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ContentsDragonspiral Tower Relic Castle Nacrene City Route 8 Moor of Icirrus Tubeline Bridge Route 9 Opelucid City Opelucid Gym Dragonspiral Tower
If it's winter, there's a pile of snow leading you up to the ledge way, way up on that cliff. That's where the thick grass is, and it's available only in winter, of course. There's also a lone Nugget past the patch of thick grass for your benefit.
As you head north towards Dragonspiral Tower, you'll see Cedric Juniper standing at the edge of the forest. He was actually there earlier, but assuming you've got your 7th Badge, Bianca will show up when you approach him. It sounds like Team Plasma has taken over the Dragonspiral Tower and, from the sounds of it, Cheren did something stupid like go in after them. Gah! Mr. Juniper gives you some Old Gateau, which heals your Pokemon's status conditions when used. Uh, ok, sure...
Dragonspiral Tower (Outside)
Outside of Dragonspiral Tower, you'll notice that some of the pillars were knocked over (they weren't like that if you visited earlier) and also there's an opening blown into the base of the tower. Oh yeah, there's also a bridge. Yeah, now you can actually do stuff here, but before you get ambitious and try to take on the tower, why not surf over to the east? There are some Trainers, wild Pokemon, and even a TM for you to find over there!
The first Ace Trainer on the southern side of the land area has a Vanillish L36 and a GalvantulaCubchoo L35, a Darmanitan L35, and a Leavanny L35. L36. The one to the north has a
Between the two Trainers and the differing patches of grass, you can pick up TM63 (Embargo), an attack that prevents the target from using any held items for five turns, including healing items by the Trainer. It's not really all that useful in-game, unfortunately, and, well, not even really against other players... Oh well.
While surfing on the water in the northeast area, against the northern wall, use your Dowsing Machine. There's a hidden Heart Scale on part of the tower!
Now go ahead and enter the tower!
Dragonspiral Tower 1F
Nothing really much to see in the first room, other than some new Pokemon that you can encounter. Head to the northeast and towards the stairs leading up. Before you can climb the stairs, though, you'll hear some ominous shaking noises coming from somewhere... maybe it's upstairs. Uh oh! Up you go!
Dragonspiral Tower 2F
As soon as you enter the second floor, Cheren will shout your name and direct your attention over to him in the west side of the room. Looks like this place is a mess right now, ugh... all the work of Team Plasma!
You need to go up and help him out with his Team Plasma crusade, so head northwest and then shove that boulder into the hole with Strength. Before going up the stairs, though, you can search the northeastern corner of the room to find a Hyper Potion sort of hiding by one of the arched pillars.
Don't have Strength on you? Well you can just take a detour by that Hyper Potion, walking up the broken pillar (it's like a slope) and then on over to where Cheren was.
At the top of the steps, grab the Stardust on the crumbled pillar to the south, then head into the other room.
In the next room, climb up the circular steps, and then you'll want to jump across the ramps to your south. This is a ramp puzzle similar to the one in HeartGold and SoulSilver. They're one-way jumps, so you'll want to take the right set.
Ignore the top ramp; instead, take the middle ramp to be led over to a Shiny Stone. The bottom ramp then takes you over to the next flight of stairs.
Dragonspiral Tower 3F
There are a ton of Team Plasma members up here, fighting against Brycen and Cheren! Yikes! Brycen and Cheren have the ones in that wide open area under control, so you'll want to go south and take on the two guarding the stairs.
The first one has a Watchog L34 while the second one has a Liepard L34. Walk up the stairs, then fight Plasma Grunt #3 with his Scraggy L34. More stairs to climb, and another Grunt to fight! The fourth Grunt has two Liepard L33. Geez, keep going up these stairs and you'll run into a fifth Grunt, with a Watchog L32, a Scraggy L32, and a Krokorok L32 on his team.
Finally there's enough of a break in the linear path of stairs and Grunts to give you a choice to head up or to the east. There's a Dragon Fang to the east, which improves the power of the holder's Dragon-type attacks by 20%.
Now head upstairs into the next room.
Dragonspiral Tower 4F
Talk about a spiral! This whole room wraps around the pillar in a circular like fashion, with the camera moving along with you, making for an interesting experience. Head right until you get to the plank leading you into the 2nd ring from the center (not counting the center part as a ring).
From here, you can head either left or right; heading left leads you to a Star Piece and a ramp leading you to the closest ring from the center. You might as well go this way, because you can easily get back to the other way.
Head to the right, skipping the plank leading to the middle column, and cross the two planks in a row. You'll be by some stairs, but from the other side, so head on left to pick up some more Stardust.
Alright, from the Stardust, head back right and then back across the two planks, heading left when you get to the 1st ring from the center, then keep going until you can cross over to the middle pillar.
From there, head right and jump down the ramp, cross the plank and head left, then cross the next plank so you're on the 2nd ring from the center. Head right, but don't cross that plank just yet; keep going to score a Revive. Head back to that plank, cross it, then head left to climb up the stairs (or right to start back at the beginning).
Dragonspiral Tower 5F
As you proceed north, you'll witness another great shaking, as well as hear a deafening cry. Oh snap! There's some big Pokemon up in here! Not good, not good at all! Should you turn around? Nahhh, keep going, of course!
In the northeast corner of the room, literally right on your way, pick up that Max Elixir just sitting there. Now head west and you'll find one of the Seven Sages, Giallo, with a bunch of Plasma Grunts in his court. They quickly surround you, overwhelming you and battling you right away!
The first Grunt has a Watchog L33 and a Krokorok L33. Number two battles you immediately afterward, and he has a Krokorok L34. The third one has a Trubbish L33 and a Liepard L33 on her team, while the fourth and final one has a Watchog L34.
Once you've beaten all four of them, they'll get out of your way. That Giallo guy won't battle you or do anything afterwards, so just head south and then up the stairs.
Dragonspiral Tower 6F
You know stuff is going down when the music gets eerie... head just a little north and you'll be greeted by the sight of either Zekrom (in Pokemon Black) or Reshiram (in Pokemon White) standing there, looking really awesome in 3D and everything. N is also right beside that massive Pokemon! And so it's clear, yes, you do see the opposite legendary here. This is not the one you catch in the game, so don't freak out.
He says a bunch of stuff about Zekrom and Reshiram, as well as taking on the Champion and stuff like that before flying away on one of his random Pokemon. Zekrom or Reshiram also fly away in this time. Um, ok, not good, those things could do some damage!
After that little scene, Cheren and Brycen finally catch up to you, then lead you down the tower. Oh, joy.
Everyone talks all doom and gloom and stuff, but then Alder shows up and says a bunch of stuff about Zekrom and Reshiram, thinking that may be the only way to stop him and Team Plasma. Cedric Juniper and Brycen head back into the forest, then Cheren and Alder head off back towards town, leaving you with Bianca, who tells you to go to the Desert Resort on Route 4 in order to locate the Relic Castle.
Well, that sounds like the place we need to go, so fly on back there and then make your way to the Relic Castle! Remember, the Desert Resort is on Route 4, just south of Nimbasa City and then due west. The Relic Castle, on the other hand, are found in the northern part of the massive Desert Resort.
Relic Castle
Right as you're about to enter the Relic Castle, Cheren shows up and orders you to stop! He says some stuff about the Desert Resort, then says something about Alder. Oh well, go inside anyway.
Relic Castle B1F
Head on over to the west, but be careful not to RUN while walking over that sand trap. That'll just send you down to the basement. If you haven't gotten your fossil yet, you can talk to the scientist right past the second sand trap to get either a Cover Fossil or a Plume Fossil, but I'm hoping you've already got that by now.
Now you'll be able to go past where that worker was blocking earlier. Head on down the stairs there and see what lurks in the area of the basement you were unable to access before!
Relic Castle B2F
Yikes! Lurking right down in the basement is another one of the Team Plasma sages, Ryoku. He tells you some stuff about Ghetsis, then lets you go. Right past him and guarding a sand trap is a Plasma Grunt with a Watchog L34 and two Krokorok L34. Beat him, then head into the middle of the sand trap and fall down to the next floor!
Relic Castle B3F
Just south of where you fell is a Max Potion, so pick that up then head left to fight the Plasma Grunt and his Scraggy L35 and Watchog L35. Don't fall down that sand trap right next to him; walk through it slowly, then go over and fight the next Grunt. She has a Garbodor L36.
Once again, sloowwwwwly WALK across the sand trap to grab TM30 (Shadow Ball), a powerful Special-based Ghost-type attack that has a chance of lowering the opponent's Sp. Def. Now that you've got that, go ahead and fall down the pit.
Relic Castle B4F
The nearby Grunt has a Krokorok L36. Just to his south, across the sand trap (walk slowly!) is a Max Revive. Now, you'll notice there are a ton of different pits on this floor, possibly making your decision of which one to fall down rather difficult. The northeastern-most three pits all take you down to a dead end in the basement, although there is a Sun Stone down there for you, so it might still be worth falling anyway (you'll return up to B3F afterwards).
The hole you want to fall down is the one to the direct west of the first Grunt, where you'll have to fight another one guarding it with a Liepard L34 and two Trubbish L34. Beat her, walk across the sand pit to grab a PP Up, then fall down the hole.
Relic Castle B5F
You'll land right next to two more Plasma Grunts. The first one has a a Watchog L35 and a Scraggy L35. The second has a Trubbish L35 and a Liepard L35. Beat the two of them, then fall down to the bottom floor.
Relic Castle B6F
As soon as you land, you'll see Alder standing off against Ghetsis. Uh oh! Cheren immediately falls down afterwards. The three of you head over to talk to Ghetsis and talk for a very long time about important stuff like the Dark/Light Stone, Reshiram and Zekrom, and stuff about the Pokemon League. This is serious business!
After a lot of dialogue, he pushes you aside and walks over towards the stairs you can see in the corner. Then the three of you chicken out or something (well, ok, probably not... Ghetsis probably just already took the Dark/Light Stone or whatever he came here for) and leave the Relic Castle.
Everyone worries about N and Ghetsis having the two legendary Pokemon, but then you'll get a call on the Xtransceiver. It's Prof. Juniper! She's shouting your name several times, then tells you to go to Nacrene City immediately! Alder quickly flies off, leaving you free to return there.
Nacrene City
Heal up your Pokemon really quick, then head to the Gym on the northern side of town. You'll see Alder, Bianca, Prof. Juniper and her dad all standing outside of it. This isn't good... Lenora then pops out and asks about the Dragon Pokemon in the Desert Resort.
More dialogue happens, then Alder asks you something about N. Just go ahead and say yes, and then, after even more dialogue, Lenora bestows to you the Light Stone if you're playing Pokemon Black, or the Dark Stone if you're playing Pokemon White!
That Stone can be used to sway the Dragon Pokemon's power. Or something. Alder then tells you to go to Opelucid City to take on the Gym Leader there, who uses Dragon-type Pokemon. He then flies off. Prof. Juniper tells you about the Gym Leader in Opelucid City, then heads off.
Bianca tells you the best way to get to Opelucid City is by crossing the Tubeline Bridge. So what are you waiting for, Trainer? Head back to Icirrus City and then head east! You'll have to go under a bridge to get to Route 8, by the way.
Route 8
When it's winter in Unova, all of the ponds turn into slippery sheets of ice. You should know what that means. Yup, it means you'll be forced forward until you land on something that isn't ice or until you hit an obstacle. This can make navigating a lot more difficult than in any of the other seasons, so be mindful of that.
Hug the northwestern corner of the route and fight the Pokemon Ranger up there. He has a Cubchoo L34, a Palpitoad L34, and a Maractus L34. He'll reward you with a Pecha Berry after beating him. Just to his north is a Poison Barb, a held item that raises the power of the wearer's Poison-type attacks by 20%. Speaking of Poison-type attacks, just to the northeast of him is TM36 (Sludge Bomb), a Special-based Poison-type attack that hits pretty hard and has a chance of inflicting Poison. Not too shabby!
Now head eastbound, fighting the Parasol Lady and her team of Frillish L34 and Ducklett L34. Just to the east of her is a Full Heal, which you should pick up after the battle.
If you're looking to get to the bridge as soon as possible, head south and you'll get there after some Trainers, but if you're up for some exploring, I recommend taking the northern path first.
There's a Pokemon Ranger with a Cinccino L36 blocking your path to the optional Moor of Icirrus. She, too, will give you a Pecha Berry after beating her. There's a Full Restore hiding just to the northwest of her, which you can find with your Item Finder. Before entering the Moor of Icirrus, grab the Ultra Ball right nearby.
Moor of Icirrus
The Moor of Icirrus is a pretty big place. Let's start by heading east and we'll get through it by going around the perimeter.
Along the bottom on your way east is a Fisherman near a pool of water. He has a Basculin L34 and a Stunfisk L34. Head just a little northeast from him to pick up a Max Revive amongst some trees,then continue heading eastbound until you find a Pokemon Ranger. She uses an EmolgaMaractus L34, and a Alomomola L34. She'll give you a valuable Sitrus Berry after beating her. L34, a
Circle around the rest of this eastern area and you'll eventually be led back to the start, which is ok, because we're now gonna explore more of this place. Head north into a field and then keep going north, heading due east towards the Pokemon Ranger when given the opportunity. Go right on up to him and battle him. He's got a Vanillish L35 and an Fraxure L35 in his roster. He'll reward you with another Sitrus Berry after beating him. Head on to the northeast and then pick up the Max Elixir before heading back to where the Ranger was.
From the Pokemon Ranger you just battled, head west, then north, and then back east to get to that item you saw earlier. It's a Max Potion, which it never hurts to have.
That's all there is over on the northern side, so go back to the field you were in earlier (due south) and then head west. You need Strength in order to push the boulder aside, so if you've got it, use it and shove it into the hole there to cross.
On the western side of that little lake is an Ultra Ball. The southern extension leads you to a Carbos, as well as a Parasol Lady packing two Frillish L34 (one of each gender). There's also a Max Elixir hiding right nearby if you use your Item Finder.
That's all there is in here for now, other than perhaps a stray hidden item of little worth (there's some mushrooms I think). Worthwhile? Probably not, but it's at least there for you.
To the southeast of that Parasol Lady from earlier in the route lies the path you need to take to get to the Tubeline Bridge. There are just a few more Trainers available for you to fight on the route beforehand, though!
The Parasol Lady may look like she wants to fight you at first glance, but you definitely want to talk to her, because she'll give you the fairly useful TM42 (Facade), a decent Physical-based Normal-type attack that doubles in power if the user is affected by a major status condition like Burned or Poisoned. This is particularly fitting on any Pokemon with Guts, too, which gives it its own boost. Otherwise, it's probably not worth your while, unless you're lacking a better move and the Pokemon can't learn Strength or Retaliate.
The nearby Fisherman will battle you if you talk to him. He uses two Basculin L34 (both versions of it). The Parasol Lady close by will also battle you, and she has a Alomomola L35 on her team.
Lastly, the Parasol Lady hiding behind the sign will give you either a Damp Rock, Heat Rock, Smooth Rock, or Icy Rock, depending on the time of day it is. You can only get one per day, and I think you can only get one of each, but still you'll want to use this items if you're using any sort of weather condition, because they increase the duration of that weather condition from 5 turns to 8 turns, so that's good news!
Alright, now that you're through all of that, go ahead and head towards the bridge. As soon as you approach the entrance, Bianca will stop you, itching for a battle!
After beating her, she gives you a Full Restore. Um, ok, thanks? She'll then head off from whence she came afterwards, leaving you free to explore the bridge.
Tubeline Bridge
Tubeline Bridge is a very massive bridge with lots of subway trains zipping by beneath you! Did I mention it's really huge? It is at a pretty sweet angle, though, so enjoy the cool scenery behind it. Riding your Bicycle might make the trek more manageable.
The second person you'll run into on the bridge, a Battle Girl walking all around, will give you TM43 (Flame Charge) when you talk to her, which is a fiery Physical-based attack that raises the user's Speed one stage after doing a moderate amount of damage. It's a good way to fire up some slower Pokemon while hitting for some damage!
Keep walking towards the end and you'll eventually find... oh no, it's Ghetsis! Just as soon as you approach him, the Shadow Triad instantly surround you, bringing you right over to him. He wants your Light or Dark Stone! He yaps on a lot about a bunch of stuff, including talk of N and the Stones, but at the end of the day, he just walks off into the distance, with the Shadow Triad disappearing afterwards. Lovely.
You'd better get going yourself! Walk through the gate and head onto Route 9!
Route 9
Just as soon as you enter the route, a baseball player will catch your attention, tossing you TM56 (Fling), a Dark-type attack that tosses the user's held item — PERMANENTLY (except in battles against, say, friends or in the Battle Subway) — to do damage. Definitely avoid teaching it to your Pokemon if you value their items!
There are a few more Trainers on the route you'll need to fight before you get to the city. The first Biker has a Krokorok L36 and a Scraggy L36. The Cueball up to the north also has a Krokorok L36, but he has a Garbodor L36 as well.
The next Roughneck and Biker (Hooligans) will fight you in a Double Battle! They each have a Scraggy L37. The one further east of them has a Pawniard L37 on his team, which is likely a new sight to you. Don't worry, you'll be able to get one soon! Finally, the last Roughneck in the northeast corner of the route, by the vending machines, also has a Scraggy L37.
There's a giant shopping mall on the north part of the route, but before checking that out, you might want head east and then south into the gate so you can fight some wild Pokemon.
Keep heading west behind the fence and you'll reach some thick grass, which has much better Pokemon in it. There's an HP Up right above the cave, although there's also a Max Elixir hiding behind the trees further west.
To the south, away from the cave, lies a Full Restore. The cave itself, however, is closed for now, courtesy of the Black Belt in your way.
The Challenger's Cave isn't yet available for you to access until you've proven your worth. After you've defeated the Elite Four and beaten the main storyline of the game, though, you can come back here and find that the Black Belt will no longer stop you from entering the cave! There's nothing of incredible importance here, but there are some helpful items and TM71 (Stone Edge).
Be sure to check it out later!
Colorful & Wonderful Life Shopping Mall R9
There's a Waitress in the northeast corner of the first room that has a Minccino L36 and a Lilligant L36. In the room right past her is a PP Up in the top-right corner of the room.
On the second floor, on the eastern side, a Rich Boy will battle you if you talk to him. He has a Liepard L36 and that's it. Right by him, though, is a shop that sells TM15 (Hyper Beam) and TM68 (Giga Impact) for a whopping $90000 a piece. Each of these attacks is a powerful Normal-type attack with 150 power, but Hyper Beam is Special-based and Giga Impact is Physical-based. Both require the user to recharge on the following turn, but they may still be helpful in a pinch.
On the west side of the floor, you can buy a huge variety of different Poke Balls and Mail.
Head up to the third floor. The shop on the west sells vitamins (Protein, Iron, Calcium, Zinc, Carbos, and HP Up) at the left counter for $9800 each and sells the X items on the right counter.
Just off in the middle circle area is a Waiter with a Minccino L36 and a Lampent L36. There's also a Lady you can battle with a Stoutland L36 upstairs. Lastly, you can talk to the worker guy and he'll give you a Thunderstone if you answer yes to his question. Hmm, that sure does give you a lot of Thunderstones throughout the game...
Whenever you're done, head on east to Opelucid City!
Opelucid City
Depending on which version you're playing, Opelucid City will look drastically different. In Pokemon Black, the whole city is very dark, lit up with cool blue lights all over the ground and the walls; in Pokemon White, the city is a lot more rural looking, having older looking buildings.
There are no major differences aside from that, and all directions I provide are exactly the same in each version, but just keep that in mind as you're playing through.
Not too far after entering Opelucid City, Alder will be there, and he takes you to the back of some huge gathering. It's Ghetsis again! He's talking with a bunch of his Team Plasma goons similarly as he did back in Accumula Town! He says a bunch of stuff, then leaves, stopping in place so his Plasma Grunt can take formation. Really? He can't be that high ranked if he has to stop in place for one of his goons, haha...
So that seriously worries everyone, including- hey, is that Iris from earlier? By golly, it is! Alder takes you on over to say hi to Iris and her grandpa, Drayden. They talk about N, Zekrom and Reshiram, and a bunch of other stuff. After telling you that you need to get the Gym Badge here, Alder heads off.
Iris leads you forward, in sight of the Pokemon Center, then heads a bit ahead of you. Go ahead and follow her. She just can't wait to take you to Drayden's house, where he's already waiting for you inside.
The two of them proceed to tell you the whole story of Reshiram and Zekrom, going on in elaborate detail that would undoubtedly be so much more engaging if you knew what they were saying. Afterwards, one of them — depending on which version you're playing (Drayden in Black and Iris in White) — will head off to the Gym.
Before leaving, head upstairs and talk to the football player and he'll tell you "Let's Slim Diet!" and give you a Float Stone, a held item that lowers the bearer's weight, causing it to receive less damage from attacks like Low Kick or Grass Knot. Talk to the girl on the other end of the table and she'll give you an Ring Target, which allows the user's attacks to hit Pokemon that have an immunity to that attack due to the type chart, such as Normal-type attacks hitting Ghost-type Pokemon.
In one of the houses on the west side of town, there's a gentleman inside who will give you a Present Box or something for the Pokemon Musical.
The Opelucid Gym is in the northwest corner of the city, but you may want to check out the rest of the city first.
In the first house to the east of the Gym, talk to the girl inside and she'll give you the Destiny Knot, a held item that infatuates the opponent if the user becomes infatuated by Attract or Cute Charm. Not really all that helpful, really. Oh well.
In the next house to the west, you can participate in Rotation Battles in Black or Triple Battles in White. The Ace Trainer in the middle will fight you with her trio of monkeys, using a SimisageSimipour L39, and a Simisear L39, all in the Rotation Battle or Triple Battle format (depending on your version). Upstairs, there's another Ace Trainer that will battle you, although with a more diverse team. Sort of. He uses a Mienfoo L39, a Elgyem L39, and a Pawniard L39. L39, a
In a house on the eastern side of town, if you head upstairs, there's a guy that will ask to see a Pokemon with the move Charge. I didn't have one handy, but I'm pretty sure he'll give you something if you show him a Pokemon with that move.
Whenever you're done and all healed up, head on over to the Opelucid Gym to earn your final Gym Badge!
Opelucid Gym
The first Ace Trainer in the gym has a lone Fraxure L41. Go ahead and get him out of the way, but be wary of its Dragon Dance attack, which raises its Attack and Speed by one stage. A lot of Dragon-type Pokemon have this attack and it is capable of turning that Pokemon into one-Pokemon wrecking crew rather quickly, so try to take out these Dragon-types as quickly as possible.
Now, head east and you'll follow a long, snakey path before reaching a junction. As per usual, here are the steps to get through the Gym.
If you need to heal, you can take the green teleporter behind the Gym Leader to return to the entrance of the Gym. Do that if you need to, save your game, and get ready to take on the final Gym Leader!
Depending on which version you're playing, you'll face off against either Drayden (Black) or Iris (White). Ultimately, they each have the same Pokemon, so the only real difference is the genders of their Pokemon, which match what the Gym Leader's genders are. It only matters if you're using Attract, really. Because of that, the strategy remains the same.
Fraxure and Haxorus are both capable of using Dragon Dance, while all three of Drayden or Iris' Pokemon can use Dragon Tail to hit hard and force you to switch your Pokemon. This can become rather annoying after awhile, plus Dragon Dance pumps their already-high Attack and decent Speed up a stage each, making them quite deadly.
All three have a Dark-type attack at their disposal in the form of Assurance or Night Slash, while Druddigon also has Revenge to hit for some Fighting-type damage. Your best bet against these powerful Dragons is Ice- or Dragon-type attacks, because that is their only weakness. Strong STAB attacks performed by the user are also effective if you don't have any Ice- or Dragon-type Pokemon yourself, although avoid using Fire-, Water-, Grass-, or Electric-type attacks against them, because they'll be rendered much weaker.
Haxorus in particular is very scary, because it has uber-level Attack and decent Speed to boost. If it manages to pull off one Dragon Dance, it will rip you apart; if it can pull off two, you're as good as done in the fight unless you can withstand a lot of hits. However, remember that Dragon Tail has very low priority, so it will always strike last — this can work to your advantage and at least give you a turn to do something to the Gym Leader's Pokemon. Also keep in mind that Drayden or Iris will heal their Pokemon with up to two Hyper Potions throughout the battle, clearing away your efforts.
After beating Drayden or Iris, they'll give you your final Gym Badge, the Legend Badge. It ensures any traded Pokemon will obey you, regardless of its level. Additionally, Drayden or Iris will give you TM82 (Dragon Tail), a moderately-strong Dragon-type attack that always strikes last and forces the target to switch afterwards; if used in a wild Pokemon battle, it ejects that Pokemon from the fight permanently after damage.
Now that you've earned all 8 Badges, you're going to want to exit the Gym and head northeast to Route 10, on your way to Victory Road and the Pokemon League!
As soon as you exit the Gym, though, Prof. Juniper will be outside and notice you've gotten all 8 Badges, she'll congratulate you, then bring you over to the gate heading to Route 10. She'll then ask a question, which I just answered yes to, and afterwards... she'll give you the Master Ball, an item that catches whatever wild Pokemon you toss it at with a 100% chance of catching it, no matter what! You can only really get one of these in the game, though, unless you trade or get very, very lucky, so don't waste it on anything!
As you head through the gate to Route 10, though, the gate clerk inside will tell you she heard on her Xtransceiver that they're having a terrible storm or something on Route 7, so maybe you should check that out first. And by "maybe you should check that out," I mean you should check that out if you want another legendary Pokemon!
It's up to you whether you want to check out Route 7 and encounter another legendary Pokemon or if you just want to get things done at the Elite Four.GO TO THE POKEMON LEAGUEGO TO POST-GAMEGO TO EASTERN UNOVA
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JERUSALEM, Israel -- Christians and Jews in Israel are banding together to stamp out what they say could become a trend of Christian persecution in the Holy Land.
Last February, vandals spray painted blasphemous and anti-Christian graffiti on the Narkis Street Baptist House in Jerusalem. It's not the first attack there. Five years ago, someone set fire to the sanctuary, and in 1982, the previous wooden structure was burned to the ground.
"There are many other Christian institutions across the land that have also been attacked, and we feel we should show solidarity with them and with Israeli leaders that have spoken out," Chuck Kopp, senior pastor of the Narkis Street Congregation, told CBN News.
Since the beginning of the year, five churches have been vandalized, but no arrests or indictments were made. While that might not sound critical, some are concerned where that could lead.
David Pileggi, rector of Christ Church in Jerusalem's Old City, said the trend is "worrisome."
"I do think the issue is serious; it's not dangerous. Israel is a democracy. There's a huge amount of freedom for us as Christians in this country, but at the same time there is a trend, a growing trend of extremism and I think this is worrisome," Pileggi said.
"This type of thing could very easily escalate if there's any atmosphere of intolerance," Kopp warned.
It's not just the Christians who are concerned. Israeli community leaders met with Christians recently to express their solidarity.
"These actions, we cannot tolerate them, not as Jews, not as human beings, me not as a rabbi, so we do condemn them and we do ask for your forgiveness that these things happened," Rabbi Ada Zavidov of the synagogue Kehilat Har-El said.
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We gave the grandparents a cute little picture frame and put a piece of paper in it that said picture due July 2007.
Took me a minute too! Cute idea!
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After reading the book, sprout an apple seed, discover an apple's star, or visit an apple tree in blossom.
- Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
About this book
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5
Lexile Measure: 580L
Guided Reading Level: H
Age: Age 3, Age 6, Age 8, Age 4, Age 7
Subject: Seasons, Trees
Take a Trip: Visit an apple tree in blossom. Observe the apple tree throughout the year. How does it change?
- Sprout apple seeds. All apple seeds except red and yellow Delicious will work. Dry apple seeds for 1–2 weeks. Place a dampened paper towel into a sealable plastic bag. Place the seeds in the bag so that they rest on the paper towel. Place the bag in the freezer for two months. Then take the seeds out of the freezer and plant them in approximately one inch of potting soil. Use a planter that has good drainage. Place in a warm and sunny spot and water regularly.
- Find the "magic star" inside an apple. Place the apple sideways on the cutting surface and cut through the middle. (For safety, only an adult should do the cutting.) Separate the two halves. On each half you will see a five pointed star.
- You can preserve your "magic stars" by making thin cuttings from the center of each apple and allowing these to dry in the classroom. Do any other fruits have magic stars? Do all varieties of apples have stars? Do the stars always look the same?
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- Subjects:Plant Life Cycles, Trees, Seasons, Autumn Themes
- Skills:Science
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Looking for Edward Boucher (alt Butcher), 1709 - of Wiveliscombe
Birth:??, Milverton, England, UK.
Death:1709, Wiveliscombe, England, UK.
Family Members:Children:Ann Boucher, Edward Boucher, Grace Boucher, John Boucher, Thomas Boucher, Robert Boucher, William (Butcher) Boucher
EDWARD BOUCHER the Elder of Milverton.
Our first known ancestor (in Wiveliscombe) is EDWARD BOUCHER "The Elder" of Milverton, alt spelt BUTCHER
Took a land grant by copy of Court Roll of Simmon's Holt (Langley) in the Parish of Wiveliscombe, on 7 May (17 Chas. I) 1641(description of titles, deeds) on May 7 1641.
On March 24 1656, Lady Hawley made a lease to Thomas Hedford od Ester Broadfields for 99 years determinable - based on lives of John Hedford, Thomas Boucher and John Boucher, sons of Edward Boucher of Wiveliscombe. On April 22 1669, Edward Boucher took a grant of Atkin's Tenement at Ford, Wiveliscombe, for the lives of himself and John and Edward, his sons.(This cottage still exists and is known as Atkin's Cottage). He is described as Edward Boucher The Elder of Wiveliscombe.
His will is dated June 17 1705, proved 23 May 1710
Buried at Wiveliscombe 18 Nov 1709
Any confirming information and info on his ancestors would be fantastic!
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This site was started to research a history of the English Bouchers and their families. Boucher includes the alternative spellings of Bouscher, Boutcher, Bushey, and Butcher (could possibly also include Bowsher, Bauscher, Bausher, and Bousher).


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> I write a application which acts like a proxy/repeater between
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> The two endpoints connect to the app and idenfity themselves
> using a id (Both use the matrixssl implementation for ssl handling).
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> Everything runs fine up to the transfer amount of quite exactly 1
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Mary Sharratt is an American writer who lives with her Belgian husband in the Pendle region of Lancashire, England, the setting for her acclaimed novel, Daughters of The Witching Hill which recasts the Pendle Witches of 1612 in their historical context as cunning folk and healers (read more in her blog post for BookBrowse.)
Previously she lived for twelve years in Germany. This, along with her interest in sacred music and herbal medicine, inspired her to write her award-winning Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen, which explores the dramatic life of the 12th century Benedictine abbess, composer, polymath, and powerfrau (read more in her blog post for BookBrowse.)
Mary's most recent work is The Dark Lady's Mask, a historical novel which imagines the star-crossed love affair between William Shakespeare and his Dark Lady, Aemilia Bassano Lanier (1569-1645), the first professional woman poet in Renaissance England.
Winner of the 2013 Nautilus Gold Award, the 2005 WILLA Literary Award, and a Minnesota Book Award Finalist, Mary has also written the novels Summit Avenue, The Real Minerva, The Vanishing Point, and co-edited the subversive fiction anthology Bitch Lit, which celebrates female anti-heroesstrong women who break all the rules. Her short fiction has been published in Twin Cities Noir and elsewhere.
Mary's articles and essays have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Publisher's Weekly, Minnesota Magazine, and Historical Novels Review. When she isn't writing, she's usually riding her spirited Welsh mare through the Lancashire countryside.
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In bleak midwinter 2002, I moved to rural Lancashire, in northern England, an incongruous place for an American expat. The first months were so oppressively dark, I felt I was trapped inside some claustrophobic gothic novel. But then came spring in a tide of bluebells and hawthorn. The wild Pennine landscape cast its spell on me.
I live at the foot of Pendle Hill, famous throughout the world as the place where George Fox received his vision that moved him to found the Quaker religion in 1652. But Pendle is also steeped in its legends of the Lancashire Witches.
In 1612, seven women and two men from Pendle Forest were hanged for witchcraft. The most notorious of the accused, Bess Southerns, aka Old Demdike, cheated the hangman by dying in prison. This is how Thomas Potts describes her in The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster:
She was a very old woman, about the age of Foure-score yeares, and had been a Witch for fiftie yeares. Shee dwelt in the Forrest of Pendle, a vast place, fitte for her profession: What shee committed in her time, no man knowes ... Shee was a generall agent for the Devill in all these partes:...
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T-Mobile offers Square credit card reader to business customers upgrading to a 4G Pro smartphone
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T-Mobile is offering business customers a square deal with the upgrade to a 4G Pro smartphone and a signed 2 year contract at $69.99 a month for unlimited talk, text and data; business customers who do this will receive a free Square mobile credit card reader...
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Accessory is only $9.99 normally. But I guess free is better.
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i have square up for 2 months now. and they canceled my account due to suspicious transactions. they asked all these weird questions and proof, i did not comply and they canceled it on the spot.
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Anthony Caraballo, Muhlenberg police officer, cleared in threats against estranged wife
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A jury has cleared a Muhlenberg Township police officer of wrongdoing.
Thenard Anthony Caraballo has been found not guilty of making threats, simple assault and endangering another person. A judge also found him not guilty of harassment.
Caraballo had been accused of threatening to kill his estranged wife and harassing her through phone calls and text messages.
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Hah....You let me know if you can find a guide willing to do that. Damn chips! I have thrown the last half bag away and thrown away the last bite of 3 muskateers bar. I have my meals planned for the week. I can do this! I have to do this!
[QUOTE=phigment;1114509]I'll let you know when the Seder is, i forgot. Sounds good on next weekend. When it gets closer we can finalize the time.
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CLINTON TWP. — It's a white out at North Hunterdon High School today, Oct. 25, on the final day of Spirit Week.
Students wore white to show their unity and football players wore their white jerseys, looking forward to this evening's game here against Bridgewater-Raritan.
Before the Lions take on Panthers, starting at 6:30 p.m., the Homecoming Court and their parents will be introduced and then the Homecoming Queen crowned.
The king is crowned at tomorrow's Homecoming Dance.
Court members were nominated by their fellow seniors and the king and queen decided by votes by students in all four classes. Before voting, students could read brief bios on each of the active, engaged nominees, along with a quote that resonates with each of the 10 seniors.
This year's nominees for Homecoming Queen are: Sarah Lauer, Alexa Lazzarotti, Clara Swanson, Guliana Truppi and Christie Young.
Homecoming King nominees are: Devin Hesketh, TJ Marron, Joey Meyer, Ryan McDowell and Thomas Steitz.
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Professional Coalition for Research Progress: 2009 Meeting
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NIMH held its fifth annual meeting of the Professional Coalition for Research Progress (The Coalition) on May 8, 2009 in Washington, D.C. The meeting served as an opportunity for representatives from professional organizations with an interest in NIMH research to hear about advances in mental health research and current and new research directions and strategies for NIMH; to network with colleagues; and, to interact with and express their views directly to the NIMH Director, Thomas Insel, M.D. and senior level staff. Invited speakers provided information on a new collaborative study with the U.S. Army, changes in NIMH support for research training and career development, and progress made in genomics research. Welcome remarks were provided by William Safire, Chairman of the Dana Foundation, who spoke briefly about the challenges to the field of science as a result of the current state of the economy.
Major Themes
State of the NIMH
Dr. Insel's presentation provided Coalition members with a concise update of recent changes and happenings at the Institute. He focused on five topic areas—transitions in leadership, the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT), the NIMH Strategic Plan, the NIMH Budget, Research Domain Criteria (RDoC), and new initiatives. He announced several new leadership appointments: Deputy Director Philip Wang, M.D., Dr.P.H, Scientific Director Richard Nakamura, Ph.D., Clinical Director Maryland Pao, M.D., and Special Populations Director Pamela Collins, M.D., M.P.H. In addition, he discussed recruitment efforts for two division director positions. Dr. Insel briefly discussed the release of the Research Condition and Disease Categorization (RCDC) project in January and noted the variety of reports and data available through the RePORT web site.
Dr. Insel discussed the development and implementation of the NIMH Strategic Plan and the budget. He told Coalition members that he has traveled the country talking with grantees, reviewers, and the public about the Plan, its objectives, and how the Institute intends to invest strategically to build capacity in areas of need and research that are aligned with the Institute's mission. Dr. Insel noted the release of the President's Budget Request for 2010, the day before the meeting, and the administration's focus on two primary areas of NIH research, cancer and autism. He also discussed the $10 billion appropriated directly to NIH through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and how NIMH intends to use a portion of these funds to stimulate the economy, create and preserve jobs, and advance biomedical research. To achieve the goals of ARRA, the Institute will accelerate biomedical research in these ways:
- Expanding the payline to fund additional meritorious grants that have already been peer reviewed and approved by the National Advisory Mental Health Council
- Expanding science by funding administrative and competitive revision supplements to existing grants, and by funding new ARRA NIH-wide programs such as Challenge Grants and Grand Opportunity (GO) Grants.
As with all NIMH peer-reviewed research funding decisions, the number of scientifically meritorious applications will influence decisions for using resources from ARRA.
Collaborative Study of Suicidality and Mental Health in the U.S. Army
Robert Heinssen, Jr., Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Acting Director of the Division of Services and Intervention Research provided an overview of a new collaborative study with the U.S. Army . The goal of the study is to develop data-driven methods for mitigating or preventing suicide behaviors of Army personnel, and improving their overall mental health and behavioral functioning during and after their service through the following efforts:
- Identifying modifiable risk and protective factors associated with suicide, mental disorders, and psychological resilience;
- Evaluating active duty and reserve soldiers across all phases of Army service, both cross- sectionally and longitudinally;
- Identifying intervention options based on empirically-identified risk and protective factors; and
- Promoting NIMH collaboration with the Army's medical research and material community (MRMC) and Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (CHPPM) to design and evaluate interventions for reducing risk and enhancing resilience.
More specific information about the collaboration between NIMH, MRMC, and CHPPM is outlined in a Memorandum of Agreement entered by all parties in November 2008.
Dr. Heinssen told Coalition members about the importance of a translational epidemiological approach to the study and referenced the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study (http://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/) as an example of a program that successfully identified risk and protective factors, as well as targets for new interventions that affected morbidity and mortality rates. He said that while the NIMH study is modeled after the Framingham study, NIMH is "not looking to merely describe and/or to assess the prevalence of risk factors, but rather is looking for a research enterprise that's going to be able to identify the mechanisms by which those risk and protective factors work, either to increase the risk for suicide or mitigate against it." He further discussed the research platform and noted that there may be multiple risk and protective factors for suicide that accumulate over time or are associated with various aspects of the Army experience—e.g., training or exposure to danger in combat—and that these factors may cluster or work in combination to help predict suicide or identify areas for potential intervention development.
NIMH Support for Research Training and Career Development
Nancy L. Desmond, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science talked with Coalition members about NIMH support for research training and career development. Her presentation provided information on NIMH support for investigators using multiple funding mechanisms and at various stages along the career path; a snapshot of NIMH training and career development efforts in relation to other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs); and, an overview of the recommendations found in the 2008 National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC) Workgroup Report on Research Training entitled Investing in the Future (PDF file, 49 pages). She stated that NIMH supported roughly 1500 individuals through research and training programs in fiscal year 2007, and that NIMH has allocated more than 10% of its extramural research budget to training and career development, which is above the NIH average of 6%. She briefly discussed the NIMH training and career development mechanisms and the Institute's commitment to nurturing and developing researchers from undergraduate through early career investigator stages of the career path.
The NAMHC Workgroup had several charges to pursue. It developed recommendations on how the Institute could shape its training and career development programs, by identifying best practices for research training and the size of the NIMH investment needed to ensure an appropriate future workforce. The Workgroup also developed effective strategies for increasing workforce diversity, and effective strategies to stimulate the recruitment, training and retention of M.D.-Ph.D. scientists as NIMH researchers. Dr. Desmond discussed the following recommendations from the workgroup report:
- Maintain budget for research training and career development
- Build a strong pipeline by revising the approach to undergraduate training for individuals from diverse backgrounds, recruiting and retaining physician-scientists, and including international scholars in endeavors
- Develop national mentoring networks for individuals from diverse backgrounds and an alumni network
- Expand support for systematic research training and education opportunities at NIMH- supported Centers
- Implement efforts to span critical transition points in the career pipeline
- Retain M.D.-Ph.D. scientists in mental-health–related research
- Implement best practices for institutional training
- Strengthen program assessment and monitoring through the establishment of an evidence-based approach to research training and career development programs.
- Strengthen dissemination to and communication with the extramural research community
Coalition members expressed concern over the Workgroup's recommendations to focus investment of training and career development funds in academic institutions and move away from funding candidate selection by professional societies. Members discussed the importance of mentoring, diversity, interdisciplinary training, and absorption of technology. In response to these concerns, Drs. Insel and Desmond assured Coalition members of the Institute's commitment to increasing the diversity of the research workforce and the breadth of programs available, and explained how the recommendations are aligned with the NIMH Strategic Plan.
Overview of Progress in Genomics Research
Francis McMahon, M.D., Chief of the Genetics Unit in the NIMH Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program provided a general update on progress made in genomics research. He told Coalition members that there are unique challenges associated with studying mental illnesses from a biological causation perspective. First, major mental illnesses are strongly inherited, but poorly understood. Some genetic markers have been identified, but it is not clear as to how they might contribute to the onset of disease. Finally, genetic risk factors may act at many levels, including through the regulation of gene expression. Dr. McMahon also highlighted the recent advances and knowledge gained through genetic research including the Genome-Wide Association (GWA) and Copy Number Variation (CNV) studies which have identified several genes that are reproducibly associated with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, as well as risk alleles for mental illness. He discussed new understandings gained concerning how gene expression is regulated in the brain, and new data about the mechanisms and importance of genomic imprinting: the way in which instructions to turn genes on and off is passed from generation to generation. Finally, he spoke of how increased access to large treatment samples is reinvigorating pharmacogenetic research toward the goal of personalized medicine in psychiatry.
Dr. McMahon told Coalition members that mental illnesses are not associated with a single deletion, variation, or mutation of a gene, but rather with multiple changes. He described a research study on rare deletions on chromosomes 1 and 15 and their association with schizophrenia. He noted that the findings "tell us that something important could be happening to genes within that deletion region, thus raising a strong hypothesis that there may be more common variations involved that play a role in the more common forms of schizophrenia." In closing, Dr. McMahon stated that there is much more to be learned through genetic research. The GWA and CNV studies are successfully identifying robust genetic associations in large samples, though the effect sizes are small. He also noted that due to the many alleles and genes associated with mental illnesses, the field is not currently in the position to use genetic testing for diagnostic purposes. Coalition members engaged Dr. McMahon in active dialogue about genomics and potential benefits to the field of mental health research.
Coalition Speakers (L to R): Dr. McMahon,
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Rising Water. Where: Playwrights Theatre, 33 Green Village Road, Madison. When: Through Oct. 26. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Special performances Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 3:30 and 8 p.m. How much: $30 ($27.50 seniors, $15 students). Call (973) 514-1787 or visit ptnj.org.
The biggest success of "Rising Water," John Biguenet's dull drama at Playwrights Theatre, comes from the set.
As theatergoers enter the playhouse in Madison, they see a convincing exterior and roof of a solid-looking, lower-middle-class clapboard house, courtesy of designer Drew Francis. When the house lights dim, the set unexpectedly spins on a turntable to reveal an attic.
The house is owned by Camille and Sugar -- though Sugar isn't his real name. It isn't even a term of endearment Camille gave him, but one his doting family bestowed on him when he was a sweet-as-sugar toddler.
The setting is New Orleans and the date is Aug. 29, 2005 -- after Hurricane Katrina has hit and the levee has broken. Now that their downstairs is completely flooded, Camille and Sugar are finished with their denial stage. They must admit that the meteorologists weren't exaggerating, and they should have evacuated the premises. Now it's too late.
That neither he nor she particularly blames the other is refreshing. Little else of the play is. They bicker a bit about whether or not they should have saved some precious possessions before the water engulfed them. There's the inevitable "Will you calm down?" from him and the equally predictable "You make me crazy" from her.
"Rising Water" becomes one of those plays where circumstances finally force a married couple to sit down, spend time together, and see how awful their lives are. However, Biguenet can't manage to make it one of the better plays in this category. He hasn't found anything particularly surprising or unexpected to bring to his characters. Even their admitted sexual fantasies are timid. Both parties touch upon tragedies involving their children, but what playwright wouldn't have thought of doing that?
Perhaps Biguenet's point is that even under the most adverse conditions, some husbands and wives just won't come clean with each other. If so, he's obfuscated it. Still, that would at least explain why Camille and Sugar pass the time by telling unrevealing stories about other people.
In directing the piece, John Pietrowski lets the drama speak for itself and doesn't try to tart it up with clever directorial devices. He's also allowed Beverly Sheehan and Jim Ligon to play their roles in a nicely unmannered fashion for 90 intermissionless minutes.
Pietrowski makes a crucial error, though, in handling Francis' wonderful set. Halfway through the play, when Camille and Sugar's only option is the roof, the set revolves back to again show us the house's exterior. Had theatergoers not been shown this side of the house when they entered, they would have had a terrific surprise. Perhaps Pietrowski made the decision because he didn't want the set to upstage the play any more than necessary.
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#49 - flabbawabbajabba (05/25/2013) [-]
i dont get the god one
#53 to #49 - anon (05/25/2013) [-]
He's saying dinosaurs were all over the earth for 180 million years, yet aren't mentioned in the bible, and humans have been around for a blink of an eye, yet the bible talks about marriage and relationships between people and what's right and wrong (basically gays being together) alot.
#88 to #69 - laughingcarrot (05/25/2013) [-]
#90 to #89 - laughingcarrot (05/25/2013) [-]
Well what is your definition of dinosaur? The link you posted was talking about dinosaurs as dragons, or serpents, or even whales. Which is it?
#92 to #90 - bakakinji (05/25/2013) [-]
Are you kidding me? If you read it, it clearly says that the English translations often refer to the creature as dragons, serpents, or whales. That's like playing the game telephone; the original sentence is often lost in translation, yet the original concept tends to still be there. Plus that's only one ******* creature.
#93 to #92 - laughingcarrot (05/25/2013) [-]
Well they aren't dinosaurs. Read an Earth Science textbook.
#97 to #93 - bakakinji (05/25/2013) [-]
Dude, you're just using what #91 said. I lost the argument and am quite shameful for not checking up on my facts better. But I didn't lose to you. You who just stole credit from someone who actually had the knowledge unlike the two of us who were both basically shooting empty rounds at each other with no hard evidence. However, I still strongly believe humans once lived with dinosaurs...mainly because I find the idea dangerous yet fun...
P.S. Don't go around telling others to study when you're not the one actually giving logical arguments.
P.S. Don't go around telling others to study when you're not the one actually giving logical arguments.
#99 to #97 - laughingcarrot (05/25/2013) [-]
Well I didn't see his comment when I posted mine.


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Thomas Jane wasn't exactly dressed to impress when he auditioned last year for the role of Mickey Mantle in HBO's baseball drama 61*, making its debut April 28. Not only was his hair long and untamed from shooting the forthcoming thriller Original Sin with Angelina Jolie in Mexico, his aversion to footwear was abundantly clear. "If I don't wear shoes, it relaxes me," he says.
"Here is this guy with hair down to his shoulders, slight, barefooted," recalls Billy Crystal, for whom directing the story of Mantle and New York Yankees teammate Roger Maris's 1961 pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record was a labor of love. "I brought him one of Mickey's jerseys, a hat and a bat. We pinned his hair up and I interviewed him as Mickey. Everyone said, 'Oh my God, here he is!' I said, 'And you can play, right?' " Jane, alas, played stickball as a boy, but "I never had a glove," he says. "I never swung a real bat. I told Billy, 'I don't know how to play baseball.' He looked at me and said, 'You'll learn.' He saw something in me that I didn't see in myself."
Viewers tuning in to 61* (the asterisk refers to the fact that Maris achieved his record in a season eight games longer than the one in which Ruth played) will see more than Jane's surprising resemblance to the dimpled golden boy from Oklahoma. According to one discerning critic, Jane, 32, costarring with Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan), who plays Maris, captured the Mick's essence. "He brought across the way Dad was," says David Mantle, 45, whose hard-drinking father died at 63 of liver cancer in 1995. Visiting the set at Detroit's Tiger Stadium last year, Mantle says, "I thought I was watching Dad and Roger back in '61."
Tutoring by Crystal, who in Mantle's later years became a close friend of his boyhood idol, helped Jane know his character inside out. "I was able to be Tom's Jiminy Cricket," says Crystal, 53. "I know how Mickey salted his food, how he held a fork and knife, how he laughed, how he cursed." Says Jane: "They flooded me with stuff about Mickey. And I spoke a lot with his sons [David and Danny, 41]. They wanted me to tell it like it was. They didn't want an idealized version. They wanted to see their dad."
To make it happen, Jane gained 20 lbs. on a high-protein diet and underwent a rigorous eight-week training program with former major-leaguer Reggie Smith. By the time it was over, Jane had mastered the Hall of Famer's switch-hitting batting style as well as his injury-hobbled gait. "He was a different guy," says Crystal. "He became a ballplayer."
Off the field, Jane has rarely shown that kind of swagger. "He was painfully shy," Jane's girlfriend, actress Olivia d'Abo (TV's The Wonder Years), 32, recalls of their first meeting, in 1994. "He held his head low and I could barely see his eyes." And d'Abo, who lives with Jane in a three-bedroom hilltop home in Studio City, north of Hollywood, noticed one other thing: "He had a delightfully funny walk."
The quirkiness didn't end there. Jane, whose given name is Thomas Elliott, adopted his mother's maiden name as his own because, he says simply, "I like having a woman's first name as a last name." The oldest of six children of a Maryland biotech company owner, Michael, 59, and his antiques-dealer wife, Cynthia, 54, Jane discovered acting in high school. At 17, he dropped out after landing a part in a movie that was cast in the U.S. but shot in India. "It was a mind-boggling, life-altering experience," he says of the six months he spent overseas.
Back in the U.S., Jane eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he did the Hollywood shuffle with little luck. "I had a $2 suitcase and a $2 suit," says Jane, who found that acting jobs came intermittently. "I slept on park benches."
After he landed a role in 1997's Boogie Nights, cushier parts—and accommodations—followed, including a leading role in the 1999 shark-bait flick Deep Blue Sea. "Thomas has a very Gary Cooper quality; he's confident in his own skin," says Roger Kumble, who directs Jane and costar Cameron Diaz in The Sweetest Thing, a romantic comedy (due next year). To prepare for a scene at a golf course, Jane found himself in training once again. "All I have to do is look like I know what I'm doing when I swing a golf club," he says with Mantlelike charm. "It's a walk in the park."
Steve Dougherty
Cynthia Wang and Mary Green in Los Angeles
Looking Like Mick*
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•originally published 05/07/2001 AT 01:00 AM EDT