufacturers receiving financial assistance for the duration of that assistance, plus: (1) no bonuses to 25 most highly paid employees; (2) no golden parachutes under any circumstances; (3) no compensation plan that could encourage manipulation of reported earnings to enhance compensation; and (4) divestiture of all passenger aircraft owned or leased.
Dividends: Auto Manufacturers receiving financial assistance (including majority stakeholders) may not pay dividends or economic equivalent for duration of the assistance.
Super Seniority: All other obligations of any Auto Manufacturer receiving loans will be subordinate to those loans.
Oversight – Existing GAO and Special IG oversight provisions of TARP apply, plus explicit grant to GAO of access to Auto Manufacturers' records (including records of majority stakeholders). Extensive reporting requirements from GAO, Special IG, and President's Designee to Congress.
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34-year-old Stacey D. Love was travelling westbound on Richland Road early Friday morning when her vehicle ran off the left side of the road.
Her car then fell down an embankment and overturned coming to a final rest upside down in a large creek.
Love was pronounced dead at the scene by the McLean County coroner.
The accident is under investigation by the Kentucky State Police.


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Behind the Numbers: Reaction to Latest Case-Shiller
Home prices continue their downward spiral in January, with average U.S. prices retreating to summer 2003 levels, according to the closely watched S&P Case-Shiller home-price indexes. Pain was widespread, but the usual suspects remain battered: Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix and Detroit sank to their lowest levels since prices peaked back in 2006 and 2007. Ouch!
This is just another piece of evidence that housing won't be healing anytime soon. Developments readers should not be surprised: We've recently written about the new-home market – one person described it as 'stuck in a rut' — and sales of existing homes, which are also weak.
Here's how a few economists saw the glum data:
- Paul Dales, Capital Economics: "The housing market began 2011 in the same vein as it ended 2010, with prices heading south. … Our forecast that house prices will fall by a further 5% this year remains on track. Moreover, if the strength of the recovery in the wider economy continues to fade, prices may ultimately fall further."
- Patrick Newport, IHS Global Insight: "Both composite indices are approaching cyclical lows—S&P's definition of a 'double-dip' in house prices. The 10-city and 20-city composites are 2.8% and 1.1%, respectively, above the April 2009 cyclical low. The double-dip should happen by June."
- Aichi Amemiya, Nomura: "Taking into account depressed building activity and tight lending standards for mortgages, we expect that the level of the Case-Shiller index will continue to decline for some time."
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Disease Proof
Processed Meats, Cheese Linked to Lung Cancer
A new study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine claims phosphates, a common food additive, may help speed the growth of lung cancer tumors. Testing in mice determined phosphates, often found in soda and processed cheese and meat may also cause tumors. Researchers say phosphates are critical to human nutrition, but eating too much can be dangerous. In the 1990s adults consumed about 470 mg of phosphorous per day, but now they can reach 1,000 mg a day; Reuters investigates.
Another reason to avoid processed foods is they often contain harmful trans fat and cancer-causing compounds called acrylamides. Eek!
I love your blog, and I am NOT a meat eater, but I do think that it is very important that we be completely accurate in our representation in order to more fully persuade people of the importance of diligence in nutrition. Your photo, therefore, does not accurately represent this topic. These are not "processed" meats, which is clearly what the study refers to.
Acrylamide also occurs in potato chips, veggie chips, soy nuts, cereals, just to name a few. The correct term for the above picture should be heterocyclic amines (HCAs), not acrylamide.
Phospates are phosphorous are not exactly the same thing. I think phosphorous may be a needed mineral.
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Raschel: What's wrong with her? *looking at the holoprojection at Viddall and the infinity Blade facing off* What is that? That isn't a Sith, is it? That almost looks like a lightsaber...
Valda: Whats wrong with whom?
Raschel: With Idun...
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*K'Warra stands in the open entrance to Guy's ship, watching the two combatants*
K'Warra: This ought to be entertaining.
*The Blade moves away from Viddall's strike and then rapidly back inwards, swinging his sword to catch Viddall's blade. Viddall ducks within the blades stike, bringing his pommel down hard against the blades head, while he uses the rim of his shield to bash against the blades right arm.
The Blade appears unfazed by Viddall's strike to its head. Moving unnaturally fast, it brings its sword backwards and strikes the Aesir's shield with the edge of the blade. Viddall in a whirl of motion, brings his blade across the top of his shield in a downward cut. The runes along the shield flash red, as metal lines from the shield flow out and wrap around the blades sword.
The Blade dodges, moving its entire body to the side in an impressive contortionist feat, out of the arc of Viddall's strike, then rips its sword free with a cut at a different angle. It twirls in a circular motion before leaping into the air, bringing its feet down on the edge of Viddall's shield and slashing downwards with both hands, lightsword charged with a sparking field that tints the white weapon a black-blue color.
A shimmering red field surrounds the top of Viddall, appearing just before the blade landed repelling the blades sword. Viddall drops his shield low while thrusting at his sword upwards, runes in the swords fuller glow a bright orange, flames appear on the sword. The blue field around the Blade's sword bursts as it hits the red field, but seems to wash over Viddall without harming him.
The Blade "catches" the sword point, stopping it and holding it a few inches from its cupped left hand, staying, impossibly, balanced on the shield. The flames form inside an invisible bubble.
K'Warra watches the battle, eyes narrowed*
K'Warra: I think I'm figuring this out. Two minds... One for the magic, one for the sword.
*The Blade strikes at Viddall's sword arm with his own in a strike designed to remove the limb.
Viddall gives slight smile. The rim of his shield morphs into a series of spikes ramming into the Blade's foot. Another field forms near Viddall's sword arm, tentacles run out from the field up along the blades arm twisting and griping the arm. The blade of Viddall's sword is now fully inflamed as Viddall pulls back and slashes at the Blade's knees.
The Blade doesn't react to the spikes impaling its feet. It slashes its sword through the field of tentacles to deflect Viddall's weapon. Blades extend from its wrist and spin, slashing away the tentacles, but the tentacles wrapping its upper arm remain.*
K'Warra: Tentacles? How very... Japanese. But have we a checkmate?
*For each tentacle that is cut, two more go after the Blade's limbs. The spikes impaling the blade's feet grow large and expand, while spikes along the shield's bottom drop to the ground, on the grought the seem to melt and form another sword blade lifting into the air and flying towards the back of the Blade.
Viddall drops his sword low, bringing it around onto the Blades wrist*
K'Warra: Checkmate.
*The Blade leaps upwards off the shield and away from Viddall's sword, slicing through the tentacles with its arm blades, striking away the shield-sword with his own sword. Viddall quickly stabs upward into the Blades gut, twisting the blade as it entered the Blade's flesh. Viddall then pulls his sword upward, helped with the motion of the Infinity Blade slices most of the Blades midsection open.
The Blade falls roughly onto the deck of the Cargo Hold. Viddall quickly steps forward swinging his sword low at the Blade's neck, severing its head. Stepping back the runes on Viddall's shield glowed red as the spikes retracted back into teh shield and the flying sword melts and is reabsorbed. A ripped matrix of circuitry and electric sparks lie exposed in the Blade's wounds, clear fluid and blood running from them.
K'Warra claps*
K'Warra: A few clumsy tactics, but you made up for it with the ending. Bravo.
Guy: *from inside his ship* Remove its limbs, and put your sword through its eye. Take no chances.
*The spider robots swarm over the creature again, slicing through its armor from the inside, sending charges of energy into the exposed wounds.
Viddall quickly dissects the lifeless body before stabbing the sword down into the Blade's eye. Drawing the sword from the Blade's skull the flames disapate from the blade and Viddall sheaths the sword.
The silver device on the Blade's belt glows blue. Tendrils of light crawl across the dismembered body, leaping to cover each of the disconnected techno-organic pieces. The body twists and vanishes in a flash of blue light*
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College Hockey:CC Narrows Coaching Search
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former Colorado College assistant Scott Owens appears to be the frontrunner for the Tigers' vacant head coaching position, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported earlier this week.
Officially, the university is looking at two candidates — Owens and New Hampshire head coach Dick Umile — but sources say that Owens, currently head coach and general manager of the United States Hockey League's Des Moines Buccaneers, is the favorite.
"We narrowed it down to a very short list," CC athletic director Marty Scarano told the Gazette after meeting with the school's five-member advisory committee. Scarano then identified Owens and Umile as the two candidates now under consideration.
Owens, a 1979 alumnus who played goal for the Tigers, was associate head coach under Don Lucia from 1993-95.
He made clear his interest, saying "I love CC. I bleed for that school. … I've got a great situation in Des Moines, and the people are wonderful. But part of my heart is still with Colorado College. It would be a great opportunity, after all Don has done there."
Owens' record with Des Moines is 205-97-10 over four seasons.
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November 12 Football Players of the Week
Nov. 12, 2012
After continuing his recent tear with 184 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Marshall, UAB sophomore RB Darrin Reaves has been named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. The Defensive Player of the Week went to Tulsa senior DE Cory Dorris, who recovered a fumble and scored on an interception return in a victory at Houston. Special teams recognition was given to UAB junior PR Jackie Williams, who had a punt return for a touchdown in the Blazers' win over Marshall. C-USA Football Players of the Week are voted on by a panel of the league's media.
Reaves turned in his third straight stellar game as he rushed for 184 yards on 32 attempts with a pair of touchdowns in UAB's 38-31 victory over Marshall. Reaves, who had 124 yards on the ground in the second half, also had a game-high six receptions for 37 yards to total 221 all-purpose yards. In the past three games, Reaves has run for 573 yards (191.0 avg.) and seven touchdowns. His two rushing TDs Saturday increase his total to 13 for the season and also set a UAB record for a single-season. Reaves now has 928 yards on the season (2nd-highest total in C-USA). He leads the league in rushing for conference games only (124.2 per game).
In a 41-7 road victory at Houston, Dorris came up big for the Golden Hurricane defense in shutting down one of the nation's top passing offenses. He registered six tackles, two of which were quarterback sacks that totaled 16 yards of lost yardage. He was on the receiving end of two of Houston's four turnovers. Dorris recovered Houston's lone fumble and intercepted his first career pass, which he returned 22 yards for a touchdown.
Williams returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown for UAB's first score and to get the Blazers off and running as they built a 31-7 lead on their way to a 38-31 victory over visiting Marshall. Williams improved his season average 10.23 yards per return to rank No. 27 in the country. As a wide receiver, Williams extended his streak to 33 games with at least one reception, among the eight-longest streaks in the nation.
Offensive Player of the Week - Sept. 3 - Nathan Jeffery, RB, UTEP; Sept. 10 - David Piland, QB, Houston; Sept. 17 - Nick Lamaison, QB, UTEP; Sept. 24 - Taylor McHargue, QB, Rice; Oct. 1 - Tommy Shuler, WR, Marshall; Oct. 8 - Charles Sims, RB, Houston; Oct. 15 - Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina; Oct. 22 - Latavius Murray, RB, UCF; Oct. 29 - Ryan Griffin, QB, Tulane; Nov. 5 - Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina and Rakeem Cato, QB, Marshall; Nov. 12 - Darrin Reaves, RB, UAB.
Defensive Player of the Week - Sept. 3 - Jeremy Grove, LB; Sept. 10 - Kenneth Acker, DB, SMU; Sept. 17 - Montese Overton, LB, East Carolina; Sept. 24 - Dexter McCoil, DB, Tulsa; Oct. 1 - Chip Thompson, S, East Carolina; Oct. 8 - Randall Joyner, LB, SMU; Oct. 15 - Phillip Steward, LB, Houston and DeAundre Brown, LB, Tulsa; Oct. 22 - A.J. Buoye, DB, UCF; Oct. 29 - D.J. Hayden, DB, Houston; Nov. 5 - Troy Davis, LB, UCF; Nov. 12 - Cory Dorris, DE, Tulsa.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Sept. 3 - Cameron Nwosu, LB, Rice; Sept. 10 - Chris Boswell, K, Rice; Sept. 17 - Trent Tignor, P, East Carolina; Sept. 24 - Tyler Williams, P, Marshall; Oct. 1 - Autrey Golden, KR, UTEP; Oct. 8 - Quincy McDuffie, KR, UCF; Oct. 15 - Matt Hogan, K, Houston; Oct. 22 - Kevin Pope, LB, SMU; Oct. 29 - Quincy McDuffie, KR, UCF; Nov. 5 - Cairo Santos, K, Tulane; Nov. 12 - Jackie Williams, PR, UAB.
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