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|Kerret Malconnen
|Lorant Pelus
"Crossbow?!" Lorant looks at Kaylee in surprise, but them remembers some of his training. He quickly brings up his shield and lowers his body into a half-crouch, trying to cover as much of himself with the shield as possible.
Total Defense. +4 to AC.
- Kaylee moves to R-20 and waits.
- Kerret moves to R-21.
- Lorant switches places with pip and goes into total defense.
- Where is Pip?
- Vastar makes a move for R-20. Upon realizing Kaylee is already positioned there he moves to R-19 instead.
- ????.
From behind the door the sound of worried shuffling can be heard.
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Round 25 Begins Now
|Lorant Pelus
"Get ready, I'll open it!" Lorant glances back at the others and then pulls open the door.
Move action: Open door. I'll wait on a rest until we see what happens when the door opens.
|Lorant Pelus
|Kerret Malconnen
|Pip Nimblefinger
|Kaylee Pruitt
Kaylee looks quizzically at Kerret. I'm fairly certain that I heard the crossbow from behind this door. Looking at Lorant and Pip Don't smash it down, there may be survivors inside. We can come back and try talking to them. For now, let us find if anyone is in immediate danger.
|Lorant Pelus
"I'm going to break it down. If there are survivors in there, we can help them and get them out. If there's something else in there, we need to deal with it."
Without waiting for anyone to stop him, Lorant takes a step back and then aims a kick right at the door latch.
Strength check to break down the door. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Everybody stands back as Lorant Kicks the door in an attempt to open it. The door is obviously barricaded from the other side as it only opens 1/3 the way.
From the inside a hand wielding a Light Crossbow pokes out and shoots randomly into the hallway.
1=Kaylee (Re-Roll)
5=Vastar (Re-Roll)
Who to Hit: 1d5 ⇒ 1 Re-Roll
Who to Hit: 1d5 ⇒ 2
Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18 Hit
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4
The crossbow Bolt hits Kerret for 4 Damage. The arm returns within the door and the sounds of re-loading can be heard.
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Round 26 Begins Now
|Kerret Malconnen
You poxy whoreson! Kerret gasps as the bolt lodges deep in his shoulder. Well, if that's how you want to play it, that's how we'll play it!
The young man rushes up next to Lorant and pokes his hand through the gap in the door before bathing the room in sorcerous flames.
Move to T21, defensively cast burning hands
Concentration: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 vs. DC 17
hitting squares U 19-21 and V 19-21.
DC 16 Reflex save for half of
3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 4, 3) + 3 = 14 fire damage.
|Lorant Pelus
What that a human hand, a skeletal hand, or something else?
"Whoa! Lorant shouts as Kerret sprays fire into the room. He takes a small step back and slams into the doorway with his shoulder, hoping to dislodge the barricade more and have enough room to slide past the door.
Don't quite know what this is mechanically. Strength check again? Bull Rush?
Strength check 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
You poxy whoreson! Kerret gasps as the bolt lodges deep in his shoulder. Well, if that's how you want to play it, that's how we'll play it!
The young man rushes up next to Lorant and pokes his hand through the gap in the door before bathing the room in sorcerous flames.
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Kerret, did you see who that was? Another trap?
|Kerret Malconnen
Kerret, did you see who that was? Another trap?
All I saw was the hand and the crossbow, and I hope they're both burnt to cinders!
|Pip Nimblefinger
Kerret runs up and wraps his arm around to the inside of the door and sets the room a blaze. From inside you can hear the distinct sound of a body hitting the floor. Lorant then proceeds to have another go at forcing the door open. He is successful at getting past the barricade and the door swings open.
???? Con Check: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17
Inside the room you see a man lying on the ground unconscious. He is burnt but his condition looks to be stable.
The rest looks as if it's some sort of safe-room. There is a large supply of Food, Water, Bedding, Lanterns, Oil and a few potion vials. The room is Lit by an everburning torch hanging up on the wall. You can tell that this room was never meant for long term use. Everything that is here is practically new but is lying about in a huge mess.
Change of Pace:
So long as you are within this room you are not confined to using turn-by-turn actions. You may take free form actions and speech so long as you are situated within the room. As soon as you leave the room you will be forced to return to using turn-by-turn actions.
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Round 27 Begins Now
|Kerret Malconnen
Kerret slumps into the room, shoulder throbbing. Can someone help me with this thing? I think I may have lost some blood...
The young man looks around, What is this place?
Who is that, and what's in all those vials?
He softly chants a spell, invoking his arcane sight.
Cast detect magic, survey the contents of the room.
Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Knowledge(Arcana): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Knowledge(Local): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13 untrained
|Lorant Pelus
Lorant pushes his way into the room past the door and surveys the scene. "Kaylee, come quick! Kerret's hurt and this man is too. I don't know who he is, but he looks familiar. When he wakes up, we can question him." Lorant puts away his sword and looks through the supplies, trying to determine how many people these supplies may be for. He pays close attention to the amount of bedding.
Enter the room, search the supplies
Perception 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
I sink to my knees in prayer, concerned at my friends' wounds and not wanting this strange man to die unnecessarily: "Lord Erastil, guardian of community, help us now in our hour of need."
channel energy: 1d6 ⇒ 3
|Pip Nimblefinger
|Kaylee Pruitt
Kaylee races down the hallway in time to feel the healing burst from Vastor. Thank you, Vastor
She continues on into the room to examine the fallen villager. Glaring at both Lorant and Kerret as she enters, she speaks angrily. Do you two have to be so RECKLESS!! You've almost killed one of the people that we are supposed to be saving!
She stops her rant long enough to examine her patient, checking on his breathing and the extent of his burns. Heal: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Did you find anything, Pip? she asks as she begins to take a look around the room for anything that could be used as bandages. Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Despite Kaylee's demeanor, I find this situation to be humorous myself
|Lorant Pelus
"Hey, he shot at us! And it wasn't me, it was Kerret burning him! I just tried to get into the room." Lorant points to Kerret like a 5-year old trying to get out of trouble.
He grabs a blanket and hands it to Kaylee. "Here, we can cut this into bandages." He pulls out his dagger and starts to cut the blanket into strips.
|Kerret Malconnen
Reckless?!?!Kerret stares incredulously at Kaylee, I just saved all our skins! He was trying to kill us, or maybe you didn't notice the crossbow bolts! He shakes the bloody dart in his fist before throwing it down at Kaylee's feet. I don't know who he is, but there is something wrong with that man. Didn't you hear him talking? And frankly, I put enough fire in this room to cook an ox. But he's still breathing. Doesn't that strike you as a trifle odd?
He shakes his head. It was life and death Kaylee, and I don't need your handwringing and second guesses.
Kerret picks up the healing potions and hands one each to Lorant and Pip.
Here, I'm sure we'll be needing these before too long. He then takes stock of the room's remaining contents.
Perception: 10 + 5 = 15 take10
I try to soothe my friends' nerves, Hey now, You too are old friends, we all are. We need to help each other out. Down here we need to keep calm and figure out what is really going on.
I pause, scatch my head and look at the injured man: I kinda think I've seen him around... maybe? We don't know if he's an evil killer who summons the undead or a friend of the mayor's whose been stuck in here surrounded by monsters.
I might call on Erastil for his support again: then we can speak to the man. He's no threat with his crossbow out of his hands and Lorant standing by.
I look around the little room: Can we bar the door again, while we're in here?
If nobody objects then I shall use my last channel 1d6 ⇒ 6 in the hope of bringing Kerret and the man back to better health and better spirits.
|Kerret Malconnen
Vastar, if you're going to heal him, let's make sure he isn't a threat first. We should check him for weapons and tie him up.
Kerret is as good as his word and strips away any weapons the man might have, including his crossbow. He makes a thorough search of the man's clothes and checks that there isn't anything nearby that could be used to harm the party (including lamp oil). He also takes any bolts the man may have had to replenish his own supply, then casts about for some rope or twine.
|Lorant Pelus
- The man has no identification.
- In the room you find all the items listed above and the mans Masterwork Crossbow.
- The door can be barred again should you wish.
- The extent of the mans wounds is no longer life threatening due to Vastars healing. He is starting to come around. I just don't have time to complete the post at the moment so I'll allow for a little more RP first.
- If you have picked up or dispersed items to other players make sure to keep track of it in your inventory.
|Kerret Malconnen
Kerret binds the man using the strips Lorant cut at wrists and ankles, tying his hands behind his back, and then attaching the wrist and ankle bindings together. He takes his time and makes sure that there is no slack. Once that is done, he takes up the man's much finer crossbow and places his own on an out of reach shelf. He loads a bolt into the new crossbow, and trains it on the man.
Alright, let's see what he has to say for himself.
|Kaylee Pruitt
Kerret, I apologize for snapping at you and Lorant but please don't be so hostile towards this man. For all you know, he may have lost his sanity watching his friends die. Keep the crossbow ready but don't aim it at him. She then pulls out her waterskin and crouches down by the man, waiting for him to wake.
Hey, hey, calm down. We're here to help, to get you home safe. We're the good guys.
I move slowly nearer, keeping my hands down, my posture non-aggressive and my voice low.
diplomacy: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18
|Lorant Pelus
Lorant closes the door and shoves some of the barricade back against it. "There, we should be safe now." He takes the healing potion from Kerret. He waits for the man to calm down.
|Kerret Malconnen
Kerret has the good grace to look abashed at Kaylee's words. I didn't think about that,[/b[ he mumbles. [B]Sorry for being such a hothead.
He trains the crossbow off the man and says to him, Are you all right, sir? What's your name, and where are the rest of the townsfolk? Don't worry, we took care of those skeletons.
Aid Another(Diplomacy): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
|Pip Nimblefinger
The man calms down. He is still frightened but can speak coherently and clearly enough that you can understand him now. Something is obviously not right about this man. He has lost his mind.
"You killed the Walking Bones? Have you found them?"
- Pip, you finally manage to place this man. He is Roldare, a local Cobbler from Kassen.
Roldare sobs. Were he not tied up he would curl up into a tiny ball and cry.
"I don't know!!! We came here 3 days ago to prepare for your arrival. The 5 of us managed to have the first 3 rooms ready when we were attacked by Angry Bones 4 days ago. Ive been hiding here ever since. Then it came and took her."
|Lorant Pelus
|Kerret Malconnen
|Kaylee Pruitt
We will do our best to get Dimira back.Kaylee states. She pauses for second with concern. The one with the voice of death? What more can you tell us of him? She won't push him to answer if his condition begins to worsen. She helps him steady on his feet and prepares to take him back to the entrance.


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Freaky Age's new single 'Heart Is Gold' is out now! Buy it at iTunes and go over to StuBru.be to vote in 'De Afrekening' & Radio 1's 'VOX' list!
Freaky Age - Masks (offical videoclip)
"Full of bluesy-rock-n'roll…album Living In Particular Ways is a corker" BEAT SURRENDER,UK
"Freaky Age takes you on a speed-date with the dirtiest, grittiest and most exciting out of seven centuries of horny guitar-violence." HUMO MAGAZINE
"Catchy, deliciously nonchalant, deadly efficient, dreadfully precise." GODDEAU
"Enthusiastic and extremely cool." SOUNDSLIKE
"Tight, energetic, catchy." FESTIVALINFO
Freaky Age is a young alternative rock band formed in the capital Brussels. With an average age of 14 years old they entered Humo's Rock Rally (in 2006), an important music contest. They were able to get into the final round of the competition which really kick started their career. 'Time Is Over' (released in 2007) became the first single, and the songs that followed also pushed through to the top of the charts on radio channels like Studio Brussels and Pure FM.
The first album Every Morning Breaks Out was released in 2008 under V2 Records. The singles 'John What's The Use' and 'Every Morning Breaks out' were often played on the radio and their catchy melodies were hummed all along the country. But it was 'Where Do We Go Now' that really gave Freaky Age the label of successful rock stars. The single remained in The Afrekening (the alternative rock charts on Studio Brussels) for 23 weeks and stayed firmly on the top spot for 4 consecutive weeks.
Album number two, Living In Particular Ways, followed in May 2010. With this record and with the singles 'Excitement In The Morning Light' and 'Never See The Sun' they caught more attention of the media. This resulted in nominations for the TMF Awards and the MIA's (Music Industry Awards). Freaky Age played a lot of important Belgian festivals that summer, for example Pukkelpop, Les Ardentes and Marktrock. When the boundaries of Belgium started to feel a bit too narrow, they decided to play in The Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, the UK and South By Southwest in the USA. This last showcase festival made sure Freaky Age conquered stages in legendary clubs like The Factory in Manchester.
In 2011 it was time to get back into the studio to record a new album. Das Pop- guitarist and producer Reinhardt Vanbergen (who had also worked for The Hickey Underworld) was the ideal person to guide Freaky Age in the process of new discoveries and pushing the boundaries.
It became an intense year, searching for a new sound that would eventually get inserted by a clear sensitive note. (From The Heart Of) Glitter Lake is a varied album with melodic piano parts and strings. Freaky Age introduced the record to the audience on the main stage of Pukkelpop 2012, where the single 'Masks' immediately proved that the new musical turn was the right decision. With 'Heart Is Gold,' the latest release, they are able to plant their flag steadier into the musical landscape.
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The Steelworks Museum is housed in the former CF&I Medical Dispensary, built in 1901.
The museum features exhibits related to all facets of CF&I and related industries' impacts on the American West. Examples include the histories of:
- Western industrialization
- Coal and iron mining
- Steel production
- The Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado and Wyoming railroads
- Labor issues
- Western immigration
Steelworks Museum with CF&I Mine Rescue Car No. 1
|Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
|Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day
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Wood County a leader in teacher certification
CHARLESTON – Wood County teachers led the state in receiving national certification last year, according to state officials.
Sixty-one West Virginia teachers earned National Board Certification for 2012, the highest credential in the teaching profession.
In 2012, Wood County educators Ernest Wayne Clark, Tracy C. Fauber, Whitny Margaret Gesell, Joanna Theresa Mulligan, Jaime Seltzer and Brenda Lee Twyman earned certification. In Jackson County, Patricia Gayle Anderson and Leslie C. Haynes earned the designation.
Wood County far and away has the most National Board Certified Teachers with 79, according to the West Virginia Department of Education. Cabell County is a distant second with 55.
Judy Johnson, director of curriculum for Wood County Schools, said officials are proud of teachers who go through the intensive process to become certified. She credited the efforts of Frieda Owen for the county's large pool of certified teachers.
Johnson said Owen, a former assistant superintendent, began working with teachers to achieve certification when the program first started in the last 1980s.
Owen, who retired in 2011, continues to work with groups of educators to pursue certification.
Tammy McKnight, a curriculum director for Wood County schools, said Owen has helped publicize the certification and provide support as educators wade through the process.
"She felt it was very important for teachers to go through this in terms of professional development and let everyone know teachers are professionals."
National Board Certification is a voluntary assessment program designed to recognize and reward.
National board certified teachers successfully demonstrate advanced teaching knowledge, skills and practices. Certification is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based assessment that typically takes one to three years to complete. As part of the process, teachers build a portfolio that includes student work samples, assignments, videotapes and a thorough analysis of their classroom teaching. Additionally, teachers are assessed on their knowledge of the subjects they teach.
The certification is expensive, costing about $2,000 for materials, Johnson said.
Johnson said the work that goes into achieving certification involves weekends, nights and holidays spent writing.
"It involves an enormous amount of their time," she said.
"It makes you examine what am I doing to make this profession better for me, my students and other teachers." McKnight said.
McKnight acknowledged a lot of teachers do it for the significant pay raise. Board certified teachers receive a $3,500 pay raise from the state and a matching amount from the Wood County Board of Education.
Certified teachers are also in high demand across the country and almost guaranteed a job, Johnson said.
The teachers who achieved certification will be recognized by the Wood County Board of Education at its Jan. 22 meeting.
"The reason we have more (certified teachers) is because of the support group, and having a person such as Owen who has been trained to assist in this process," Johnson said.


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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To remove or unload from a cart.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- transitive v. To take from, or set free from, a cart; to unload.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To unload or discharge from a cart.
un- + cart (Wiktionary)
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Studying our microbial flora began with the advent of constantly evolving sequencing techniques. The human microbiome project began in the gut to discover not only how microorganisms affect the gut physiology, but also how the total combined gut flora acts as a whole to affect the human host and possible pathogens. The vast numbers of microbial communities that are found within a human host remain unstudied, thus microbial influences on human development, physiology and immunity remain largely unknown. Initial human microbiome studies focus on the identification of bacterial phylogeny based on the 16s rRNA sequencing. Within the 16s rRNA gene, unique hypervariable regions are PCR amplified and subsequently sequenced. This transition to a high throughput sequencing technique has opened a new door for microbial identification techniques. Current 16s surveys of the environment and microbiomes suggest that a small fraction of microbes have been discovered. Only 38% of the bacteria identified in the human intestine had been previously seen, and a total of 80% of the identified bacteria by pyrosequencing techniques were considered to be uncultivable. Through the use of high-through put sequencing, millions of sequences are produced. Bioinformatic tools such as QIIME (Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology) are used to decode these complex datasets. Each dataset can consist of thousands of sequences from one organism, which are clustered into individual operational taxonomic units (OTUs). Specific OTUs will vary from patient to patient. However, there are a core set of OTUs in a specific environment and treatment / disease state.
My dissertation project focuses on characterizing various microbiomes of the upper respiratory system including the sinus, middle ear, tonsils, and nasal passages. I hypothesize that there is a core microbiome in the healthy state of all individuals. As a chronic infection takes place the microbiome shifts. I hope to characterize the microbiome of these various environments and provide insight to the ecological dynamics of the bacterial interactions as they shift to a chronic disease state.
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After A Long Journey
Dear Supporters, After a year of hard work and dedication with hopes of changing the political establishment, I have fallen short. I received almost 2,300 votes. The optimistic person that I am, until election day, I was certain that people throughout my district would see the truths that I was exposing and transfer their support […]
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Due to election day GOTV (Get Out The Vote), Dan's campaign office will only be open from 10:30 am to 3 pm on Tuesday, June 26th. If you need to contact someone from the campaign, please call (347) 693-1019. And, please, remember to vote!
Watch Congressional Candidates Debate
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Dan Receives Endorsement From Anliang Chinese Merchant Association
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Final Fundraiser in New York's Arts & Culture District
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle Headline: "After 20 easy years, Velázquez has a challenge"
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Nydia Velazquez Named the Most Anti-Small Business Rep. in Congress
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Velazquez Off Target
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O'Connor Announces Chief Campaign Counsel
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Candidate Forum: Please Join Me!
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Why this can happens?


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Catharine Mohney Miller headstone
Catharine Miller, wife of Christian Miller, born 21 Mar 1821.
Mt. Tabor (Dry Ridge) Cemetery, Red Bank Township, Armstrong Co., PA.
Submitted by Patricia Doverspike Lamb, great great great granddaughter
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An impressive little piece of India
But even our arrival was greeted with something of a fanfare by the gateman who promptly donned his cap and guided us to a prime parking spot out front.
Once inside, we were escorted to the lift and began to feel really rather special.
The interior of Akbar is what I, never having visited the sub-continent, imagine Indian fine dining would be like actually in India.
Rich colours, plush materials, subdued lantern and candle lighting and a live Indian band.
I must admit, when I saw them, my heart sank just a little – I'm not a great fan of some Indian ladies' singing which just jars on my eardrums, but this guy had a heavenly voice and when the women joined in, it was equally as pleasant.
We had a good look at the impressive menu before deciding to go for the one-price buffet deal. The very helpful waiter assured us we could add items from the grill if there was something there we fancied but didn't find in the buffet.
I started with chicken chaat, a really tasty combination of minced chicken, coriander, turmeric, garlic, chili, tomatoes and onions with a chunky texture ideal for the accompanying poppadoms.
I also added a spicy chickpea salad which really tickled the tastebuds, salty and savoury and very filling.
My dining companion went for the lentil soup, again spicy but not enough to be unpleasant – I left this one alone knowing I'd be tucking into dahl with my main course.
The selection for the mains was really good with chicken mughlai, mushroom masla, a lamb dish, fried fish, dahl, biryani and another type of rice, as well as various others we didn't even have stomach space to try.
The chicken mughlai was perfect, the sauce rich with the scent and taste of cardamom, coriander and cumin. But be warned, the meat's not boneless so watch out.
My dinner partner was very impressed with the mushroom masla which started off gently tasty but gave a real kick on hitting the back of the tongue.
The fried fish was good enough for a second helping, white and fluffy inside with a crisp but sticky outer coating and the biryani had all the spices and fruity flavour you would expect from the best sub-continent cooks.
For my taste the dahl was a little bland, but then in so many places the chili's so plentiful as to be overpowering so I would rather the former than the latter.
I ordered spinach paneer from the a la carte menu and was delighted with the generous serving of chunky cheese and piquant spinach – with just enough of a hint of chili to make it really interesting.
And though there was no naan actually on the buffet, a quick ask and the waiters were happy to produce a baking hot platter straight from the oven to mop up the delicious sauces.
You'd think by now we'd have been full but my dining partner went back to try the fried chicken, strips of breast meat in a yoghurt and spice marinade which tasted almost good enough to make me forego dessert – but not quite.
And speaking of dessert, another impressive spread from jelly to trifle to a fresh cream and rice concoction to chocolate cake – which my companion said was good but slightly dry.
Not spotting the traditional Indian kulfi ice cream, I once again asked the waiter who duly brought forth a serving of the super creamy dessert. But despite my delight at the big chunks of pistachio, alas my eyes were bigger than my tum and I couldn't quite manage to finish it – but hey, maybe next time. I can see Akbar becoming a regular haunt particularly since they serve a rather nice house red at just a dinar a glass.
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3x house red grape BD3.000
2x Perrier BD2.000
1x mineral water BD0.750
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Where Writers Get Their Ideas
- Grades: 1–2, 3–5
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The question "What should I write about?" haunts us as teachers. This lesson will help students develop topic ideas and allows them to see how published writers make the same decision.
Students will:
- Observe and read about where authors get their ideas
- Create a chart to help remember these ideas
- Make their own idea list
- Photocopies of book flaps (about the author) from published books
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- Collect and find many books with book flaps that explain how the author came up with his/her idea. Use these books for examples as well as photocopies.
- Make copies of multiple book flaps to use. Be sure they explain how the author came up with the story.
Step 1: Gather students to discuss what they already know about writers. Ask them where they think writers get their ideas and how you might find out where writers get their ideas.
Step 2: Display the "about the author" part of a book and discuss where this information can be found. Read the book flap and present a photocopied, enlarged version so that the students can all read it.
Step 3: Discuss where the author got his/her idea for this book. Glue the copied book flap to a chart, and write how the author got the idea next to it.
Step 4: Repeat this as a mini-lesson for the next couple of days. Also provide copied book flaps for homework, and continue to add ideas to the chart.
Step 5: Students can write a list of author ideas in the back of their notebooks to use as a reference in the future.
Step 6: Distribute the "Where I Get My Ideas" handout to the class. Allow them to brainstorm ways they can get ideas for writing topics. They may be tempted to copy some of the published author's ideas. That's certainly okay for now, so they can get themselves writing.
Step 7: Glue this list to the back of their notebook to use as a reference if they need it.
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The book flaps may be difficult to read for some of your learners. Be sure to include book flaps that are at different reading levels. Also make sure some of the book flaps are fairly obvious about where the author got his/her idea. To challenge more advanced learners, ask them to guess at a particular writer's inspiration, based on inference rather than pointed book flap information. For instance, what kind of person would think to write about African elephants? A magic school bus? A giant dog?
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Ask parents to monitor the reading at home.
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Lindsay Lohan's estranged father is furious with the actress after an undercover paparazzi team caught her in what appears to be a street drug deal.
X17.com footage of Lohan and friends hanging out near her home in Venice, California was posted online on Wednesday morning. The 25-year-old actress scribbled notes in a book and chain-smoked cigarettes as a pal inspected a small plastic bag handed to him by a suspicious bystander.
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Greg Day, EMEA security chief technology officer and director of security strategy at Symantec, believes too many companies take IT security for granted and it isn't until they have suffered a breach that realise both importance of the data and the need to protect it.
"All too often businesses are the last to know they have lost data, as normally it's a copy taken or left behind - but with duplicates in the business the loss is often missed," he said.
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Hewlett-Packard plans to sell the unlocked version of its Palm Pre 2 to small businesses as well as to mobile application developers.
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South, Morgantown set for regional title tilt
PARKERSBURG -It has been more than a quarter century since Parkersburg South participated in the West Virginia State High School Baseball Tournament.
The Patriots' last appearance in the Final Four came in 1987.
That could change today as South serves as the host team for the Class AAA, Region I championship game set for 6 p.m. at Hank Greenburg Field pitting the Patriots (25-9) against Morgantown (22-8).
The Patriots and Mohigans hooked up in a doubleheader at Morgantown on April 6 with Morgantown sweeping the twinbill by scores of 9-2 and 5-4. The 9-2 loss was South's most one-sided setback of the season as all its other defeats have been by either one or two runs.
"The one game we got beat, Morgantown beat us," said South coach Matt Null, who is in his sixth year as the Patriots head coach. One of the first things Null did upon taking the reins was establish a middle school baseball program and the 13 seniors who dominate the Patriots roster were the first group to enter it.
South played that doubleheader without the services of shortstop Clay Walters, who is back at his familiar spot. The Patriots are strong up-the-middle with Jacob Wilcox at second base, speedy Braxton Johnson in right field and Jordan Braniff, a standout catcher who is a candidate for postseason honors, behind the plate.
Wes Mitchem, who pitched the Patriots to a 4-2 regional semifinal win at Wheeling Park, on Monday, will move to first base, allowing South to start Brad Brubaker on the mound. The Patriots have enjoyed the luxury of having two ace pitchers in Mitchem and Brubaker, with Null going with whoever has the hottest hand at the time.
Other starters include Dylan Weaver at third base, Tyler Berry in right field and AJ Easter in left field. Plus, Hunter Hamilton, recovering from a broken hand, was released on Tuesday and also is available.
"This team has had a lot of injuries and overcome a lot of adversity," Null said. "But that has made us stronger and allowed us to use more players."
Null says Morgantown is a great deal like South. It is senior dominated, has good pitching, plays solid defense and is hungry to get to the state tournament.
"The longer you go in the tournament, the bigger the game and the better the opponent," Null said. "This represents a big opportunity for our community, our school and our program."
South has one state baseball championship on its resume, in 1975. The Patriots are three victories away from hoisting another title banner.
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We are grateful to Dr. Akwari for her thoughtful comments about our recent article on resident malpractice professionalism education. As she quite generously commented, replacing fear with knowledge is the primary goal of our professionalism seminar.
We strongly agree with her suggestion that in-depth and ongoing patient-doctor communication is crucial, especially when the possibility of malpractice has occurred. We do discuss patient-doctor communication at length during many of our other professionalism seminar sessions—not just the one on malpractice. Our malpractice session is limited to one hour, so we try to maximize the time discussing "the nuts and bolts" of the litigation process—topics previously quite foreign to surgical residents (as shown by our preseminar survey).
In the research we discussed in our article, our specific focus was a retrospective analysis of over 18,000 surgical procedures from July 2001 through May 2008 at NYU Medical Center, to learn what malpractice actions had been brought against the Department of Surgery during the period studied. Our research made clear to us that surgical malpractice usually comes to light long after the patient leaves the hospital, when maintaining the patient-doctor relationship may be beyond repair and ongoing care has changed to alternate providers.
Our malpractice professionalism seminar focused on the specific causes we identified for surgical malpractice: improper documentation, inadequate informed consent, technical error, and others. Regarding Dr. Akwari's interpretation of Regenbogen and colleagues'1 findings, while it is clear that most of the technical errors occurred in routine operations with experienced surgeons, as we had said, she is correct to emphasize the issue of complexity, since the errors happened "under conditions of increased patient complexity or systems failure." Upon reflection, we agree with Dr. Akwari that some of our terminology was imprecise. We should have been clearer in stating that most surgeons report being sued—not most doctors. And finally, we certainly agree with her comment that
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More than 250 people — including many Cornell alumni and Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala and Penn State coach Jeff Tambroni, both former Cornell head coaches — put their names on a letter to the editor published in the Cornell Daily Sun on Wednesday, thanking Ben DeLuca, who was fired as Big Red coach last Thursday, for his 17 years at Cornell and voicing displeasure over the university's decision to dismiss him.
Later Wednesday, DeLuca issued his first comments since being dismissed in a statement through the law firm Dinsmore & Shohl, in which he said he's unsure of why he was fired and thanked those who have offered support.
"For reasons which still remain unclear to me, after seventeen years as a student-athlete and coach in the men's lacrosse program at Cornell University, I will be parting ways with the university and move on to the next chapter in my professional career," DeLuca said in the statement. "I am grateful for the opportunities that Cornell University has given to me.
"To all of those friends, parents, students, alumni, and mentors who have reached out to me and my family in recent days, your support has been overwhelming and humbling. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
"To the student-athletes of the Cornell men's lacrosse team, I am extraordinarily proud of the way in which you have conducted yourselves during your time at Cornell. I am proud of the accomplishments we have achieved together, and I wish you all every happiness and success for this season and into the future. My pride in watching you mature as young men is second only to that of your parents and family. It has been an honor to have a window into that part of each and every one of your families and lives."
The school, citing university policy, has not provided a reason for DeLuca's firing and current Big Red players last Thursday were provided virtually the same explanation that the public at-large was via a press release from Cornell athletic director Andy Noel.
Most of the signatures on Wednesday's letter initially came from Cornell alumni from the 1990s through 2013, but the list also includes names from the 1980s and about 100 names were added throughout the course of the day on Wednesday.
Among other notable former players to sign the letter are 2013 Tewaaraton Award winner Rob Pannell, who last week told LaxMagazine.com that there was "no better person for the Cornell head coaching job than Ben DeLuca. It is an incident like this that will change a program forever," as well as 2007 Tewaaraton finalist, Major League Lacrosse veteran and Team USA hopeful Max Seibald. Several parents of former players also are represented.
The full letter is below:
While many of us have expressed our frustration and disappointment at the news that Ben DeLuca will no longer be the Head Coach of Cornell Men's Lacrosse, the purpose of this letter is to thank Ben for his leadership and commitment to Cornell University over the last 17 years. We have witnessed firsthand Ben's dedication to the school and the program he loved. For decades, the Men's Lacrosse program has been a gold standard in the Cornell athletic department and Ben has been an integral part of that as a player, an assistant coach and head coach.
We have been DeLuca's classmates and teammates. We have been his co-captains, his alumni supporters and boosters. We have watched him coach our own children. We played for him as our assistant coach, and eventually, as our coach. Undoubtedly, the goal of a collegiate head coach is two-fold: One, to prepare your players for success on the field, and two, to prepare them for professional and personal success as responsible men maximizing their individual potential, while serving as positive ambassadors for a university athletic program. Surely on both counts, as former player Rob Pannell '13 said last week, there could have been no better man for the job.
Athletically, the results under DeLuca's stewardship have been undeniable. In his three years as head coach, the Big Red has won two Ivy League titles and his teams have twice advanced to the NCAA tournament with one appearance at the Final Four. DeLuca currently has the highest active winning percentage in all Division I. DeLuca has coached 12 All-Americans, five of whom were First Team All-Americans, 19 All-Ivy selections, five Academic All-Americans, five Academic All- Ivy, 10 All-Ivy Tournament selections, one Ivy League Rookie of the Year, two Ivy League Players of the Year and one Tewaaraton Award recipient.
As a mentor of young men, DeLuca's accomplishments are even more impressive, albeit on a more private scale. You cannot see young men maturing in highlights on ESPN, and you do not read about it in the newspaper. But a coach's role as a mentor is every bit as important. Under Coach DeLuca's leadership, the lacrosse team has been a fixture in the community. The team's commitment to giving back in terms of time and fundraising is unparalleled by any team at Cornell. For years now, the Cornell Lacrosse team has set an example on campus that other teams strived to emulate, in the classroom, on the field and in the community. DeLuca stressed the importance of giving back to those who come out and support the team on game day. Through various endeavors such as Big Red Readers, the 21 Run, Dream Factory of Central New York Lacrosse Clinic, and cleaning Schoellkopf after Homecoming, among other things, the Cornell Lacrosse team has made its presence felt in the Cornell and Ithaca communities under DeLuca. And as with everything he did, Coach DeLuca always led by example, his tireless efforts as a member of the Executive Committee for the Mario St. George Boiardi Foundation since its inception providing just one example among many.
DeLuca has also applied his inexhaustible focus and energy toward the post-collegiate success of his many players, a role he excelled at as much as his more public on-field accomplishments. For the impact he has had on our children and friends, we owe him our greatest debt. From when DeLuca started at Cornell to now, Cornell has become a winner again. This makes all of our lives better and more fun each spring. We see each other more, personal and professional relationships flourish, and our pride in Cornell and our lacrosse program has been at an all-time high.
As Cornellians, it is hard not to focus on the unfortunate loss that this decision brings for the program we love, and the University we all remember so fondly. But as alumni who have felt DeLuca's impact on ourselves and seen it on those behind us, we can only say that some lucky program is about to be changed in an infinitely positive manner. We have no doubt that DeLuca will win a national championship. It is just too bad that it will not be for the Big Red.
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Adam Shaivitz ('98)
AJ Fiore ('13)
Alan ('81) & Candace Collmer ('82) (parents of Alex Collmer '97)
Alex Baydin ('97)
Alex Collmer ('97)
Allison Angelilli ('00)
Allison Riley Holmes ('98)
Alyson A. Levine ('95)
Amanda Linnertz ('08)
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In March 2001, Ariel Sharon visited George Bush for the first time as Israel's new prime minister. As Sharon's chief foreign policy adviser then, I remember the unwritten understanding those two men reached during that initial encounter: our countries would never surprise each other — we may not always see the situation in the same light, but we would always consult.
That is why the US's abstention from the UN Security Council vote came as a shock in Israel. There was no warning before Condoleezza Rice allowed Resolution 1860 to pass — a resolution that bids Israel to halt Operation Cast Lead immediately without any assurances that the rocket-fire and the arms smuggling would cease .
How did it come about that Israel's right to self defence was ignored? The question is all the more baffling when we consider that Israel's goal of deterring the Hamas regime is a part of the US-led campaign against global terror.
Ehud Olmert's proud description of the call he put in to George Bush is quite extraordinary. In Olmert's own words: "I told [Bush] that the US could not possibly vote in favour of this resolution. He immediately called the Secretary of State and told her not to vote for it." Placing a desperate call at 3:30am is nothing to be proud of. It is a sign of an astonishing failure of communication. It shows that the Israeli government did not make sufficiently clear to the US the absolute necessity of completing its operation in Gaza.
Now the concern is whether Israel can return to the unwritten understanding of "no surprises" with Obama. I believe that it can. Hopefully, Israel has learned from its mistakes and will have new leadership after the elections that will more effectively present our case.
Obama is an intelligent leader with a very full domestic agenda. He will most likely respond wisely to the current realities — the seriousness of the Iranian nuclear threat and the fact that today Israel has no partner for peace. Abu Mazen, the supposedly pragmatic Palestinian leader, comes to the negotiating table with demands that Israel could never accept, including the right of return of millions of Palestinians to Israel and sovereignty over our Temple Mount.
These facts mean that a realistic US policy will need to replace the goal of a comprehensive peace with one of laying a strong foundation for eventual peace through weakening Iran's influence in the area and stopping radical Islam. Israel will have a warm and supportive relationship with the Obama administration based on historic common interests and values. It will be further strengthened to the extent that the new president understands that Israel's fight for the right of its citizens to live in peace is also the world's fight.


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OK in a 'top list' mode at moment and browsing the definitive AdAge media and marketing top 1000 I noticed even more than usual, the dominance of the most communicative country on the planet, the US. In fact of the top 500, the US counts for 327 – so I crunched the numbers and using the wonders of TextWrangler, filtered out leaders from the rest of the world, the other 173 (who write English) . It produced some interesting top tables and results. Who are the other leading countries, opinionated voices, insightful perspectives, top communicators in media and marketing blogs? Which countries are missing? Who are the leading voices in each country? Also would be interesting to look at gender breakdown, individual versus agency or even age of 'the voice' for each blog. But will leave that for others – for now, less get 'national'!
Top 175 (non US) Media and Marketing Blogs by Country
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My friends over at Independent Music Productions have discovered and polished another gem for your consideration. This one from the band Monks of Mellonwah out of Kenthurst, Australia (a suburb of Sydney). Don't be alarmed, this isn't Gregorian Chant. It's full-tilt rock and roll and it would blow the walls down at the monastery.
I started listening to them a few days ago and found myself coming back for more. And back again and again. The Monks have recently released their latest EP titled "Sky And The Dark Night". This latest release is in the form of one composition. It's a departure point for the band; darker and more experimental than previous efforts. Their sound appeals to fans of Porcupine Tree, the Black Keys, and Muse. Personally, I hear those bands but lurking behind the orchestration I also hear some influence of 3 Doors Down, particularly in the vocals and guitar solos. It's all good and a harbinger of bigger things to come for this band.
For a harder hitting song with more of a honed metal edge, check out "Strider" below. It kicks ass and is meant to be turned up…loud.
For a softer intro that bursts into pure hard-driving rock, click down to the YouTube video for "Neverending Spirit". This is the tune that most reminded me of 3 Doors Down. It's from their earlier release "Neurogenesis".
The past year has seen them go from local Sydney pubs to CMJ, MTV, and tours of the U.S. They recently inked a deal with A&R Worldwide (Adele, Muse).
From their promotional materials:
Strongly influenced by rock artists such as Led Zeppelin, Muse, Pink Floyd and the Chili Peppers, the Monks's music displays a masterful and unique blend of intense space, driving riffs and sharp metaphors. As their sound evolved, so did their love for both classic rock and modern progression/experimentation.
Their first EP, "Stars Are Out" found the Monks receiving significant radio play across Australia on community radio. The band released their first music video "Swamp Groove" in April 2011 and enjoyed airplay on ABC's music program RAGE. "Swamp Groove" also claimed first prize at a music video night at "Harold's Shorts" short film festival, receiving great reviews and the award from legendary music historian and personality Glenn A Baker.
The Monks released their second EP "Neurogenesis" in May, 2012, along with a new video for "Neverending Spirit", to an overwhelming response. In addition to international and national radio play, College Radio in the US and Canada, "Neurogenesis" received hundreds of reviews and features worldwide, including coverage on MTV, Big Takeover Magazine, CMJ, Kings of A&R, Noise 11 and Tonedeaf.
The media attention earned them licensing spots through a number of production companies in the US including Discovery Networks and Bunim Murray. The video for "Neverending Spirit" also received high-profile exposure in the US including MTV Networks. The College Music Journal (CMJ) featured the track on their MixTape for May along with a feature of the band in their magazine.
The Monks successfully toured for "Neurogenesis" throughout Australia in Summer 2012 working with Tone Deaf, and continued their outreach with a United States tour organized by President Entertainment. Their debut full-length is currently in production, partly with legendary producer Keith Olsen and partly self-produced.
The latest offering from the band is the progressive and experimental EP/single "Sky and the Dark Night", an emotionally charged, heavy offering showcasing the band's new direction that was hinted at with "Neurogenesis". It is being released on vinyl and digital only. About the inspiration for "Sky & The Dark Night", Joe de la Hoyde says "We are each riddled by our own curses and battle our own demons. There are diseases and syndromes, and many things that we can't understand let alone hope to control. Sky And The Dark Night, to me, is the journey from the beginning of our battles to their fruitless ends; the ups and downs, the triumphs and the failures. It is the undying hope that maybe somewhere along the way, we might find ourselves."
The Monks of Mellonwah are: Vikram Kaushik (vocals), Joe de la Hoyde (backing vocals/guitar), John de la Hoyde (bass), and Josh Baissari (drums).
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|Spoilers for the week of March 11th; *updated 3/6*
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|restless daze
|Feb 27 2013, 06:07 PM Post #21
Now don't come whoopin' my ass at the grocery store cause I picked on your fav on here!
Glad to see Stefano is coming back, I just hope they can make him interesting, and someone to be intimidated by.
I can't finagle one iota of givashit over Dannifer. At this point I want them both dead.
Chad who? He comes out of the coffee shop?
|Feb 28 2013, 12:37 AM Post #22
I am really hoping Nick makes a wrong move towards Sonny. I want to see Uncle Vic own him. It would also be kind of nice to see Victor, Sami, and Kate all on the same side for this one issue.
I just think Nick needs to he completely destroyed for his actions (and obvious issues). I've always wanted to see Will and Sami plotting together, except with actual results.
|Feb 28 2013, 01:12 AM Post #23
Hope is the new Roman.
Chloe is the new Henderson/Harold. Always answering doors.
|Feb 28 2013, 09:09 AM Post #24
Meh. It all sounds sucktastic. I'll keep following on Twitter & letting TPTB at NBC & Sony know it...they really don't like the fact that the show can be followed (SSDD anyone?) without being watched...no ad revenue from me!
|Feb 28 2013, 12:44 PM Post #25
|Where is a storyline for Hope?? And what was the "major" storyline for Kate -- sleeping with Rafe???
|Feb 28 2013, 03:26 PM Post #26
|I'm dying to know what the fuck Dannifer is doing still sticking around in May so I can know when I can bother to not set my DVR from now until then. They're three months ahead? God.
|Feb 28 2013, 03:31 PM Post #27
|Ugh, really sick of Chloe opening the door to Jennifer. Something a little more creative, please? This has been done to death with these two!
|Feb 28 2013, 04:46 PM Post #28
this to the nth degree!! Both Kristian & Lauren deserve a hell of a lot more than they're getting.
|Feb 28 2013, 04:50 PM Post #29
Buh-Bye Tan of Our Lives
Where is Hope...has she ever been on the backburner this long before?
KA seems to be working everyday if you count her tweets..where is her storyline?
|Feb 28 2013, 04:52 PM Post #30
I really don't think Hope is getting a storyline. She's going to be working more as a cop in this "Vargas" story and she will be slightly involved in the rest of the Nick/Gabi/Will etc. baby story. She will continue to be a sounding board. Kristian Alfonso had to know she was signing up for this when she re-signed. I think this is probably her last year and she'll be gone until the 50th.
Edited by DiMera87, Feb 28 2013, 04:53 PM.
|Feb 28 2013, 04:54 PM Post #31
|Its a shame that they can't think of anything for Hope to do other than being a sounding board for everyone else and a cop once a month. The way they choose to have Bo exit was just horrible and pretty much a death blow to the character of Hope.
|Feb 28 2013, 05:19 PM Post #32
appearing on our screens in 3 months?! and no, she's never been this badly backburnered or for this long. There have been months in the past when she & Peter have only been on 4-5 times, but this is the second or third month in a row she's been averaging one single 4-5 min appearance a week. :shame:
|Feb 28 2013, 06:58 PM Post #33
I'm starting to think she just goes to the Days studio to use the gym.
|Feb 28 2013, 07:41 PM Post #34
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The only alternative, realistically, is someone getting sick or injured and needing assistance. So...I'll go with door opening, I guess.
It seems like Kate always has a rumored big storyline that never quite pans out.
|Feb 28 2013, 08:16 PM Post #35
YAY! No more phone chats or Skyping! :cheer:
|Mar 1 2013, 05:10 AM Post #36
I'm optimistic that once some of the current story cycles wind down, she'll be on the front burner again. I'd like to think they've just been trying to decide where best to go with the character now that Bo isn't really in the picture anymore. Kate was temporarily on the back burner when they decided Ian wasn't working out and reversed course with all of that, but they've moved her forward again. I'd like to see the same thing happen with Hope.
Jennifer "devastated" that Chloe answers yet another door is not an event and definitely not spoiler-worthy.
Yay for the return of Stefano. :cheer: Maybe John will stop traipsing around doing nothing and come home too. The way he left Marlena was not fitting of their relationship or history. I hope there was a lot more to it than his need to "get away".
|Mar 1 2013, 05:12 AM Post #37
|Also, "Gabi is thrilled when Rafe agrees to attend her wedding"? Why wouldn't he? He's had a few reservations about Nick but has largely been very supportive of their relationship. He may want them to slow it down but it would be extreme for him not to attend the wedding.
|Mar 1 2013, 02:17 PM Post #38
|On Hope, I hope she gets some real meaty story when Bo goes missing while in Europe. as for Uncle Vic owning Nick when Nick messes with Sonny, what about Maggie? Is she going to let Victor OWN Nick. Or will she stick up for Will and throw Nick under Victor's bus, so to speak? I hope some of the family besides Hope finally starts seeing Nick for the homicidal mania he really is. Willow, anyone? Trent? I am starting to believe Nick wasn't the victim in his prison truth. We will see, won't we? Chloe and Daniel and Jennifer just all make me ill. Mama Nancy is going to come back and go all Kate on people for messing with Chloe? Where the hell was she when Chloe was tangling with Vivian? When Chloe really needed her mother or any parent to help her? Too little too late if you ask me. I really want Sami and Nick to tangle bigtime. That is a fight I would almost pay to see. Just once I would like to see Will admit that Sami was trying to be on his side with this baby mess. Sure, Sami screwed with Gabi too much when Nick was the real problem. But Sami didn't know that nor did she expect Gabi to be dehydrated and almost lose the baby. So back off her all. Will should have defended her yesterday instead of still faulting her.
|Mar 1 2013, 03:33 PM Post #39
Sami deserves to have her behavior towards Gabi faulted by Will. He needs to be an adult...he's going to be a father soon. If his mother wants to go out and make an ass out of herself, then he should rebuke her. Also, her threats certainly have not helped the situation. Now she wants EJ to get rid of Nick forever? This will not end well, and in the end I think she will lose them all except EJ since he apparently will never again hold the Salem brain.
|Mar 1 2013, 04:16 PM Post #40
|I am giving my view, fast forward to November. Nick is murdered. Another who done it. It will be an ex con from the joint. Everything eventually comes out about Will. The writers torture us with Danifier for months. Back and forth with evil Chloe and Nancy. Fast forward material for me. I will watch Nancy for a little bit. I want Bo back. I want a new Shawn and Martha Madison back as Belle. I want more Stefano and Kate. Writers, are you listening?
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