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Ghost is the new Teleport - Mid Lane Mages
Mid Lane is traditionally the place where 1v1 duels happen often and junglers usually visit for ganks. Support roams are also frequent, everyone is constantly trying to swing the matchup for their mid laner, so it's a very dynamic lane that gets a lot of attention, as the mid laner who is ahead can then translate an advantage to roams and invades to further amplify said gain.
So it's no wonder that especially in ranked games we see a lot of assassins and burst mages in this lane, constantly trying to cement a lead through solo kills. Naturally, Ignite is ideal pick for these situations.
However, buffs to other spells and some assassins falling out of favor, throughout seasons we have seen more diversity in summoner spells. While competitive league is a completely different game from ranked matches, some strategies and tendencies tend to cross over and be adopted as players watch professionals pick up new things.
Season 5 - The Double Teleport Meta
In season 5 and even for a good part of season 6 (until patch 6.13), Teleport was the go to summoner spell for mid lane in competitive and it crossed over to solo queue too. Even a champion like LeBlanc, known for her extremely high potential for solo kills and all ins with Ignite, was frequently running Teleport, since it allowed her to have incredible map presence with TP ganks to either side lane.
Teleport was nerfed in the end of season 5, but this wasn't enough to deter the summoner spells popularity, albeit reducing its dominance slightly in the middle lane.Patch 5.22 - Teleport
- Cooldown on Turret Cast - 240 seconds ⇒ 300 seconds
Finally on 6.13, Teleport finally got another nerf that was the nail in coffin for the double TP meta.
Patch 6.13 - Teleport
- Channel Duration - 3.5 seconds ⇒ 4.5 seconds
Late Season 6 - Flash/Ghost Mids
The channel was simply too long for TP ganks and flanks to be effective with most mid lane picks. With Teleport being out of the picture, Ghost started to show up as one of the staple summoner spells in the mid lane, allowing mages to enhance their chase and kite potential in skirmishes and teamfights. The Spell was buffed back on Patch 6.10 and the buff was very significant.
Patch 6.10 - Ghost
- Cooldown - 210 seconds ⇒ 180 seconds
- Movement Speed Bonus - 27% at all levels ⇒ 28-45% (at levels 1-18)
Ghost on mid laners was not unheard of on picks such as Twisted Fate and Viktor for example, but with teleport out of the way, many more champions started picking it up as their second summoner spell, let's have a look at some of them, from more common to more situational and obscure.
The reason behind the popularity of Ghost on most mages nowadays can be described with one word: Control.
With Ghost as a second summoner spell, these mages get a lot of extra control in fights. Most mages throw out a combination of spells and then have a downtime until they can contribute again. Ghost allows them to kite back or flank around, looking to position themselves ideally for their follow up spells. Most mages nowadays also use Rylai's Crystal Scepter. When paired with Ghost it just allows them to chase and kite endlessly.
Usage: Preferred
Popularity: 24.6% (3rd most used)
Guide: The Malzagod by Peaceman
Malzahar is one of those Teleport mid laners I was talking about. He just pushes the lane, backs, teleports back to lane. Rinse and repeat.
With Teleport nerfed most of his roaming potential was gone. The channel time is just too long for him to use it to gank, as he then has no mobility spells to reach the back line.
With Ghost and the eventual Rylai's Crystal Scepter pick up, Malzahar becomes a fearful control mage. With Ghost you can move back and forth during teamfights to land Malefic Visions and Call of the Void on key targets and the slow coming out from Rylai's allows for Voidlings or even teammates to easily follow up. This iteration of Malzahar is much less about the 100-0 burst with your ultimate and more about controlling the battlefield with crippling AoE damage.
Usage: Preferred
Popularity: 36.8% (2nd most used)
Guide: Throwing a Mid Lane Hissy Fit by AsheIsElite
Cassiopeia might not be able to buy boots, but she sure is a swift snake, able to slither back and forth through fights with movement speed gained from hitting her Noxious Blast. While Ignite might be good for a surprise all in at level 2 or 3 with surprising burst, with ghost she can do much more in a teamfight setting, allowing her to move around the outskirts of a teamfight, flanking around reach a target with Noxious Blast followed by consecutive uses of Twin Fangs.
Ghost also gives her extra safety in lane. Cassiopeia is infamous as a champion that is somewhat easy to gank early on, with Ghost she has an extra escape tool to evade ganks, provided her initial position is good enough to allow her to increase the distance between herself and the ganker.
Usage: Situational
Popularity: 14.4% (3rd most used)
Guide: Syn City by DJ Chrispy
Syndra quickly rose from a pocket pick to a must on every professional mid laner's champion pool. Ignite is very tempting on Syndra. Laning against her becomes even more problematic as a simple combo pre 6 can easily lead to a kill and post 6, the potential of a 100-0 combo coming out is even higher, with the burn slowly ticking away as the opponent tries to run from the Dark Sovereign.
With that said, Syndra can still easily kill carries without Ignite, especially after completing core items. Replacing Ignite for Ghost results in losing some early lane dominance in exchange for a massive teamfighting upgrade. Ignite will guarantee you that opening first kill on a carry for sure, but Ghost will give you that extra mobility to move around and land consecutive Dark Spheres, and reposition to get good angles for stuns with Scatter the Weak.
Combined with the rising popularity of Rylai's Crystal Scepter on her, Syndra is transformed from a pick off oriented mage whose main job is to blast one target to a strong teamfighting mage, that still has good burst, but isn't totally zoned out or too far to go for more targets once she uses her first spell rotation. Similarly to Cassiopeia, she uses Ghost to move around the outskirts of a fight and find opportunities to land strong damage on multiple priority targets.
Usage: Very Situational
Popularity: <10%
Guide: Wrecking Ball by EssiXr3i
Now this is probably the one you will find super weird to be on the list, but Orianna actually does pretty well with Ghost. In later stages of the game, Orianna might be seen as that champion that has an extremely strong combo that can wipe out teams with Shockwave and Dissonance, but before she gets to that point her burst isn't that great. Ghost allows her to consistently move the ball around and it's been a pretty annoying combination when ran together with Rylai's, as her Command: Attack and Command: Protect will now also slow while she moves the ball around from enemy to teammate.
If I can't convince you, maybe Cloud9's Mid Laner Jensen can.
Patch 6.19 Rundown: Kog'Maw Back to the Drawing Board
You have to admire the courage of Riot to say "Well that just didn't work," which is exactly what we are seeing with Kog'Maw this patch, who is largely returning to his state many patches ago. It will be interested to see if they take another stab at reworking his mechanics or if they are just getting him to a comfortable spot and leaving him there.
Be sure to check out the full changes below:
Introducing Ivern, The Green Father
Riot has revealed a new champion today: Ivern, The Green Father
"Once, long ago, Ivern Bramblefoot was called Ivern the Cruel—that was before he tangled with a God-Willow. In the centuries since, Ivern has roamed the forests of Runeterra, cultivating life wherever he goes. Wildflowers bloom in his footsteps as he laughs with trees, plays tricks on rocks, and dines with moss on the sun's delectable rays. When the Green Father traipses into your lane, he brings all the secrets of the forest along with him. "
Similarly to other support type characters, Ivern can't clear the jungle effectively through damaging abilities, but his innovative passive, Friend of the Forest, allows him to free camps (and get the full XP and gold) instead of killing them like any other jungler would do!
Let's take a look at his kit and how he will play out.
Ivern is a Warden, here is the original definition from the subclass post:
If Vanguards are "offensive tanks," then Wardens are surely "defensive tanks." Wardens stand steadfast, seeking to hold the line by persistently locking down any oncomers who try to pass them. Wardens keep their allies out of harm's way and allow them to safely deal with enemies caught in the fray.
His kit reflects this pretty well. Invern's main role in fights is to be able to peel for his carries, despite also being good at enabling his frontline to reach key enemy targets with Rootcaller, as it will grant a free dash towards the enemy struck.
Triggerseed is an extremely strong defensive ability, as you can use it to shield allies to protect them. After a short delay the shield will slow enemies around, granting your backline extra time to gain distance from enemies. Alternatively, it can be used on your main engager to stack an AoE slow when he dives in.
Aside from Triggerseed, Brushmaker is another excellent ability to use to peel your backline. By creating brushes close to them or even on top of them, you can make them untargetable for a moment, which can just be enough to save them for incoming burst from an assassin.
Finally, Daisy is also instrumental in fights to peel for allies. Given that every few auto attacks she can knock up opponents, you can simply put her on defensive duty, knocking up those pesky opponents trying to kill your carries.
Abilities Preview
Passive: Friend of the Forest
Q: Rootcaller
Ivern shoots out a ropey root that deals magic damage and (as you'd expect) roots the first enemy it hits. Allies who use a basic attack on the rooted target will automatically dash to get within attack range.
W: Brushmaker
Passive: When hiding in brush, Ivern's basic attacks have increased magic damage and range. This effect lasts for a couple seconds after Ivern leaves the brush.
Active: Ivern creates a patch of brush, temporarily revealing the area around it. The amount of brush created is slightly greater if it's placed near a wall or any other brush. The Green Father's grassy patches disappear on their own after a moderate delay.
E: Triggerseed
Ivern places a protective seed onto his ally, granting them a shield. After a short delay the seed explodes, damaging and slowing all nearby enemies.
R: Daisy!
Ivern summons Daisy, an enormous sentinel who loves hugs. Daisy scampers around joyfully, knocking up Ivern's target after a few hits. Ivern can recast this ability to direct his boisterous friend toward new targets. She'll hang around until her hankering for hugs has been satisfied, or until her health bar is depleted.
Pre-release Analysis
Ivern is a magic damage dealing bruiser. Despite not being a super aggressive champion, he can still dish out quite some damage with Rootcaller and the ranged auto attacks from Brushmaker. His shield's strength also increases with Ability Power, so similarly to champions like Lulu or Orianna, he gains utility and increases his defensive abilities by itemizing for AP items.
Overall, it seems like Rylai's Crystal Scepter might be a key item for Ivern to have. Runic Echoes' proc and even Daisy will slow opponents, so he can gain a lot of extra utility and potential to chase or peel with the item, not to mention key stats such as Ability Power and Health.
It's hard to tell without knowing his ability ratios, but it seems like he can either go the tank route with Cinderhulk or the more damage oriented one with Runic Echoes.
Cooldown Reduction is likely one of the most important stats, as lower cooldowns on his Shield will allow for more durability for Ivern and his allies, not to mention a lower cooldown on Rootcaller, his main damage and crowd control ability, and with the current itemization in League of Legends, he can do this by itemizing more offensively with Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Protobelt and Abyssal Scepter or defensively, with items such as Spirit Visage and Frozen Heart.
His playstyle is, as mentioned before, very supportive. Giving an early first red or blue buff to allies can be absolutely huge, but this requires a lot of communication and understanding between Ivern and his teammates, to be able to shove a wave and go inside the jungle to pick up a buff, for example.
His ganking is decent, but largely dependant on hitting Rootcaller. Once it hits, Ivern can close in and activate Triggerseed to followup with a powerful 70% slow that also lasts for 3 long seconds. But if he doesn't hit his root and his laner doesn't have crowd control to initiate, his ganks can be pretty meager as they will both lack crowd control and damage.
To conclude, Ivern definitely favours teamfights and skirmishes with more teammates. While Ivern can fend for himself, he is not a good duelist and will likely lose 1v1 fights to the more aggressive junglers such as Nidalee or Lee Sin for example. Ivern wants to be able to set up fights with a Rootcaller on a key target to enable his teammates, alongside a well placed Triggerseed that will slow multiple opponents.
For more information, including video previews of Ivern's abilities, make sure to check out the Champion Reveal!
Riot Games Set to Release 'Mechs vs. Minions'
Riot Games is finally putting the 's' in Games, but probably not in the way you expected them to. Mechs vs Minions is a tabletop game for 2-4 players. The game features a campaign that includes 10 missions total, each with a duration of 60-90 Minutes. The game will be released on the Riot Games Store on the 13th of October at 11 AM PST and it will cost $75 USD plus shipping and handling.
For now, the game is only in English and Simplified Chinese, but Riot is looking to release the game in other languages in the future."Mechs vs. Minions' is a cooperative tabletop experience for 2-4 players. Set in the world of Runeterra, players take on the roles of four intrepid Yordles: Corki, Tristana, Heimerdinger, and Ziggs, who must join forces and pilot their newly-crafted mechs against an army of marauding minions. With modular boards, programmatic command lines, and a story-driven campaign, each mission will be unique, putting your teamwork, programming, and piloting skills to the test."
Mechs Vs. Minions Tutorial
What's Inside the Box?
For more info, check out the official page for FAQ's, official soundtrack and more!
On the Rise - Jayce and Orianna
Patching in League of Legends has been frequent as of late. Riot are giving their final touches before the 2016 World Championship and a lot of small balance changes were done to numerous champions, to level the playing field and try to widen the champion pools in competitive play.
Amongst those changes and countless nerfs to the 'flavor of the month' champions, some small tweaks and buffs have been given to others and two worth highlighting are Orianna and Jayce.
Both champions have seen a sudden resurgence in play and part of it has much to do with small changes that came out on Patch 6.17.
Jayce's Popularity immediately spiked after the buff he got on Patch 6.17
Patch 6.17 - Jayce
- Thundering Blow - Mana cost reduced to 40 at all ranks from 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90.
- Transform: Mercury Hammer - Hammer Stance bonus damage ratio changed to 40% bonus AD from 40% AP
Until recently, Jayce was kind of a poor man's Varus. His poke ability can't go through minions and he has less waveclear from range. Varus also has a potent snare, that allows him to escape ganks or set up picks and can even force the enemy laner to run Cleanse. Jayce has none of that.
However, the stance change between Mercury Cannon and Hammer makes him a hybrid type of fighter, who can poke from afar and then use the movement speed to close the gap, go melee and finish off a target. Changing stances to melee grants resistances, which encourages going in without getting blown up.
By replacing the AP ratio on the transformation into an AD one, Riot added quite some damage to what already was a strong burst combination of skills. With 'To The Skies!' and 'Lightning Field' into the buffed auto attack from Transform and a 'Thundering Blow' to finish it off, Jayce will output a ton of damage, and summed up it's 260% in Bonus AD, not to mention base damages and even up to 20% of an enemy's maximum health from 'Thundering Blow'.
Itemizing against him is also hard. While his poke is exclusively physical damage, both the bonus damage from his 'Transform' basic attack and 'Thundering Blow' deal magic damage, so if the enemy doesn't have much magic resistance they will still pack a punch.
This simple change has brought Jayce back and he has frequently been played in both solo lanes. It's likely that he will show up as well, as many professional players bootcamping for worlds have been accumulating games on him in Ranked.
His build remains the same for the most part. Most players still pick up an early Tear of the Goddess to improve his mana sustain early on and from the added damage of Muramana during mid game.
Top Lane Jayce players in higher tiers frequently skip out on Tear altogether and rush Black Cleaver, as he's more of a fighter in this lane with more frequent and aggressive trading. Top Lane Jayce's Keystone of choice has frequently been Stormraider's Surge, allowing him to go in as melee to do burst damage and quickly get out unscathed to switch back to ranged form.
In the mid lane, the go to Keystone is usually Thunderlord's Decree.
From there, the go to items are Youmuu's Ghostblade and Maw of Malmortius if facing an AP champion in lane. From there, Black Cleaver usually follows and to finish off, Last Whisper Upgrades, Duskblade of Draktharr are possible options to give some examples.
Orianna's Popularity also had a small spike after 6.17 came in with small buffs to her ultimate's cooldown and mana cost
Patch 6.17 - Orianna
- Command: Shockwave - Mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks from 100 / 125 / 150
- Command: Shockwave - Cooldown reduced to 110 / 95 / 80 seconds from 120 / 105 / 90.
While the buff was definitely important to revive one of the staple mid lane mages of past seasons, Orianna's sudden surge of extra popularity is also due to another factor: Changes to the mid lane meta.
Earlier in the season, champions such as Viktor and especially Azir dominated mid lane. Orianna has a shorter range so these two champions could simple out trade her, poke her down and also shove her into turret range.
Nowadays, Viktor has been pushed aside in favor of other mid laners and Azir is almost completely gone after several nerfs that put a stop to the Emperor of Shurima's reign. On Patch 6.18, nerfs to Vladimir and Taliyah also came in, pushing them away from the top tier mid lane picks.
This opened up space for Orianna to come back. While champions such as Cassiopeia or Anivia can still punish Orianna, they aren't nearly as oppressive as some others mentioned above.
Orianna is also a versatile mid laner. She has impressive burst and teamfighting with her Shockwave and Dissonance combo, but she is also a supportive mid laner, that can enable teammates by shielding them and speeding them up to engage or to kite opponents.
Finally, it's worth mentioning in a small adaptation to her build. Rylai's Crystal Scepter has been showing up more frequently as part of Orianna's build as her second item. You may be asking why, as it may seem redundant on her. Dissonance already slows but with Rylai's you get an extra slow on Command: Attack and Command: Protect if the ball passes through an enemy on the way back to you or a teammate. This gives Orianna a lot of additional control in prolonged trades or fights.
First and foremost, Rylai's is already a strong item without the passive. It's cost efficient and gives a solid chunk of Ability Power and Health.
Aside from this, it gives Orianna a strong second item she hasn't had for quite a while. Luden's Echo isn't quite what it used to be and even Zhonya's is situational, not to mention its lower AP value.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Cost: 3200
+100 Ability Power
+400 Health
UNIQUE Passive: Damaging spells and abilities apply a Movement Speed reduction to enemies based on the spell type:
(If a spell fits in more than one category, it uses the weakest slow value.)
Some players used to build Rod of Ages into Morellonomicon and while powerful, the build takes too much time to hit its power spike. Rabadon's Deathcap second makes sense as Orianna has utility in her kit and the item strengthens her shield, but the passive isn't giving that much additional Ability Power early on, not to mention Orianna will be quite squishy. Finally, Abyssal Scepter is reserved as a defensive item against assassins or burst mages and only really used when behind, as Orianna doesn't fully utilize the magic resistance reduction aura.
Thus, Rylai's Crystal Scepter is a good second item for her. With it and Morellonomicon she has 200 AP and is more durable with the big chunk of health from the scepter. After two items, picking up Deathcap also starts to make more sense.
The slow gained on Command: Attack is a good extra touch that will help when chasing and kiting, the initial slow from range makes it easier to consistently reposition the ball on top of an opponent.
With countless nerfs to some of the former tier 1 champions, it's likely that Jayce and Orianna will continue to see play and also show up at Worlds 2016.


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|TV Season 1
|December 3, 2006
| Kenn Navarro
Warren Graff
Ken Pontac
David Winn
Jeff Biancalana
|Kenn Navarro
The Mole
The Seagulls
The Sharks
The Cursed Idol
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Wipe Out! is episode number 10.2 of the Happy Tree Friends television series.
HTF Episode Description
Cro-Marmot can totally shred the snow-covered alps, but can he hang ten against the big Kahuna, Lumpy? (Part 1)
Surf's up! The competition heats up as each contestant tries to make a splash. It's sink or swim time for Cro-Marmot and Lumpy! (Part 2)
Cro-Marmot has his frozen eye on the HTF surf trophy. (DVD)
Cro-Marmot leaves his igloo perched atop a tall snowy hill, snowboarding down. He reaches the bottom and enters his ice cream truck, and it is revealed that his home is actually inside a giant snow globe.
At the beach, everyone is surfing, dancing, and playing in the sun. Nutty runs up to The Mole, who is shaping surfboards, and asks for a bib for the upcoming surfing competition. Nutty gets his bib and then runs over to Cro-Marmot's ice cream truck when it pulls up. Nutty orders an ice cream cone, but he accidentally licks the ice cream off the cone into a nearby tidepool. Nutty scoops his cone into the water, hoping to get his ice cream, but instead he scoops up a sea urchin. Even though Nutty is looking at his cone, he is completely oblivious to the fact that he grabbed an urchin and he scarfs the whole thing down in one go. Suddenly, the urchin puffs up and stabs Nutty's mouth in multiple places. Nutty begins stumbling in pain. This causes him to fall into the tidepool where he dropped his ice cream. There, he notices the ice cream scoop and tries in vain to lick it, but before his tongue touches it, he drowns.
A small hermit crab uses Nutty's ice cream cone as a new shell, but it is almost stepped on by a golden-haired Lumpy carrying a surfboard. Lumpy shows off his surfing talents and trophies, wowing Toothy and making Giggles and Petunia swoon. Cro-Marmot sees the attention Lumpy is getting and imagines winning the tournament himself, receiving a trophy and a kiss from Giggles and Petunia. As everyone prepares for the tournament to begin, Handy has trouble zipping up his wetsuit. He asks The Mole to help him, but The Mole ends up catching Handy's skin in the zipper. Handy screams in pain and The Mole quickly pulls down on the zipper, opening a large cut in Handy's back and causing his organs to fly out of his body.
The Mole grabs Handy's heart, thinking that everything is okay now, and begins rubbing it on a surfboard, mistakenly believing that he is shaping the board with it. As Handy's body is devoured by seagulls, Flaky runs up and takes her surfboard from The Mole without noticing that it is covered in blood. She hesitates getting into the water when all of a sudden, a wave crashes down on her and pulls her into the ocean. She clings to her surfboard in fear, riding over a wave which Cuddles decides to catch. He maneuvers the wave pretty well until he loses his balance and falls off, getting impaled on a buoy. His remains are quickly eaten by a flock of seagulls.
Flaky nervously floats in the water, blood running off her surfboard. She realizes that she is far away from the mainland and begins paddling back to shore, all the while leaving a trail of blood behind her. Soon enough she has worn herself out and cannot see land anywhere. To make matters worse, sharks begin circling beneath her, attracted by the blood on her surfboard. She manages to avoid being eaten by a large group of sharks, and makes it onto a desert island. She hugs a palm tree, happy to be safe, when a coconut falls and cracks her skull, exposing her brain. As she lies on the ground disoriented and injured, the seagulls savagely eat her remains, leaving only her severed head. A seagull flies over the head and tries to eat it, but a shark pops out of the water and drags the seagull under the water, where it is eaten.
Meanwhile, Cro-Marmot falls off his surfboard, into the water. Lumpy laughs at him and begins showboating, juggling three active chainsaws as he surfs. Cro-Marmot, knowing how to get a leg up on the competition, begins to use his powers to freeze the water into ice. Lumpy is distracted by this and fails to catch the chainsaws, which results in them cutting off both of his arms. To add insult to injury, his hair, which is revealed to be a wig, flies off. This prompts him to nervously grin at the viewer(s).
Lumpy slides on the ice with his surfboard, crashes into Nutty's body, and flies onto a surfboard The Mole is shaping, cutting his stomach on the fin. The Mole begins sanding Lumpy's back, not noticing Lumpy's screams of pain as he is listening to music on headphones. Cro-Marmot, now in his element, snowboards around the frozen waves, winning the competition and the trophy. Just like in his dreams, Giggles and Petunia rush up to kiss him. Unlike in his dream, however, their lips get stuck to the ice, and when they attempt to pull their lips off, they end up tearing them off. As the day ends, Cro-Marmot drives off in his ice cream truck, his new surfboard (Lumpy's dead and shaved-down body) tied to the back.
Back on the desert island, the hermit crab from before sheds Nutty's cone and upgrades it to Flaky's severed head.
"Don't make waves"
- Nutty drowns in a tidepool.
- Handy's organs fly out of a hole in his back when The Mole catches his skin in a zipper and then yanks the zipper down.
- Cuddles (originally supposed to be Toothy) is impaled on a buoy. His remains are eaten by a flock of seagulls.
- Flaky is devoured by a flock of seagulls after a coconut cracks her skull, revealing her brain.
- A seagull is eaten by a shark as it tries to eat part of Flaky's disembodied head.
- The urchin that Nutty ate and the sharks most likely die when the ocean freezes. (Debatable for the sharks, depending on how much of the ocean ended up freezing and whether or not the ocean was frozen completly or just from the surface)
- Lumpy's body is shaped and cut into a surfboard.
- Nutty unknowingly eats an urchin, mistaking it for a scoop of ice cream, and it suddenly puffs up in his mouth.
- A coconut smashes onto Flaky's head, exposing her brain.
- Lumpy has his arms sliced off by juggling chainsaws when he gets distracted by the ocean freezing up by Cro-Marmot.
- When Lumpy falls onto the surfboard that The Mole is shaping, the fin of the surfboard gives Lumpy a long vertical cut along his stomach.
- The Mole sands down Lumpy's back, making Lumpy scream loudly in pain.
- The Mole stakes a trophy on Cro-Marmot's ice block, cracking it. (Debatable, as it is unknown whether this hurt him or not)
- Petunia and Giggles get their lips torn off after kissing Cro-Marmot.
Survival Rate
- Amount of surviving main characters: 6
- Amount of dead main characters: 5
- Total: 54.4%
- Lumpy breaks the plates he was spinning.
- A shark eats Flaky's surfboard.
- Cro-Marmot's block of ice cracks after The Mole stakes a trophy into it.
- In the opening credits, The Mole's name is just listed as "Mole".
- Flaky actually had more of a co-star role in this episode, while Cuddles had more of a featuring role.
- The candy on Nutty's body changes places several times.
- When Nutty puts on his surfing bib, it covers the candy cane on his chest. Later, the candy cane is outside the bib.
- The mole on The Mole's face changes places several times.
- The directions of Lumpy's antlers change numerous times.
- Lumpy has toes when he is first seen surfing, but only his feet are seen afterwards.
- Petunia and Giggles switch places when Lumpy goes from showing them the surfing trophy to showing them his trophies.
- When Flaky runs to the ocean, her quills faze through her surf board.
- After Lumpy shows off his trophies, Toothy is shown to be a competitor for the surfing contest. After Handy dies and the contest begins, however, Cuddles is the contestant with Toothy's surfboard. This is explained further in the trivia section.
- Given the positions of both The Mole's ears and his earmuffs, he should have been able to hear Lumpy's cries of pain.
- Lumpy shows no signs of pain from having his stomach sliced by the fin of a surfboard.
- When Flaky is on the deserted island, there is only one palm tree. At the end of the episode, there are two palm trees. It is possible that the area shown is a different zone of the island.
- When Nutty drowns in the tidal pool, it is not connected to the rest of the ocean shoreline, but it is after Cro-Marmot freezes the water (although this could be due to high tide).
- When one of the sharks munches on Flaky's surf board, it's body is extended to disturbing proportions.
- Giggles and Petunia's lips get stuck onto Cro-Marmot's ice block. But before he leaves, their lips disappear.
- Why would Flaky participate in a surfing contest if she has aquaphobia (fear of water) and selachophobia (fear of sharks)?
- While Lumpy is juggling the chainsaws before he notices the ocean is freezing, the yellow stripe on his surfboard is missing.
- The title of this episode is a term used when someone falls off their surfboard when they surf.
- It is not named after the game show of the same name, as this episode aired in 2006, whereas the game show aired in 2008.
- When this episode was aired along with A Sight for Sore Eyes and Letter Late than Never on YouTube, the title for the mix of these segments was called "Ten Speed" (originally called "Going Ten Crazy"). Lumpy and Cuddles appear in all three episodes. Lumpy dies twice while Cuddles dies once.
- Running Gag: Whenever someone dies, their remains are eaten by a flock of seagulls. This is done with Handy, Cuddles, and Flaky, in that order.
- This episode reveals that Cro-Marmot lives on top of a snowy hill encased in a giant glass dome, resembling a giant snow globe.
- In keeping with his love of sweets, Nutty's surfboard is colored red and white and has a striped pattern, resembling a candy cane.
- Nutty's urchin injury in this episode is very similar to Russell's blowfish injury in Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
- Flaky's death is similar to Lumpy and Giggles' onscreen deaths in Mime to Five, Lumpy's death in Pet Peeve, and Lumpy's injury before death in Just Desert.
- Nutty's death is similar to one of Toothy's deaths in his Easter Smoochie and one of Cuddles' deaths in his Pet Smoochie.
- This is the second time a character (Flaky) escapes an animal trying to kill them in the ocean (a shark), do not realize that they have hit dry land at first (until Flaky bumps into a tree), and then thinks that they are safe, only to be eaten by an animal shortly afterward. The first time is with Russell in Snow Place to Go.
- When Lumpy shows off his trophies, The Cursed Idol can be seen if one looks hard enough.
- The Mole pulling down Handy's zipper after hearing his cries of pain marks one of a few times The Mole responds to another person's pain (although he resumes back to work even though Handy screams even more after The Mole tries to help).
- Handy is out of character in this scene as well, as he is usually known to never ask someone for help no matter how frustrated he gets, but he goes out of his way to ask The Mole to zip him up.
- As The Mole is wearing ear muffs, he does not hear Lumpy's cries of agony when he slices the skin off his back.
- This episode and Double Whammy Part I both have 12 characters, with only 6 characters dying in both of them.
- According to the storyboards, originally, Toothy was going to be impaled on the buoy rather than Cuddles. This explains why he is seen wearing a surfing bib prior to the competition, yet cannot be seen during the competition. Otherwise, Cuddles would have survived in all three parts of the tenth full TV episode. It is also possible that Toothy might have decided not to go and that he gave Cuddles his surfing bib.
- The growls used for the sharks were reused from The Grizzly Bear from Take a Hike.
- This episode is Cro-Marmot's only starring role in the TV series.
- This is the first (and so far only) regular episode to star Cro-Marmot since Snow What? That's What!.
- Flaky's crab-like head in the closing scene is possibly a nod to the film "The Thing".
- Flaky's death in this episode may be a homage to Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds".
- The scene where Flaky narrowly escapes being devoured by sharks only to be killed by a coconut is possibly a reference to a well-known (but strange) statistic that more people are killed by coconuts each year than sharks.
- Fun Fact: The death count by sharks is only 10-15, while death by coconut is 150.
- Giggles and Petunia's injuries are similar to Nutty's in Icy You.
- The meaning of the moral, "make waves" means to cause difficulty in a negative way
- Lumpy breaks the fourth wall in this episode by nervously grinning at the audience after his "hair" flies off.
- The YouTube thumbnail for Part 2 partially spoils one of Lumpy's injuries. (Even though the thumbnail only shows Lumpy's head during the injury.)
- Of all the characters who dies in this episode, Cuddles' death is the least painful, while either Flaky's or Lumpy's is the most.
- Nutty and Cuddles are the only characters who do not scream during their deaths.
- This is one of the rare times when a character's (Flaky) brain is exposed but he/she remains alive (though she is devoured several seconds later). Other examples include Giggles in I've Got You Under My Skin and Lammy in All Work and No Play.
- This is the fourth episode where Flaky was killed by animals/predatory flowers, the first was Take a Hike, the second was Snow Place to Go, and the third was Idol Curiosity.


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There were no acts of piracy when the Neighborhood Dining Group sold the former Queen Anne's Revenge to Holy City Hospitality.
The Islander
Cuisine: Global seafood
Representative Dish: Cassava crusted grouper; ceviche trio; the Islander Roll
Address: 160 Fairchild St., Daniel Island
Phone: 388-6366
Web: theislanderdi.com, holycityhospitality.com
Bar: Full service bar
Hours: 5-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; bar opens daily at 4 p.m.
Food: 2 1/2
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3 1/2
Price: $$-$$$
Costs: Appetizers $7.99-$13.99; shellfish and raw bar $10.99-MP; sushi $5.99-$18.99; soups and salads $5.99-$10.99, entrees $10.99-$27.99, sides $2.99-$4.99; desserts $7.50-$9.50; children's menu $5.99-$11.99
Vegetarian Option: Limited unless one eats seafood
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Parking: Yes
Decibels: Inside 72; patio 78 (late in the week)
Other: Private dining space, catering, outdoor patio with misting fans; live music on the weekends. Check website for details. Coming: lunch and brunch; call or visit website for updates.
Conversion was quick and before you could sing a chorus of "One Love, One Heart," the pirate museum-restaurant mutinied into a sophisticated island oasis of cool, calm and charm.
What our stars mean
5 stars: Exceptional; sets a standard for dining excellence.
4 stars: Superior; worth a trip beyond your neighborhood or culinary comfort zone.
3 stars: Solid example of this type of dining.
2 stars: Adequate if you're in the neighborhood or seeking this type of dining.
1 star: Generally disappointing dining experience.
What our $ signs mean
One $: $5 to $15
Two $$: $15-$25
Three $$$: $25-$50
Four $$$$: $50 +
This is no kitschy island-themed restaurant of the 1950s: no shrunken heads, coconut shell mugs and mutant aquariums. No mounted puffer fish, rock walls or coral reefs. The Islander is not an old-school Polynesian place like Trader Vic's or Staten Island's Jade Island but draws its inspiration from the British Colonials. Pale walls eschew the heat and darkly colored furnishing of bamboo, cane and rattan expand and contract in humidity's sultry and languid wash.
The previous dining room serves as private event space and the once gallery of Blackbeard, Queen Anne's Revenge and the Golden Age of Piracy now sets sail with panels of basket-weave linen fabric gathered into weathered wood framing, creating a welcoming atrium of style and sophistication.
Coastal colors of aquamarine, sea glass, linen white and azure blue paint The Islander in the glow of good taste. Aerial prints of the beach life sparkle on the walls, capturing the tempo of Charleston's Island Town.
The former bar and lounge space is now The Islander's dining room. The new bar straddles both interior space and the expanded outdoor patio.
The new patio, framed in lattice fencing and topped with pergolas and open trellises with a generous display of greenery, belies the fact that it overlooks a parking lot and a Hampton Inn. The bar overhangs into the climate-controlled patio with misting fans and a portable air-conditioning unit working hard to keep you comfortable. High tops and dining tables complete the decor of the patio, a popular spot for cocktails and dining.
The Islander is the latest restaurant to open this year under the umbrella of Holy City Hospitality. It joins Michael's On The Alley, Victor Social Club and Vincent Chicco's Italian-American Restaurant. HCH promises "inventive cooking, gracious service, Lowcountry sensibility." On our visits to The Islander, it delivered.
A Culinary Institute of Charleston graduate, executive chef John Whisenant honed his skills at 39 Rue de Jean, The Fat Hen, Grill 225 and the Daniel Island Club. Eric Foor, who managed to keep his career hugging the coast at 11 Center St. (Folly Beach), Wild Dunes Resort and The Lettered Olive (Isle of Palms) serves as general manager.
A full complement of young servers are uniformed in khaki shorts or slacks (another Colonial import) and Islander monogrammed white shirts. They take their cues from Foor, managing the ebb and flow of customers and dishes.
If you are a fan of Coast Bar and Grill and Rue de Jean, you will be pleased. The Islander culls much of its menu from these sister properties.
Whisenant describes his menu as "a tropical blend of island cuisines." Apparently Japan is considered among the cays and keys that inspire the dining options at The Islander, as sushi commands a good portion of the menu.
Their signature Islander Roll stuffed with rock shrimp, salmon, tuna and yellowtail joins the scattered sushi platters called chirashi, the simple two-finger preparations of nigiri, corpulent maki rolls and substantial specialty combinations.
They practiced quite a bit of "catch" with the menu at Coast and "release" on The Islander: salt and pepper calamari, blue crab dip, Buffalo shrimp tacos, fried seafood, and shrimp and grits to name a few. Desserts also find common ground across the multiple HCH restaurants, including key lime pie, chocolate cake, cheesecake and banana bread pudding.
Seafood lovers are rewarded with an extensive menu of shellfish and finfish.
And as fried seafood begins to loosen its hold on our appetites, the kitchen at The Islander prepares grilled, pan-seared or blackened catch of the day.
The hot buttons of local and sustainable were not pushed at The Islander, but our server was well schooled about the day's catch.
Carnivores will find a menu provisioned with classic steaks and chops, a tropical twist with jerked chicken and a 10-ounce burger that can be blackened or grilled.
The Islander is a restaurant with a lot of moving (culinary) parts operating as a raw bar, sushi bar, fish camp and full-service restaurant. The quantity of choices can be a distraction both for the cooks and the diners.
Managing a global pantry of cassava, jerk, plantains, chipotles, salsa, kimchi, chimichurri, beurre blanc and ponzu can put a "con" in the fusion of the style and regions that appear on your plate.
To their credit, HCH is long on expertise, which is why it was hard to explain the spelling errors on the menu: "srirachia," "shitake" and "sautee" - oversights that seasoned operators usually catch - and the diversity of cuisines embraced on the menu.
This is not a kitchen where the foods are powdered, gelled or tweezed. Spice is freely embraced and the tomato-based conch chowder was laced with chiles' pungent warmth.
Oysters are skillfully handled and the baked oyster assortment suffered only from the repetitive use of Parmesan cheese in each preparation.
The roasted kale salad embraces the better-for-you bandwagon and delivers a mouthful of flavors.
This internationally integrated menu tours Jamaica, Argentina, Italy, France, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, Mexico and coastal USA. There is a price you pay for fresh seafood and a menu with an expansive inventory of ingredients.
And with its cocktail menu that embraces the World Cup with caipirinhas, the Lord's Proprietors with Pimm's Cup or fresh banana daiquiris buzzed on the spot, it is easy to fall under The Islander's spell.
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"I'm real excited and nervous," Darby admitted. " Not nervous about my assignments and everything like that, just nervous because it's my first college game. I'm really excited, really excited to be playing as a true freshman in this atmosphere as a division one football player."
Despite expecting to redshirt the 2010 season, Darby has found himself under much different circumstances and is now gearing up to take the field at Sun Devil Stadium as a true freshman. With many obstacles in his way throughout the years, Darby's strength and dedication to the game has only yielded positive results.
"It kind of was a surprise," Darby said. "But, then it wasn't because I knew coming out of high school that the ability that I had and I knew that if I put in the work, that I knew I would put in, I would be able to play. It was a surprise because the media and the newspapers thought that because of my grades, everybody thought I was going to redshirt but in my mind, I knew I would be able to play division one football as a true freshman.
"I always knew that, I just had to put in the work to make it happen."
The 2010 Millikan Senior High School graduate arrived at ASU in time to being fall camp and like the rest of the freshman group, immediately began adjusting to their new environment. The change of pace from high school to college is one element that caught Darby off guard, but is also one in which he as excelled.
"The speed, of course," Darby noted. "Learning. There's a big difference in learning the plays and stuff like that, its not like high school when one color means the whole defense, you have to learn responsibility and who holds the field and things like that. Speed, its fast, this game is fast. It's not like you can take a play off or make a check late because you've got to make it right away."
Darby, who as s senior led Millikan in passing and rushing and ranked third on the team in receiving, began fall camp as a member of the cornerbacks group, a unit that has the most depth ASU has seen in years. As camp progressed, the cornerback was moved to safety, a position in which he had experience, but quickly learned it would be more of an adjustment than he initially thought.
"It's been tough," Darby stated. "Its been real hard because when I was at corner it was easier and a lot simpler and at corner it was just a lot more footwork type of things, I knew how to press, I knew how to get deep and things like that, its just a lot of footwork. But when I transferred to safety, it was like I had to learn a whole new position. It was hard. And now I have to know a lot of run-fits and checks and all types of things so it's tough."
As a unit, the Sun Devil defense was ready to step in a help Darby on and off the field in order to prepare the true freshman for the upcoming game day. With the confidence and encouragement of his teammates, a few in particular, Darby was able to thrive at this new assignment.
"Yeah, there have been a couple of players that have helped me," Darby noted. "Omar (Bolden), Deveron (Carr), Clint (Floyd), Keelan (Johnson), Max (Tabach), almost all the defense because they know my ability and that I can play with them so they just want to make sure that I am up to par and everything like that and ready for Saturday."
Struggling throughout high school to maintain the academic standards to play collegiate football, Darby spent nearly his entire senior year getting back on track. Taking more classes than any other senior in his high school, Darby was committed to earning his spot as a Sun Devil.
"When they were first recruiting me," Darby recollected. "I was missing four core classes to be eligible to play division one football so I had to drop a lot of classes and I ended up taking nine classes my senior year. I had to drop my two football classes for working out and I lost a lot of free time and I was coming to school at like 6 in the morning to do work and I was the only senior there on the last day of school doing work.
"I took nine classes my senior year, I didn't have a senior year, and so it was tough.
"But the way I see it now, it's hard to fail. The way the system is set up, as much studying as they make you do, it's hard to fail. It kind of feels easier to me because I do my homework now without anybody telling me. Now I feel like I'm grounded, as far as school work wise and I feel like I know why I'm here and what I've got to do to stay here, so it's easier."
After being bypassed by other schools due to his academic situation, Darby was losing confidence in the idea of leaving his hometown of Long Beach, Calif. until the call came from Arizona State.
"It was a great feeling," Darby recalled. "I had a lot of schools on me but with my grades a lot of schools dropped off. I was down, I was sad some nights, I was real sad and thinking I might not make it out and I don't know what I'm going to do.
"Then ASU came along, they called me early in the morning and said they wanted me bad and they would do anything in their power to get me and I just put a smile on my face. Ever since that day I was just smiling, I knew whatever it takes; I'm going to do it. I was blessed and I'm really grateful for them coming along, and I'm just happy."
Growing up in under unfortunate circumstances, Darby spent the majority of his life with his parents coming and going from jail, while living in one of the most difficult neighborhoods in Long Beach. Despite the struggles in his family life, Darby was even more determined to remain focused on reaching his goals by staying out of trouble and occupied with sports.
"It's been rough my entire life but the term I like to use is the light at the end of the tunnel," Darby said. "I was surrounded by a lot of darkness and a lot of bad things but I always knew that there would be light at the end of the tunnel for me. I could always see that light, it wasn't bright but I always saw a little bit of the light and I always said, 'that's where I've got to go, that's what I've got to get.'
"Whatever happens in my life, I know I've got to stay on that straight path, away from drugs, away from all the bad things. Football kind of kept me grounded; well it did keep me grounded. Football and basketball and running track all kept my grounded, it took away my free time and everything like that. I just kept my eye on that light that I see."
Without a stable home environment, Darby found refuge in his stepdad. Having such a positive role model and teacher in his life has undoubtedly helped and encouraged him get where he is today, on and off the field.
"My stepdad, Eric, coached me since I was 7-years-old in football," Darby said. "He always told me 'we'll make it big one day just stay focused' and everything like that. He took me in and I lived with him a lot of my life and he just coached me every single day coming home from school. My stepdad, my coaches, my aunties, and my sisters too, they love me so they always shot me straight."
Despite his trials and tribulations so early in life, the young athlete has much to look forward to in the coming years. Beginning his freshman season as a Sun Devil, and knowing in his mind that he is one step closer to fulfilling his dreams, Darby is at a point in his life where he is thriving.
"I'm happy," Darby admitted. "I'm happy and I know everybody back home is proud of me and everybody that knows me and had read my stories or seen my stories, I know they're happy for me too and that just makes me happy.
"Coming from a rough life and a rough background, I think I'm kind of motivation for a lot of people out there to see that no matter what you can still do it, you can get where I'm at, and don't let anything stop you."


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StarCraft II
Seven matches, seven deaths, seven victories.
Blizzard's worldwide headquarters in Irvine, CA. Less than a week after Blizzard opened the doors to an international group of writers from across the globe, we were invited down a closed, head-to-head play session of StarCraft II -- just the two of us, playing the Terran, Protoss, and newly-revamped Zerg as we saw fit. And play we did over six long, brutal (for Jeff, anyway) hours of real-time strategizing.
The Players
The newly ensconced editor-in-chief of Electronic Gaming Monthly isn't exactly a hardcore PC gamer, but he is a hardcore Blizzard fanatic, and anything StarCraft or Diablo-related falls under his personal jurisdiction. More specifically, he's a StarCraft freak, having spent the better part of four years after the release of StarCraft: Brood War playing the game and testing his custom maps until 6 a.m. every morning. That made him the perfect person to sic on 1UP.com's PC Games editor-in-chief...
Outmatched, outmaneuvered, and outnumbered (yet never outclassed) for the better part of six hours, Les Grenfant Terrible took his knocks like a champ, despite never having more than a snowball's chance in hell during summer at halting the terrible swarm of Milky's forces wherever he went, which, once it began, poured on like the thick, wet cement of death. This feature documents the most fun Jeff ever had losing at a game for six hours straight. Have you ever enjoyed losing at something so horribly for such a sustained period of time? If so, then your name must be 'Jeff Green.'
The Maps
Name: Burning Rift
Dimensions: 128x152
Tileset: Char [Volcanic]
Length of Match: 43 minutes
Victory! Milky [Zerg]
Defeat! Jeff [Terran]
Name: Scrap Yard
Dimensions: 160x160
Tileset: Braxis Alpha [Space Platform]
Length of Match: 9 minutes
Victory! Milky [Zerg]
Defeat! Jeff [Zerg]
Name: Kulas Ravine
Dimensions: 160x168
Tileset: Bel'Shir [Jungle]
Length of Match: 1 hour 6 minutes
Victory! Milky [Zerg]
Defeat! Jeff [Zerg]
Name: Quicksand
Dimensions: 160x160
Tileset: MarSara [Wasteland]
Length of Match: 40 minutes
Victory! Milky [Zerg]
Defeat! Jeff [Terran]
Map: Quicksand
Length of Match: 52 minutes
Victory! Milky [Zerg]
Defeat! Jeff [Terran]
Map: Quicksand
Length of Match: 40 minutes
Victory! Milky [Terran]
Defeat! Jeff [Zerg]
Map: Kulas Ravine
Length of Match: 34 minutes
Victory! Milky [Zerg]
Defeat! Jeff [Terran]
The War
James Mielke: So, Jeff, you're not really any good at StarCraft are you? I mean, I know this. I just want to hear you say it.
Jeff Green: I am not very good at StarCraft. At least not now, in 2008. At one time, when I was a younger man and had more brain cells, I was better. I beat Brood War multiple times!
Milky: Yeah, but...really? I'm pretty sure an even fundamental grasp of StarCraft -- and not Age of Empires -- would have resulted in at least temporary defense of some sort in, around, or in front of your base.
Jeff: This is true. But it also depends on your definition of "fundamental grasp." Because while you may have been "playing to win," because you're a bully, I was just kind of casually perusing the tech tree rather than concentrating on, say, a "strategy." Anyway, that's my story.
Milky: You don't casually peruse the tech tree when I say "OK, let's do this." You casually peruse the tech tree by yourself with the CPU set to 'best friend.'
Jeff: Which is what I did during those matches I played without you. One of which I actually won, by the way.
Milky: OK, so I've established that your idea of defense is -- when you play as the unwieldy, overweight Terrans, which is most of the time -- an unsecured bunker with zero Siege Tank support and no turrets to detect invisible units. And on the basis of this, you expect me to believe you actually played the game back in 1998?
Jeff: I only had no Siege Tank support because you already wiped me out before I had teched up enough to get them. Anyway, I never was much of a turtle. My fundamental philosophy of war is: Defense is for sissies!
Milky: Easy to say that when you never had any. The only thing that redeems you here is the fact that I've seen worse. Like when I went to an interview at IGN back in 2000 and beat them in a 5-on-1 match. My favorite part was in that match against you where I literally covered the map with creep, marching my Queen around like she was the boss of you, spraying her viscous brown placenta over 95 percent of the map. Remember how you wondered why you couldn't even leave your own base? Lurkers, son. Lurkers. Lurkers.
Jeff: Yeah, those Lurkers need nerfing. Yeah, I went there. Anyway, I will claim one more time -- speaking of defense, or defensiveness -- that I was too busy just checking the new stuff out to get into a hardcore strategy mindset. For example, while you were busy amassing your 8 billion Zerg units, I was simply running my marines back and forth just to watch the Supply Depots sink into the ground, because it was so neat!
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With E-Evo work pushed back (and maybe abandoned) and a complete rework of the large car line postponed until 2017 or later, Chrysler announced in late 2012 that it would have an unexpected L-car refresh, covering Charger and 300/300C. Thus, the 2015 Dodge Charger (to be unveiled in mid-2014) will not be the completely new car some expected, but is likely to be a polish-and-update of the current cars.
Most observers expect the 2015 Charger and 300C to get eight-speed automatics as standard equipment across the line, which would help the V6 police car to compete more effectively against Chevy's V8 Caprice, and could cut operating costs for police departments regardless of which engine they choose. By then, the eight-speed should have amassed a good reputation for reliability and durability, including the Chrysler-rejiggered version built in Indiana. UConnect 2, full parking assist, and other gizmos are also de rigeur for the refreshed cars.
What is less likely, perhaps, is a major revision to the front suspension, moving from the Mercedes-influenced high-wishbone design to Maserati's new low-stacked wishbone, as seen in the Maserati Ghibli. However, Chrysler engineers are likely to do what they can to edge closer to the livelier Maserati configuration, without causing too much disruption at the plant. Currently, we expect that the Charger, Challenger, and 300C will each be phased in at different times, which may limit how much each model can be changed. Ralph Gilles has already told us that the 300C will not be moving to the new Chrysler styling theme for this refresh, because the changes would be too extensive. The rear suspension may or may not adopt some of the Ghibli tuning changes, where time and cost permit.
The speculative rendering above wraps current Dodge cues around the shape of the Ghibli, and might be a rough pointer as to where the Charger will end up in its 2017-2020 reincarnation. You can see a more forward-looking rendering and an overlay of the Charger over the Ghibli, along with a rear view (based on 1999 Charger, 2013 Charger, and Ghibli) and more details on our 2015 Dodge Charger page.
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I am at the bottom of the Hollywood food chain, to say the least. Whenever I deal with film industry types I feel like a strung out Dennis Hopper rambling about Marlon Brando's tribal leader in "Apocalypse, Now": "I'm a little man, I'm a little man. He's a great man!"
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Tracy Morgan gets big laughs - and some unexpected exposure at the Pabst
Controversial comic and "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan was a wild man performing stand-up at the Pabst Theater Sunday night. That's to be expected.
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WTMJ-TV (Channel 4), WTMJ-AM (620) and WLUM-FM (102.1) won station-of-the-year honors at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards Saturday night in Madison.
WTMJ-TV won for TV station of the year, while WTMJ-AM won for news and talk radio station of the year. WLUM won for music station of the year. All won in the large-market category. »Read Full Article(8)
Soulstice Theatre delivers shimmering 'Memory of Water'
Coming from north by northwest, take I-794 to Howard Ave. Make two quick lefts and you've arrived at the St. Francis-based digs of Soulstice Theatre, home to a tiny, gutsy troupe which - when the stars align, as they often do - offers a night out that can rival much of what's available downtown, at half the price.
The constellation appearing on the Soulstice stage right now - in a production of Shelagh Stephenson's "The Memory of Water," under David Ferrie's direction - is definitely worth the trip. »Read Full Article
Next Act's 'Irma Vep' haunted by earlier version
In the second act of Charles Ludlam's madcap "The Mystery of Irma Vep," now on stage at Next Act Theatre, a frightened Lady Enid (a cross-dressed John McGivern) turns to housekeeper Jane Twisden (a cross-dressed Norman Moses) and pines for the protective presence of Nicodemus, her faithful manservant.
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On if he's looking forward to being reunited with another fellow Florida Gator, Mike Pouncey: "Absolutely. Absolutely. I'm real cool with Mike Pouncey and looking forward to being back in Florida as well."
On what he brings ot the position and what his goals are as a rookie: "Just to be able to help out as best as I can, wherever the coach needs me, wherever the team needs me. I would like to go in there and be an impact immediately. However I can do that, I would be happy to."
On his skill set and his strengths: "I think I tackle real well and I also cover real well. Those are both things that I know I'm going to get better at as time goes by more so. I think I have a lot of ability. I have a lot of hope for the future knowing I'm going to get better. I'm looking forward to that."
On what percent he dropped into coverage at Florida: "About 60 percent. They always had me all over the place. Sometimes, they had me playing safety. So I was all over the place."
On how much playing in the SEC will benefit him: "Oh, the most. Every week was like an NFL game it seemed like. There was never really a week off. Every team we faced, they can beat us any given day. So the coaching and the amount of experience I got in the SEC, I can't take back on anything."
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On whether he can be a seem threat and be a factor in the red zone: "Yes sir, absolutely. I am an all-around tight end and I can do everything. I'm going to do whatever I can to make this team better and do whatever they ask me."
On what he thinks he does best between blocking, and catching: "I believe both. I came a long way, I've been putting a lot of work in and blocking and catching this season is my specialty. So I'm just working on being a versatile tight tend and being that all-around guy."
On whether he had a lot of communication with the Dolphins before the draft: "I talked to them at the combine, they flew me here for a visit and I spent some time with them, so a lot of time I spent with the Dolphins. I'm just excited to be a member of the program."
On what he was proud of from his experience last season: "Just improving of the last couple years. Just improving and doing what Michigan State wanted me to do; being an all-around tight end, a blocking tight end for the most part. I did my role, I did my job and I did everything that they asked me to do and I succeeded."
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The unusual mash-up of anime and Disney in Square Enix's action role-playing title, Kingdom Hearts, has been acclaimed since its initial PS2 release. Following a string of successful sequels, the series is now coming to the PlayStation Portable in prequel form. We've got the latest screens of the game in action.
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For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
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by Patricia Morrisroe
In this readable but ultimately opaque biography, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe—now best known for his explicit portfolio of portraits from New York City's S&M demimonde—comes across as a green-eyed robot programmed for gay sex. He seems to have been game for just about anything except a mutilation ritual involving a razor-wielding transvestite. According to Morrisroe, a writer at New York magazine, Mapplethorpe, who died of AIDS at age 42 in 1989, seems never to have read a book, seen a movie, voiced a political opinion, subscribed to a newspaper, bought an album or told a joke. His existence was pretty much just darkrooms—and dark rooms. Oh, and he collected objets d'art. According to the author, he was also a vicious racist, despite his famous studio portraits of black men (that's the one genuine shock). He doesn't exactly grow on you.
None of this is much help in trying to make sense of why Mapplethorpe's art is indeed art, as opposed to porn with the astonishing good fortune to be shown in galleries and museums. None of this makes you care. A biography of a robot, no matter how kinky the circuitry, is a self-defeating project. (Random House, $27.50)
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Recently (New Years Eve to be exact) my oldest xs4300 unit started emitting a hum on channel 1 although the channel passed audio.
The particular rack the unit is in is used approximately 10 times per year for outdoor concert and indoor (rather loud) DJ'd events.
The hum does not seem to be consistent though..... I can power the rack up and all is fine but after a while the hum starts....or sometimes there is no hum for hours..
I have disconnected the signal source for the amp and the hum is still present when there is only the amp hooked up to the speaker...I have also swapped speaker cables.
Since I use the rack for "sound for hire" gigs I cannot afford to have issues...
Maybe it's a "ribbon cable issue" as per the original xti amps... Should I open the amp up and re-seat the ribbon cables??
I am sure that the unit is out of warranty....
Does Crown still service these units?
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Winter Breakfast: Warm Applesauce with Cheddar & Almonds
is easy to make! In a pinch, you can peel, core and cube a few apples (about two per person) and throw them in a sauce pan with a tiny bit of water. Cover with a lid and keep the flame low, stirring frequently until the apples start to soften. Mash slightly with a fork and you're done!
Applesauce with Cheddar Cheese and Almonds 1 - 1 1/2 cups applesauce per person 1/4 cup small cheddar cheese cubes per person Toasted almonds, to taste To make this, simply but carefully warm some applesauce in a sauce pan (applesauce can scorch easily.) If you don't have toasted almonds on hand, toast a few handfuls in your toaster oven (watch carefully!) or oven until they start to crisp and pop. Pull out immediately. Ladle the warm applesauce into bowls and scatter the cheddar and almonds on top. If you're really hungry or about to go on a long hike or shovel the driveway, you may want to serve this with a bowl of hot oatmeal, preferably steel cut, sprinkled with brown sugar and cinnamon. This will take the apple pie analogy almost to completion!Related: Faith's DIY Applesauce (Image: Dana Velden)


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Pre-Paying the ob?
Proud Momma to Rohan James and Liam Jacob born May 14, 2009
my insurance deductible is $2000. Every visit to the OB, I have to pay $200 until i meet $2000. It's easier that way, that way when baby is born, I won't be slammed with a $2000 bill, and that way dr. get's paid, and i'm not freaking out about a $2000 bill as soon as baby is born.
Married to the best man alive since 5/31/08
SAHM to the most beautiful baby girl Violet Rayne born April 27, 2009, and expecting #2 Feb 28, 2013
I have to prepay for my MW. They said I could either do monthly payments or a lump sum in January.
Jess - SAHM
angel ^Sept '08^
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hard for all you ladies!! I'm from
Canada and we don't pay for anything
here. Universal health care is really
great. I couldn't imagine having to save
money to have a baby.
Married my bestfriend in 2011, together since 2005!
Moma to Molly Jo (5/20/08)
Pregnant with #2 EDD Valentine's Day 2013!
Proud Momma to Rohan James and Liam Jacob born May 14, 2009
I am pretty sure you do not have to pre-pay if you are not comfortable because legally you are not responsible for anything until you have an EOB unless you are paying for a co-pay. If you have any questions about it I would definitely contact your insurance company.
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