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What is not a compatible number to 76
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Have you ever been faced with making a quick estimate of a numerical quantity or determining the order of magnitude of a numerical quantity? If you were faced with determining the result of 78,359 divided by 415 without paper and pencil or a calclator, you might be hard pressed to come up with an answer. The use of compatible numbers makes the calculation easier but it must be recognized that the answer derived is only an approximation.
Compatible numbers are those whole, or rounded off, numbers that allow the mental execution of a mathematical operation between the numbers easier. They are used primarily for estimating the approximate result of multiplying or dividing numbers containing many different digits.
Given two numbers containing several different digits, it is possible to round them off to numbers that are more easy to operate on. As an illustration, if you were asked to obtain the result of 2807 ÷ 42 you would either divide it out long hand or head straight for the calculator. On the other hand, upon examination, you can readily see that 2807 is approximately 2800 and 42 is approximately 40. Dividing these two rounded off numbers yields 70 which is a reasonably fair "order of magnitude" estimation of the exact answer of 66.83. Alternatively, dividing 28 by 4 gives you 7 and replacing the difference in the deleted zeros brings you back to 70. The rounded off numbers are referred to as compatible numbers.
How would you estimate 78,359 ÷ 415 using compatible numbers?
Rounding off the 78,359 we get 78,000 and rounding off the 415 we get 400. Dividing these two numbers gives us 195 compared to the exact answer of 188.8.
The use of compatible numbers is clearly justified when one is seeking what we call an "order of magnitude" answer. For instance, consider a farmer giving some early thought as to how much feed he should order for his livestock for the upcoming winter. In other words, if a farmer were trying to make a rough estimate of how many pounds of feed to order for his livestock, he is concerned with whether he will be needing 1, 10, 100, 1000 or 10,000 tons, so to speak. This is typically referred to as the order of magnitude. Lets say that at the time he was interested in making the estimate, he remembered that over the previous winter he used approximately 23 pounds per day for 218 animals over a 90 day period. Assuming he had no paper, pencil or calculator available, he elects to use the equivalent compatible numbers to make his estimate. He rounds off the 23 to 20, the 218 to 220 and the 90 to 100. These compatible numbers are multiplied together to yield a result of 20x220 = 4400 and 4400x100 = 440,000 pounds. Divided by 2000 pounds to the ton, gives him his reasonably close order of magnitude answer of 220 tons compared to the exact answer of 225.63 tons. (The numbers are used only for illustrative purposes and bear no resemblance to a real world situation.)
Would it be 75?
Since it's easier to work with numbers that end in 0, I think 80 is the most compatible number.


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When Charlotte Boye-Christensen retired in April after a decade as the artistic leader of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, she didn't so much step down as across taking the reins of a new interdisciplinary dance and arts company called NOW ID.
Boye-Christensen and her co-director, Salt Lake City architect Nathan Webster, founded the company to foster collaboration and cooperation among artists of all genres. NOW's first performance brings together composers from Denmark, dancers from the Joffrey Ballet and Ballet West, performers from New York, and visual artists from Salt Lake City.
Titled "The Wedding," the performance will take place in the rotunda theater in Salt Lake City's historic Masonic Temple. It is no coincidence that Boye-Christensen and Webster's actual marriage ceremony will take place the day before in the Masonic Temple's Egyptian Room.
"We sometimes get the two events crossed in our minds," Boye-Christensen said with a laugh, "so we refer to one as our 'actual wedding' and we've had to keep that one very simple since the performance is so overwhelming."
All public ceremonies have an element of performance, and the NOW co-directors describe their wedding experience as an "exploration of the most public of private rituals."
"Similar to performances, weddings are typically a development of the whole weekend with guests who acknowledge and witness the event as part of their experience. So we're experimenting with having the actual groomsmen and other guests as participants in the performance we'll see if that works out," Webster said.
At first it was suggested that the ceremony take place during the theatrical performance, but as the line between private and public became clearer, the idea was dropped.
"The intimate sacredness of what it means to be married had to be honored," Boye-Christensen said. "And of course fundraising for your wedding would be rather ridiculous."
New company • NOW ID's board of directors is made up of successful artist entrepreneurs whose meetings more closely resemble a creative think tank than a stuffy boardroom. They raised $35,000 in just three weeks on Kickstarter, received $10,000 from the Danish National Foundation to fund Danish composer Jens Hørsving's score, and each member contributes his or her artistic expertise to the company.
Board member Jesse Walker designed NOW ID's logo, and his long association with Boye-Christensen includes DJ, graphics and audio-video support on past projects. His blog, New City Movement, is a guide to all things hip in Salt Lake that typically fly under the radar. The high number of hits indicates that readers trust his instincts, which translates to free advertising for NOW.
"There is so much collective experience on this board," Walker said, "that proposing something on a grand scale like 'The Wedding' is not daunting it's just what we do."
In Boye-Christensen's home country of Denmark, most couples no longer legally marry, so she never spent hours poring over Brides magazine or composing wedding vows. Instead, her daydreams were about the perfect cast of dancers in the ideal company.
"There was no audition for 'The Wedding,' " Boye-Christensen. "These are four seasoned performers who've had a major influence on my creative development."
Members of the hand-picked cast are Ballet West principal Katherine Lawrence, Joffrey Ballet dancer Yumelia Garcia, New York-based dancer Ted Johnson (recently in the acclaimed theatrical work "Sleep No More") and retired Ririe-Woodbury dancer Joseph Blake.
Lawrence worked with Boye-Christensen in 2010 when the latter was a guest choreographer for Ballet West's "Innovations." Although Boye-Christensen's choreographic style is based in ballet technique, Lawrence said it is challenging and extremely physical in a different way than classical ballet. "I'm learning how to be more grounded and explore news ways of moving. I can throw myself into this movement and not be afraid."
Lawrence said she is excited to perform away from a proscenium stage. "Entering the Masonic Temple sets the tone for the evening even approaching the building sets the tone for the performance."
Upcoming shows • Each project by NOW will be conceptually distinct from the last and performed in a different location. The performance slated for early next year is a new take on "Faust," in a location yet to be determined. This version of Goethe's tragic epic will blend dance, theater, puppetry, video and music. It will be produced by NOW ID and Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory.
Webster said each new site functions as a contributor to the project. "The thing about SLC's architectural fabric is that there are not a lot of public buildings that one gets to access and to pass through as part of your daily life. The Masonic Temple is a grand space with a history and a presence powerful enough that when people engage with it, they start creating their own story around it."
Boye-Christensen and Webster envision bringing together composers, dancers, other performers and artists from Salt Lake, the nation and the world to form a unique and ever-changing perspective to performance on the Wasatch Front.
"We are not looking to build a repertoire," Boye-Christensen said. "When the performance is done, it's done. We want to bring eyes and talents of the world to Salt Lake City, and a Salt Lake City perspective to the world."
'The Wedding'
Salt Lake City's newest dance and arts company, NOW ID, debuts with performances of "The Wedding." It brings together composers, dancers and visual artists.
When • Friday and Saturday, July 26-27, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Masonic Temple, 650 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Adults $30, students/seniors $15; now-id.com


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June 4, 2014
January 21, 2014
Buying and selling peopleAlmost 21 million people are the victims of trafficking. The vast majority are from Asia and are women. Christian organisations supported by Caritas Internationalis are working together to combat trafficking.
May 13, 2013
Tropical storm threatening coastal areas in Bay of BengalThe tropical cyclone 'Mahasen' is heading towards coastal part of the Bay of Bengal and at any time it may cross any parts of Bangladesh or India or Myanmar on 15 - 17, May 2013.
April 30, 2013
MaydayMany workers around the world are having a welcomed day off tomorrow to mark "International Workers Day". But in Bangladesh rescuers will continue to sift through the rubble of the clothing factory which collapsed in Savar last week.
July 5, 2012
Floods in India and Bangladesh
Severe flooding has struck Bangladesh and northeast India, claiming over 150 lives and destroying farms and homes. Around two million people have been displaced as monsoon rains and the overflowing Brahmaputra river have swallowed up crops, livestock, grain reserves, and more. Around 2084 villages are cut off and marooned in water In both countries, Caritas teams have visited the victims and started relief operations. In Bangladesh, Caritas has started feeding flood-affected families and plans to increase its food distribution programmes. In India, Caritas is focusing on protecting flood victims' health. Near marooned villages in the block of Soothea falling within the worst affected district of Sonitpur, Caritas India's assessment team saw filthy water and animal carcasses floating. "With no drinking water, people had no other option but to drink floodwater," says Babita Alick, Team Leader for Disaster Management. Alick is concerned about the condition of families in relief camps. "With people and [...]
January 17, 2012
Caritas mourns deaths of Bangladeshi colleagues in road accident
Caritas Bangladesh colleagues Sheshanto Tripura, Jacob Tripura and Rintu Chakma were killed on 14 January in a bus accident while traveling on a steep mountain road in eastern Bangladesh, where Caritas runs a food security programme. Thirteen other passengers died at the scene and the survivors are in serious condition. Another staff member, Gunga Chandra Tripura, survived the accident but is gravely ill in a local hospital. "The entire Caritas community joins Caritas Bangladesh in mourning this loss. We send our condolences to the families and colleagues of Sheshanto Tripura, Jacob Tripura and Rintu Chakma. We also pray for the swift and complete recovery of Gunga Chandra Tripura," says Michel Roy, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis.
October 12, 2011
World Food Day: Feeding Bangladesh
By Bishop Theotonius Gomes CSC, President of Caritas Bangladesh Bishop Theotonius Gomes CSC is President of Caritas Bangladesh. He travelled to international climate negotiations in Poznan in 2008 and in Copenhagen in 2009 as part of Caritas efforts to get a fair deal for the poor. In Bangladesh, food is the basic daily concern. There is much unjust poverty. There is a lack of "daily bread" for many. The smallest available food is treated with great care; and it brings joy to the poor. The success of any government, aid agency, society or family lies in providing food security. Bangladesh has achieved three times higher food production over the last four decades by maximizing new technology. But progress is under threat as a result of rising sea levels and extreme or unusual weather patterns. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Bangladesh will lose the largest amount of cultivated land globally due [...]
World Food Day reflection from Bangladesh
By Bishop Theotonius Gomes CSC, President of Caritas Bangladesh One essential aspect of the mystery of the human person is its union of the earthly body and the heavenly soul, a union on earth destined for eternity. On earth, the body has to be a true home for the eternal spirit; in eternity the soul has to be home of the risen body. On earth, food assists the body in its essential function to keep "body and soul together" towards the fulfillment of that mystery of the human person. Thus 'food security' is hardly a mere earthly affair, it has eternal overtures. The Lord's Prayer is no common petition. It is the prayer for the coming of the Kingdom of God. In it we pray for the "daily bread", the everyday food of the poor leading to the eternal bread of tomorrow for all. Scripture refers to food as the basic earthly need: At creation, no [...]
September 19, 2011
Earthquake shakes India, Nepal and BangladeshA strong earthquake shook areas of India, Nepal and Bangladesh on Sunday night, 18 September. The epicentre of the 6.8-magnitude quake is in Sikkim, India, an area not far from the border with Nepal.
Flood preparation pays off in Bangladesh
Monsoon rains in Bangladesh have driven thousands of people from their homes [View our photo gallery]. Caritas Bangladesh is providing food to 70,000 people as well as shelter materials and sanitation. Caritas also plans to run cash- for-work programmes for communities to help repair the damage. We asked them about relief efforts so far. What is the situation in the flood-affected areas? Poor families dependent on day labour, share cropping, begging and rickshaws have lost their livelihoods. In Khulna in the south, people are still living in the highlands or in schools or they are migrating in search of work. Those who remain catch fish, do odd jobs for low wages, sell cows or their belongings or borrow money at high interest rates. Food, shelter, clothing and medical needs are being met by the government and aid agencies. Many houses are still standing, and people will be able to return in [...]
August 30, 2011
Caritas helping Bangladeshis stranded by floods
Caritas is appealing for 414,227 euro (US $596,569) to help Bangladeshi families stranded by severe floods. Incessant monsoon rains since late July 2011 have inundated 13 of Bangladesh's 64 districts. The floods have driven thousands of people from their homes to shelters in nearby schools or on higher ground. The continuous rain, combined with inadequate drainage systems in these areas, have aggravated the situation. "For over a week, families have been living in overcrowded flood shelters and surviving with minimum or no food or sanitation facilities," says Dr. Benedict Alo D'Rozario, Executive Director of Caritas Bangladesh. "They are in urgent need of food to prevent starvation, plastic sheets for shelter, and toilets to avoid health hazards like water-borne diseases." Working in the regions of Khulna and Mymensingh, Caritas Bangladesh plans to give rice, cooking oil, and other food to 14,322 families. Caritas will also distribute plastic sheeting to over 6,000 households and [...]
July 20, 2011
Changing lives in Bangladesh
By Caritas Bangladesh staff Fishing for crabs in the vast mangrove forest of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh is a dangerous way to make a living. A local poem says you always have a 'shiver of fear' as you travel the complex network of waterways, mudflats and small islands because the Royal Bengal Tiger does not work to a 'timetable'. The Sundarbans, or "beautiful jungle", is the single largest swathe of mangroves in the world. The coastal mangroves and seasonally-flooded fresh water inland swamp covers 10,000 sq.km. of the Bay of Bengal, half of which are in Bangladesh. They are one of the wonders of nature, home to a diverse eco-system of flora and fauna. They are a source of livelihood for the local people, who catch fish, collect wood, crabs, tiny shrimps and honey there. In the dark forest and canals, however, tigers find it easy to stalk and attack men and [...]
March 9, 2011
"Staying in Libya far too dangerous"
Migrants can call their families for free on arrival through Caritas and its partner OKUP. Credits: OKUP Caritas Bangladesh and its partner organisation OKUP are providing assistance to Bangladeshi migrant workers fleeing the social unrests in Libya on their arrival at Dhaka airport. Returnees are given some money, food and transport facilities to reach bus terminals or railway stations. While Caritas asked about his needs, 32-year-old construction worker Salim told them how he witnessed the fighting. "When I left the capital Tripoli the situation was very bad. I saw a lot of demonstrations and fighting. The protesters against Libyan President Qaddafi were carrying rifles and machine guns and the repression from the army was very tough. I saw people get beaten and we could hear shots. "I didn't feel safe there anymore, the situation was very dangerous. As a foreigner, you had to be careful not to be drawn into the unrest. [...]
June 23, 2010
Safety from the storm in Bangladesh
Caritas Bangladesh builds shelters that offer protection when cyclones hit. They work with villagers to make sure that everyone knows about evacuation plans and that there is enough food to last through the storms. Tanjibul Hussain Sujon is a community volunteer in Bangladesh. He said, "There is a group of us who keep in touch by radio.We receive early warning signals when a disaster happens and organise evacuations." Where there are no cyclone shelters, Caritas helps to adapt existing buildings, such as schools, so that they can provide a safe refuge during extreme weather. In remote Mothurapur in Bangladesh's vast Sundarbans forest, Caritas began work on improvements to the village school in July 2008, raising the level of the floors and cementing them, strengthening pillars, building water-sealed latrines, repairing roofs and fences and setting up a rainwater harvesting tank for drinking water.When Cyclone Aila hit in May 2009, 19 families along with [...]
April 26, 2010
A rounder view in Luxembourg
Caritas Luxembourg choose twenty ordinary people to see for themselves the impact of climate change on some of the world's poorest communities. Members of the "180 Degrees Panel" represented a cross section of the population. Most knew nothing about greenhouse gas emissions, global warming and its impact. Only few of them had ever been to a developing country before. Caritas took them to Bangladesh. When the panellists saw the situation, many were confused at first as to where the issues of environmental change begin and those of poverty end? Even after returning to Luxembourg, some of the panellists were left wondering why organizations such as Caritas cared about increasing numbers of cyclones if people are so obviously confronted with much more urgent needs. Caritas cares because poor communities are suffering comparatively harder from the effects of climate change than richer countries. This became increasingly clear to the panellists. Firstly, briefings by [...]


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LeBrun: Ducks trade Viktor Fasth to Edmonton
by George Malik on 03/04/14 at 03:08 PM ET
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The Edmonton Oilers have made a goalie swap, trading Ilya Bryzgalov to Minnesota and adding Viktor Fasth from Anaheim:
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Is EDM planning to play two goalies at once?
Posted by VitoLambruski on 03/04/14 at 03:11 PM ET
What does this mean for Martin Brodeur who was likely/possibly being dealt to Minny?
Posted by Itrusteddrrahmani from Nyc by way of A2 on 03/04/14 at 03:30 PM ET
Brodeur? It probably means he stays, only team that could use goalie now is Caps.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 03/04/14 at 03:32 PM ET
I feel so sorry for Viktor Fasth.!!
Posted by Gary A$$ SUCK !! from Fort Myers, Florida on 03/04/14 at 03:55 PM ET
Fasth and Scrivens. That is a good young tandem.
Posted by SYF from Twerkin' with Anastasia Ashley on 03/04/14 at 04:11 PM ET
Wow things are moving Fasth.
Posted by Hippy Dave from Portland by way of Detroit on 03/04/14 at 04:15 PM ET
Hippy Dave-
I just yarbled in my mouth. And not a little bit.
Posted by TKShreve from East Uptown on 03/04/14 at 04:22 PM ET
And Halak stays in Buffalo until the offseason, at least.
Posted by Hootinani from the parade following Babs out of town on 03/04/14 at 04:29 PM ET
Hoot, there is some talk about the Caps and Halak.
The problem is teams only allowed 3 instances of eating some $$$, Sabres already at that limit.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 03/04/14 at 04:31 PM ET
That seems like a steal for Fasth. I think Edmonton made a good bargain move there.
Posted by TreKronor on 03/04/14 at 05:29 PM ET
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Though guests flock to the Grand Strand each year to take advantage of the pristine beaches and ideal weather, North Myrtle Beach is not immune to a summer storm now and again. But – you're in luck! The Myrtle Beach area is prepared for such occasions and offers several exciting indoor attractions that are perfect for a rainy day at the beach. From live entertainment to museums and more – check out some of these great indoor attractions:
Museums – There are several museums all within a short drive that are perfect for guests of all ages! If you have children in your group, check out the Children's Museum of South Carolina, which hosts over 20 interactive exhibits that are both fun and informative. Other are museums include the South Carolina Hall of Fame, Art Museum of Myrtle Beach, Civil War Museum at the Indoor Shooting Range, and Ripley's Believe it Or Not.
Barefoot Landing – Located just a short drive north of our resort, Barefoot Landing is the perfect place to enjoy a day of attraction hopping and souvenir shopping. Find everything from specialty food items to handcrafted jewelry and more at one of the popular local shops, like Bijuju, Bou'Tiki, and Tinder Box. There's plenty of entertainment for families too! Test your senses at the 7D Cinema or get up close and personal with friendly tiger cubs at the TIGER Preservation Station. Barefoot Landing is also home to an array of restaurants, from casual to upscale, meaning you will have plenty of places to refuel after a day full of fun.
Theaters - Rainy weather provides the perfect opportunity to catch your favorite flick and there are plenty of theaters in Myrtle Beach for you to choose from. The closest to guests at Beach Cove is the Carmike Cinemas Theater located in the Colonial Mall just south of Barefoot Landing. Other area theaters include The Big D at Broadway at The Beach, Grand Cinemark at Market Common, and Frank Theaters at Inlet Square Mall.
Broadway at The Beach – Broadway at The Beach is a one stop shop for family entertainment and is known for offering a plethora of family friendly fun. Indoor attractions here include the Ripley's Aquarium, WonderWorks, Carolina Comedy Club, MagiQuest, and the Backstage Mirror Maze – to name a few. Broadway is also home to a wide variety of shops and restaurants, meaning you will have plenty to keep you busy for an entire day!
Live Entertainment – Guests who appreciate great live entertainment are not short on options either and there are several great venues right up the road from Beach Cove Resort! The Myrtle Beach House of Blues hosts an array of bands throughout the year, from local / regional talent to national artists, while the Alabama Theatre has been voted "best live entertainment theatre at the beach" for several years running. And music isn't the only thing you can enjoy – catch a comedy show at Carolina Improv, watch a play at Atlantic Stage, or enjoy dinner and a show at Pirates Voyage.


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LOCATED OUTSIDE OF LEANDER, and is in LIBERTY HILL ETJ--Perfect site for industrial uses that need storage yards, office warehouse, mini warehouse, boat and RV storage, RV park--located in the heart of residential development, with great access off 183 going north and just a short distance to the Whitewing Way crossover for southern 183 access.
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Rochester Hills
Clinton River Trail gets grant for safety improvements
By Linda Shepard
Posted December 21, 2012
ROCHESTER HILLS — A grant from The UPS Foundation will aid bikers and hikers on the Clinton River Trail.
The $25,000 grant will enable the Friends of the Paint Creek Trail to install a high-intensity activated crosswalk signal — known as a HAWK beacon — where the Clinton River Trail crosses Orchard Lake Road in Sylvan Lake.
"It is the most dangerous crossing on the Clinton River Trail," said Fred Phillips, president of the Friends of the Clinton River Trail.
The UPS Foundation is the charitable arm of United Parcel Service, and the grant will be used to help fulfill a local match for Tri-Party funding for the HAWK beacon, which has a total cost of $100,000.
"The Tri-Party funding is a combination of three sources," Phillips said. "The Road Commission for Oakland County provides one-third, Oakland County provides one-third and the city of Sylvan Lake provides one-third. The city of Sylvan Lake does not have the money, but the Friends decided the safety crossing is a No. 1 priority."
The local third of the funding will be provided by a combination of The UPS Foundation grant and donations. "The UPS grant is a significant portion of that," Phillips said. "One of their key interests is safety in the community — UPS drivers are continually going across Orchard Lake Road. One of the members of the Friends group also happens to be a UPS employee and had them recognize the critical nature of the crossing to provide us the foundation grant."
In 2011, The UPS Foundation distributed more than $45.3 million worldwide through grants to provide support for building stronger communities.
"The UPS Foundation is committed to funding impactful programs that make a meaningful difference in our communities — so we are proud to support Friends of the Clinton River Trail's efforts to provide a safe crossing feature for all users," said Eduardo Martinez, president of The UPS Foundation, in a statement.
The Clinton River Trail travels through the cities of Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills, Pontiac and Sylvan Lake. Friends of the Clinton River Trail is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to developing and improving the Clinton River Trail for all users.
The HAWK beacon is a visual indicator that requires drivers to come to a complete stop and is activated by a pedestrian trail user, Phillips said. "It is known as a beacon rather than a signal," he said. "It extends out over the roadway and has yellow and red lights on it. If no one has activated it, it is dark. There is no green light. It is actually safer than a traditional traffic signal. We are very optimistic this will be a significant improvement, when crossing the trail."
A pedestrian-activated HAWK beacon is currently under consideration for the Tienken and Livernois roundabout, scheduled for completion in 2013, state Rochester Hills officials.
Next, the Friends of the Clinton River Trail are examining a safety crossing at Dequindre Road, where the Clinton River Trail connects to the Macomb Orchard Trail. "It may receive another HAWK signal or a pedestrian safety island," Phillips said."
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Charlie Gibson will take over the anchor duties tonight (Monday) for ABC's World News Tonight. The MRC's Web site features a just-compiled "Profiles in Bias" collection of liberal comments and reporting from Gibson. The page lists about 50 quotes, going back to 1990, with ten accompanied by audio/video clips.
On Good Morning America, which he has co-hosted for most of the past two decades, and as a frequent fill-in for Peter Jennings on World News Tonight, Gibson displayed little willingness to stray from the media elite's liberal template. The quotes collected from the MRC's archive exemplify Gibson's conventional liberal approach to the issues of the day: favoring gun control and campaign finance reform, portraying tax cuts as costly, unwise and unfair, and once even boasting about a sign in his house proclaiming: "War is not good for children and other living things."
The MRC's Michael Gibbons put the page together based on the quotes gathered by Rich Noyes. Michelle Humphrey and Karen Hanna located the video in the MRC's archive and rendered the media clips.


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I cannot quite remember precisely when I first met Sonali Sen Roy, it could be in 1950 or the next year. I was a young lecturer at the Lucknow University; Sonali was still in Santiniketan, pursuing a course probably at Kala Bhavan. Sonalis father, a practising physician, had an extensive clientele in Lucknow. He was a man of few words, very British in manners; prim, curt and yet full of understanding and kindness. Many of the Bengali gentry in the employ of the government or the university, who had preferred to settle in Lucknow on retirement built houses in a residential area that had come up not far from the university campus, known as New Hyderabad. Dr Sen Roy was one of the tribe. He had a compact, middle-sized house ideal for indolent living.
The Sen Roys were close relatives of one of my main benefactors in Lucknow, the professor, B.N. Dasgupta, whose son, Parimal historian-turned-journalist is one of the few friends from my younger days still surviving. It was, however, not the Dasguptas who introduced me to the Sen Roy family. Basudeo Narayan, an ardent disciple of Jayaprakash Narayan, had gone for further studies to Santiniketan after his release from prison as the Quit India movement petered out; on completing the course at Visva-Bharati, he had come to Lucknow to write a doctoral dissertation in sociology. We were living in the same university hostel and were on most friendly terms. One evening, he mentioned he was going to see his friend from Santiniketan, Sonali Sen Roy, who had come to visit her parents and I might find it interesting to meet her. I accompanied Basudeo. The sitting room in the Sen Roy house was on the first floor. It was elegantly arranged, had comfortable chairs and sofas, and refreshments would arrive at regular interval from the kitchen. Sonalis elder sister, Hashi, then married to a son of a widely respected Calcutta lawyer well known for his charities and his elegant essays in Bengali on both literary and political themes, was also in Lucknow for a short visit and was present too, the two sisters were a contrast in beauty. Both had classical features, in Sonalis case perhaps a bit more. But where the elder sister scored was in the natural charm she exuded from her personality; she was more of an extrovert, full of fun and social gossip, and with a joyousness with regard to things happening to her and around her. On the other hand, Sonalis beauty was enhanced by a quiet, sharp intelligence which got reflected in her eyes; she spoke in measured tones, a reservoir of dignity reigned over her grace and personality.
The four of us had a delightful time stretching over close to three hours. I still remember the exact words Hashi uttered while bidding us goodbye: it had been a long time since they had such a pavitra (pure) adda.
Over the next few months, I met Sonali on a number of occasions either in Lucknow or at Santiniketan; there was exchange of a few letters as well. I soon learnt she had got engaged to Harisadhan Dasgupta, whom too I knew from boisterous sessions at the India Coffee House on Chittaranjan Avenue. He was then quite a rage in Calcuttas snob circle. He and his elder brother, Kalisadhan, had inherited a large property, including a big house on Southern Avenue which had in the rear a small pond that could pass for a swimming pool. Both brothers were by nature generous hosts and kept open house at their Southern Avenue residence. Aspiring young writers, smart company executives with intellectual pretensions, artists and sculptors, film buffs of different genres, would make a beeline for their house for a morning session; many of them would return in the evening for a spot of Scotch whisky. As far as my remembrance goes, it was Kamal Majumdar who introduced me to the brothers at the Coffee House. Harisadhan had very recently returned from the United States of America. While there, he discovered the advantage of introducing himself as Hary S., he had apparently undergone a course in film production, was engaged for a few months in a film producing corporation as a trainee and returned home with the reputation of a documentary film producer. He did a couple of documentaries for some private as well as public concerns, which were well received. Calcutta intellectuals, otherwise devastatingly cynical, held in reverence whoever was, or claimed to be, foreign-trained. Harisadhan became the talk of the town.
I was immensely pleased at the tiding that two of my acquaintances had decided to be life partners. Sonali remembered to send me the printed letter of invitation to the wedding reception along with a hand-written note requesting my presence. I was at that moment busy making arrangements for my departure for Europe to join the Institute of Social Studies at The Hague and had to miss the event.
Being out of the country for the next few years, I would get only perfunctory news of the newly married couple. They had, I was informed, shifted to Bombay where Harisadhan was not only busy producing documentary films but was also planning to produce a feature film. They had a son and Sonali was trying to get an assignment which would satisfy her urge to do creative work in some branch of fine arts. I did not have any occasion to meet them after my return but Ansu Parimal would every now and then respond to my curiosity. For instance, he let me knew in late 1956 that they had a second child, another son.
I think it was February or March the following year that the storm broke; Rusi Karanjias Blitz carried a salacious story containing supposedly authoritative details of the liaison between Sonali and Roberto Rossellini. Blitz went as far as to suggest that the whole affair was not only immoral and against the law, but was an affront to Indian patriotism; how come this Italian film director, no matter how celebrated, had enticed an innocent Indian woman; it was like invading India and annexing a piece of our territory. I prefer to believe the account presented in her somewhat haphazardly constructed memoirs by Ingrid Bergman, the outstandingly brilliant Swedish film actress, to whom Rossellini was then married. She and Harisadhan were the direct victims of the adultery committed by their legally recognized partners. But while Ingrid was both angry and bitter with Rossellini, she was careful not to say one word against Sonali. In her view, where pretty-looking women were concerned, Roberto, if I am allowed to borrow Oscar Wildes words, was able to resist everything except temptation. Harisadhan met Rossellini soon after his arrival in Bombay with the stated intention of making a film on an Indian theme. His neo-realist Italian pictures were shown in different cities in India, during what was still some sort of novelty in the country, international film festivals, that had bowled over the sophisticated film-goers. Not surprisingly, once he was ensconced in Bombays Taj Hotel, there was an unending stream of admiring visitors. Harisadhan introduced himself as a producer of documentary films. Their discussion soon drifted to the problems and possibilities of Rossellinis proposed picture against an Indian background. When Rossellini mentioned his concern for knowing more about Indian art and culture, Harisadhans face lit up: his wife, he told the Italian film director, had spent years at Tagores Santiniketan, graduated from there in fine arts and would be happy to offer whatever assistance Rossellini needed. The latter responded by inviting Harisadhan and his wife for dinner over the weekend. The couple arrived. As soon as Harisadhan introduced Sonali to Rossellini, he himself was a forgotten figure. The pre-dinner drinks, the dinner and the post-dinner rituals lasted till midnight. Rossellini said solemnly that he was so impressed by Sonali and the depth of her knowledge that, rather than enlightening him on Indian art, she should help him to prepare the film script and of course the title sheets of the film would explicitly mention her name as principal script writer.
Husband and wife were elated, Harisadhan a shade more than Sonali herself. The recognition of his wife coming from such eminence would, he thought, persuade this or that leading film producer in Bombay to finance the feature film that he had long planned. He deposited Sonali the very next day in Rossellinis hotel room and took his leave so that she and Rossellini could discuss the structure of the script.
Sonali tried to resist in the beginning, but finally had to submit to Robertos magnificent charm. The hours she spent became longer and longer. Poor Harisadhan assumed the script was at its most critical and challenging phase which demanded long hours of labour. Sonalis increasingly pensive mood and briefness of conversation with him he took as confirmation of his assumption. He did come to hear stray, snide comments from some quarters, but attributed them to envy and worse. His world fell apart when, returning home late one evening, he found a note for him from Sonali; she was sorry, she had love and regard for Harisadhan, but a greater love was beckoning her and she had to say goodbye; she was taking with her the six-month old baby, but the elder son would be there to be nurtured by the father; she hoped Harisadhan would explain to him the situation as gently and tactfully as possible. Harisadhan did not know what to do and spent a restless night. Come morning and it was more horrid: Blitz had not waited one moment to release its sensational scoop. Hell was let loose.
The outrage in the country was all emotion and no reasoning and revealed the ugliest face of a suffocatingly male-dominated society. Newspapers competed with each other to list of Rossellinis serial debaucheries during his stay in Bombay. Solemn-sounding editorial articles worried over measures called for protecting our women from the predatory eyes of adventure-seeking foreign louts. Questions were raised in Parliament, there was even a suggestion to recall our ambassador in Rome as protest against the incident. The most grotesque demand was for arresting Rossellini and trying him, if possible giving him a life sentence. The more conservative circles did not spare Sonali either, calling her a prostitute and a shame to Indian womanhood.
Fortunately the prime minister, Nehru, kept his cool and objectivity. The fortuitous fact that Indira Gandhi had made her acquaintance with Sonali while she herself had spent a year at Santiniketan helped. Sonali was quietly issued a passport, and well past one midnight Roberto and she, along with the child, flew away in a Europe-bound plane. The storm gradually receded. Rusi Karanjia was happy though that meanwhile the circulation of Blitz had scaled to a much higher stratum than before. It did not take long for Roberto to ditch Sonali and go for another woman. That is however a different story.
A similar furore was sought to be raised by a section of self-appointed social nitpickers when, a few years later, Sonalis elder sister, Hashi, who had lost her husband a few months previously, decided to re-marry; her choice fell on Tapan Raychaudhuri, the historian. She left her father-in-laws house to join Tapan. The scandal-mongers could not directly object to her re-marriage; thanks to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagars efforts, it was legally sanctified almost a century ago. Their grouse was based on two hypotheses: (a) she should have waited a while; it was unseemly for a woman to re-marry so soon after the husbands death; and (b) even though the husband was dead, the father-in-law the venerable lawyer was still living, her decision must have shocked and pained him.
I have no idea whether Sonali was aware of it, but she was no trailblazer. A quarter of a century ago before her daring act, a lady reared in Allahabad and married to a member of the teaching faculty of Lucknow University had walked out on her husband with her lover. Nilima Devi, a very bright Bengali girl with multiple talents, was the daughter of a judge in Allahabad High Court. She got married to an economist teaching in the Lucknow University. This gentlemans approach to life could not be more different from hers; he was frankly a bit of a dull dog. I worked much later as his colleague: he had a good degree from the London School of Economics; but was timid and always had a scared look. Perhaps Nilima Devis decision to leave him added to his inferiority complex. Prabhu Guha Thakurta had just arrived with degrees from both London and Harvard. He was a sparkling conversationalist, full of wit and wisdom and with an irresistible way to attract admiration. They got attracted to each other. When Guha Thakurta had arranged a cushy job for himself in Delhi, the couple made up their minds. The two were one day missing in Lucknow and they surfaced in Delhi a couple of days later.
Till now I have referred to three women who revolted against the system, all three happened to be Bengalis. Did this betray my bias? Besides, although each of them was born of Bengali parents, they had spent their lives all along, it would perhaps be pointed out, in either Lucknow or Allahabad; it was supposedly the radical milieu in these two cities which made them the fearless females they became. I plead not guilty. Consider, for instance, the case of Vijaylakshmi Nehru. She was of about the same age as Nilima Devi, who lived very close to Anand Bhavan. Vijaylakshmi, her sister Krishna and Nilima were playmates in their childhood. Around the time Motilal Nehru and his son Jawaharlal were elected president of the Indian National Congress in successive years in the late 1920s, a bright young man from a reputable Muslim family Syed Hussain was putting in voluntary work in the foreign office of the All India Congress Committee located in Swaraj Bhavan, which was next door to Anand Bhavan. Vijaylakshmi fell passionately in love with Syed Hussain and was determined to marry him. Motilal Nehru went into a fit; how dare a bounder of a Muslim want to wed a Kashmiri pundit girl, particularly a Nehru girl and she respond affirmatively? He severely upbraided his elder daughter, and was on the point of whipping her. Jawaharlal was more tactful, he took into account the political implications of the entire episode. Syed Hussain was piled with funds, promised a generous remittance every month and persuaded to go over to New York, and never return to India or try to correspond with Vijaylakshmi. Hussain kept his commitment. It is a tribute to his integrity and patriotic fervour that, even in America, he relentlessly campaigned for Indian independence and continued to be a devout believer in the Indian cause even after freedom was achieved. As far as my recollection goes, he was still alive in the late 1940s when Vijaylakshmi arrived as Indias ambassador to the United States. I wonder whether there they ever met and what they told each other.
It did not help Vijaylakshmi to gather the courage to defy the family and marry a Muslim in spite of the radicalism claimed for Allahabad and Lucknow. True, almost at the same time, another Allahabad girl, born of Hindu parents, did dare to wed a Muslim, Aruna Ganguly. She was barely 18 when she married Asaf Ali. She was a Bengali though.
But wait. Shanti Srivashtava, wife of Sadiq Ali, another Congress leader of those days, was very much of Allahabad-Lucknow breeding. There could well be others.
To return to the central issue, there are some organic differences between men and women ordained by nature that cannot be helped. That apart, complete equality between the two sexes must be synonymous with human existence; discrimination against women, whether political, economic or social, on whatever pretext in a system which claims to be democratic must be challenged. I love to think Sonali Dasgupta Rossellini nee Sen Roy, who died earlier this month, was a martyr to that cause.


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FLORENCE--- Francis Marion University has recorded its second all-time high enrollment with 4,075 students taking classes during the 2006 fall semester.
FMU topped the 4,000 mark for only the third time in the institution's 37-year history.
Official fall enrollment stands at 4,075 students, surpassed only by the record 4,103 students who attended FMU in 1993. This fall's enrollment has jumped by 67 students from the 4,008 from fall 2005, or about two percent .
The university also had a record number of applications for the fall semester. There were 2,692 freshman applications, a seven percent hike from fall of 2005. Transfer applications were up 19 percent.
"More students are discovering that FMU is a great place to pursue their education," said President Fred Carter. "But the real credit belongs to the faculty and staff, for it is the quality of their work that attracts these students."
FMU draws students from all regions of the state, but this year saw significant increases from Darlington, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Richland, Williamsburg and York counties. Ninety-five percent of the student body comes from 44 of the 46 counties in South Carolina. The other five percent comes from 26 other states and 16 foreign countries.
There are 3,514 undergraduate students and 561 graduate students registered for fall classes, both numbers up from last year. This is the sixth straight year that the number of FMU underclassmen has increased.
The undergraduate enrollment breaks down as follows: new freshmen, 797; other freshmen, 168; sophomores, 807; juniors, 683; seniors, 719; and special students, 340.
Women make up 69 percent of the total enrollment. Minorities make up 41 percent of the student body. Seventy-seven percent of the students are enrolled full-time. The average age of undergraduates is 21, and the average for graduate students is 36.
Florence County continues to provide the largest number of students to FMU with 1,236, or 32 percent of the total. Darlington Country is second with 361 students, followed by Marion County with 200.
Other counties providing significant numbers of students to FMU are: Richland (190), Dillon (182), Horry (167), Williamsburg (154), Charleston (149), Sumter (144), Chesterfield (128), Marlboro (110), Kershaw (100), Clarendon (80), Georgetown (78), Berkeley (77), Dorchester (67), York (56) and Lexington (41).
The largest number of out-of-state students comes from Ohio (21), North Carolina (18), Virginia (15), Maryland (14), New York (13), Georgia (11), and Florida (11).
The largest number of international students comes from India (17), Germany (8), Sri Lanka (5), Ireland (5), South Africa (4) and Canada (3).


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Littleton finish off league campaign with comfortable win
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LITTLETON signed off their St Mary's Hospice Midland Combination Premier Division campaign in style with a 4-1 demolition of Pilkington XXX.
The hosts went ahead when 11th-placed Littleton failed to cut out a cross and Lodge volleyed in from 14 yards.
Fine skill from Jamie Clarke saw him equalise on 28 minutes before his header was pushed away.
From the corner, Matt Mitchell finished off Stuart Hall's cross-shot from close range.
Jack Wood added a third in the second-half after good work from Clarke and Hall before Jamie Insall wrapped up the scoring on 75 minutes.
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Quaker Valley boys cross country settles for 3rd at WPIAL meet
For the first time since 2006, the Quaker Valley boys cross country team didn't strike gold at Cooper's Lake.
The six-time defending champions were dethroned by South Fayette last week at the WPIAL Class AA championship race in Slippery Rock. The Quakers (118 points) did qualify for states as they finished in third behind the Lions (74) and Uniontown (93).
"We weren't going to stop," senior Rob Veltre said. "We were going to make states and we were sure as heck not going to stop on my watch."
Quaker Valley was led by freshman Zach Skolnekovich, who finished second with a time of 16 minutes, 57 seconds. The freshmen has quickly become one of the Quakers' top runners.
"I have grown a lot from eighth grade," Skolnekovich said. "The training is much better. My legs have gotten stronger. I personally have gotten stronger. I think states will be a good experience to run that race and see all that competition."
Senior Luke Kropf finished in eighth with a time of 17:12. Other finishers for the Quakers included Veltre in 27th (17:48), junior Charlie Kristo in 31st (17:56), sophomore Fletcher Hubsch in 50th (18:34), junior Alex Comerci in 57th (18:41) and junior Mattias Cooper in 69th (19:05).
One of the biggest question marks will be if Xavier Lang will be able to compete at the PIAA meet Saturday. The junior has been battling an injury and has been one of the top contributors to the team.
"It did effect us (for the WPIAL race)," Veltre said. "He is a dedicated runner. We need him."
The girls team, meanwhile, missed states as a team for the first time since 1997. The Quakers did have two individuals qualify for the meet, as sophomore Hannah Bablak finished in fifth (20:10) and senior Ashley McKendry finished 12th (20:38).
The duo said making the trip to Hershey together will benefit both because they workout together.
"I am a little disappointed," McKendry said. "I wanted top 10 but I will take 12th. I am glad I get to go out with Hannah. I always say Hannah gets me to run fast, and I get Hannah to run."
Both runners have experienced the Parkview Cross Country Course in Hershey and know the challenges the course offers.
"You have to started fast," Bablak said. "The first mile you have to be in position. The next two miles is really hilly. And the last 800 meters is a really steep hill before you get to the finish line. It is a lot different than the WPIAL course."
Other finishers for the girls team included senior Mary Grace Beson in 23rd (21:13), freshman Bearett Tarris in 38th (21:48), freshman Anna Pawloski in 58th (22:34), junior Caroline Westwood in 72nd (22:59) and senior Molly Wicker in 75th (23:11).
Nathan Smith is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at email@example.com or via Twitter @NSmith_Trib.


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"Someone is following me, i can fell it, but i can't make out his species."
His battlehardened skin was being slightly biten by the frozen air like a wolf it knawed on his flesh even through his blue suit. His silver cape settled down as the wind ceased to blow and our Thunderion titan gazed behind him and saw his stalker, he was of Dynamis' hieght of seven feet and around the same build, strong and layered with muscles but envoloped in a blue skin and elf like ears. Dynamis spoke telepathically to his adversery.
"Who are you and what do you want?"
Dynamis clenched his fist tightly and his pupiless eyes beamed down on his foe waiting for an answer.
A voice echoed in his mind. MOF thinks "Oh a telepath? I haven't met on of you since I went to the third moon of Koigen. But don't explore to deep... It's some scary things in my head." MOF takes some steps and walks off the edge of the cliff but doesn't fall. He has controlled his weight and walked down a flight of invisible stairs until he stood in front of Dynamis. "I am a Balance Keeper and with a certain gift, I am sort of like a telepath as well." He says out loud. "I know a lot about you already Dynamis the Thunderion. And you being so powerful with no Evil counter part I have to, well... "Take you out" for lack of better words. I'm sorry. If Shawn the Devil or Doom were still around I wouldn't even bother you."
Through his foggy eyes he looks at the one man that stood eye level. This is almost refreshing to the Blue Giant, getting to face of good guy in battle. He was getting tired of fighting the "Reds" of ComicVine with all their fire and psychotic-ness. Of course not all of them where like that, it just seams those are the only ones MOF runs into. The Soul Absorber lowers his head and places his hand over his Bladed Angels sigil on his armor. He lets out a breath even though he doesn't have to breathe.
MOF starts the battle right then, by throwing a punch to the man's nose, then trying to uppercut him in his stomach. After those swift moves would be delivered he swoops down and attempt to knock the man off his feet with a quick kick with his armored boot to Dyamis' ankle. He bounces back up but also a good distance away. Then he gets in a boxer stance and constantly moves trying to be ready for anything in the thick snow. "Thank you for teaching me that, Venom Hybrid." He whispers.
"Impressive." thought the mighty Thunderion.
He watched the lips of the warrior as he talked about erasing our hero from exsistence. He gave the blue giant a smile and began to chuckle as he increased his wieght to measure around six tons. He did this without even gaining a single cell seemingly normal and was the perfect technique for taking blows from a true warrior. As he dug into the warrior's mind he learned some things about him like his name "Man of Forever" and that he was an accomplished fighter and learned of his constant battles. As soon as he did this the blue man threw a strong blow to his nose even though the fist was mighty Dynamis did not flinch or even blink. He stood still except for the small backlash from the enrgy of the punch and continued to smile. Man of Forever then tossed his left hand to greet Dynamis' stomach and connected making Dynamis' abs buckle alittle but still kept smiling, his shoulders hunched forward about an inch from the blow before MOF attempted a leg sweep but Dynamis tensed his legs and stood in a powerful stance and braced his leg for impact and disregarded the blow but made him move alittle before he said outloud to his opponent.
"I guess it's my turn" he said with a somewhat devious grin.
He watched his opponent dance and watched his form as he moved around trying to prepare himself for Dynamis' upcoming attack. He launched himself forward at top speed and aimed a double axe handle at the balancer's head, his body was wieghing several tons at the time but he countered this be his gravitokinesis to make his body seem like his standard wieght so he can travel at that speed without penalty from his titanic wieght. His cape fluttered wildly from the g-forces he made as he dashed to the right side to attempt a grab for the balancer's face and was hoping to toss him across the gorge. But if this attack was unsucessful he would use this oppertunity to preform a acrobatic cresent kick aimed for Man of Forever's chest.
"Your Move, Blance Keeper." as he began to telekinetically lift several trees from their roots and toss them towards his foe.
"I guess it's my turn." the other alien said. "I guess RPG fights are kind of like chess games aren't they... Oh wait he heard that." MOF thinks. Dynamis flew at MOF in a second, but a second is all MOF needs. He stopped time and hops onto the man's back. He returns time as he teleported. He tries to grab the humanoids arms and then increase his weight to overpower his opponent gravity based flight. He was simply trying to crash the Thunderion into the ground face first as he rode him like a surfboard. He leaps off the back of the silver caped warrior after he crashes into the ground or after 5 seconds. Which ever came first. After he landed on the snow covered ground he said "I guess I took my turn a little early... And stay out of my head... That feels really weird."
After the blue giant's rambling about some kind of RPG and was somewhat confused. "No matter" thought our mighty hero before he bursted from his snowy post but what happened to him even the battle hardened Thunderion could see, somehow or somewhy the blue giant was on his back. He had used matter manipulation to incease his wieght to several metric tons and was holding his arms back. The Thunderion was off balance and the shear pressure on his back made him land face first in the cold snow. He was incased in snow and disappeared for some seconds before he rose from his snowy grave with large mounds of snow piled on his shoulders. He stood away from Man of Forever gazing off into the horizon before turning around to watch his foe speak.
"I guess I took my turn a little early... And stay out of my head... That feels really weird."
Dynamis brushed the snow off his shoulders and shook his head to get all the snow out of his hair. before giving a small speech.
"Well my nemesis, it seems you have the power of chronokinesis, or in simple terms manipulation of time itself, I applaude you Man of Forever (he begins to clap sarcasticlly before stopping) you have surpised me. You see last time i fought a time traveler it was when my father was still alive when we would spar so you managed to trick me but for the last time."
Now Dynamis was somewhat angery but at the same time he was glad to fight an opponent who had the abilility to actually kill him or at least put up on hell of a fight. He darted forward at the speed of sound once more with his fist cocked back again to aim a strong punch at his foe gizzard but he was now weary of the foe's power and used his postcognation and precognation ability to see into the future and then the past and instantly swung a spinning backfist before launching a powerful optic blast in his enemies direction.
"See you can travel through time but i can see into the future and past so your attempts and time traveling abilities are useless against me. ohhh by the way I don't think i will get out of your head just yet i kind of like it." he said with a deadly grin. he wasn't sure of the balance keepers time traveling abilities quite yet and wouldn't know if they actually truely use less against him until later on.
MOF crosses his arms and continues to ask a series of questions. "Which is better? Seeing things that will or have happened in time, or controlling time so that you could be there if you wanted? Which is better? Reading somebody's mind or reading someone's post? Which is better? Being book smart or having street smarts? Which is better? Having a micro-organized plan or having very active improvisational impulses? I don't know the answers to these questions but I think we will find out today..." MOF is a very introverted creature and questions almost every aspect of anything, even if the answer is irrelevant. He often questions his own existence, his ways and his culture.
As the Thunderion charged forward breaking the sound barrier leaking a thunderclap of energy behind him he noticed something that the warrior's reflexes were amazing unlike anything he has seen before, Man of Forever had side stepped letting the berserking alien missing but only by mere inches. The balancer had once again proven his worthiness in this battle, and had grasped the extra terrestial's arm and droven his armored knee straight into the belly of the beast making the kinetic energy from his own speed smash into the kneecap of the enormous indigo champion. His stomache and shoulders hunched forward his legs still airbourne from impact , he took in a deep breath and attempted to wrap his free arm around the still lifted leg and would flex his muscles to tighten his grip. Then he would use his grappled arm to lock up with the warrior.
He began to plant himself even if not holding his opponent and would listen to the philosophical speech of his seasoned foe. He gazed up and looked Man of Forever square in the eye and spoke
"We shall find out, and you are have proven yourself against be so their is no need to hold myself back any longer." He said in a thunderous voice before attempting to toss his foe away from him asd he bellowed,summoning his ancient Thunderion strength to try to preform the maneuver to gain some distance between his foe.
He would telekineticly lift the surrounding earth around him causing the snow to rise along with large shards of rock. The surrounding area shook with power like a shockwave from an earthquake before launching thim forward attempting to batter his opponent with them. He would then dart skywards at top speed and increase his wieght to his heaviest possible, around 60 tons and use his gravity powers once more to make himself wiegh lighter and shoot himself downward towards his opponent with so much force it would cause the earth below to form a crater by sheer impact even if he missed.
MOF stands in the air as his opponent catches and rolls the boulder like it was nothing. Dyn then explains his biological make up. "People are so cocky..." MOF says under his voice. Then the Thunderion talks about the reason he came to Earth and asks why the Balance Keeper has tried to stop him. "You don't get it do you, Dynamis. I told you before I am a Balance Keeper. You are an extremely powerful force of Good with no single Evil character to challenge you..." MOF puts his arms out to his sides and continues to talk. "...Picture me as a balance scale. Right now I am leveled, even, and balanced. My right side is evil, my left side is good. Right now the current comicvine is even, the reason I can say that is because I have been keeping track... but as soon as I put you in the equation..." He lowers his left hand and he raises his right hand. "...I am unleveled, uneven and the balance is broken. That's where I come in. I go and help which ever side is losing and take out the person who is messing things up. In this case it's you." He lowers his arms after he feel he has succefully shown the Thunderion his reasoning. "It's nothing personal... It's just my job..."
Then the other alien points at the blue alien and sends a multitude of large kinetic blasts. "I never get a break..." He sighs and rolls his eyes after saying that then flicks both his wrist. Each of his gauntlets projects an indestructible shield and MOF gets ready to face the onslaught. He smacks one blast out of the way. Then he ducks out of the way of another. He smacks more and stops time (teleports) to get out of the way of some but of course he is still gets hit by some but thanks to his armor and indestructibility they just knock him back. He does this for maybe a minute until all of them are gone. "I'm so glad I don't run out of energy like non powered beings." He says.
Then he stops time and jumps down out of the sky right in front of his look alike. He returns time so it looks like he teleported and give the element of surprise. He throws a right punch with his shield at his opponent's stomach. If it works and Dyn bends over from the force he will swing down on his neck with his left shield. Then jumps up and tries to kick the man on any open spot, on his back or chest, with both feet. He lands on his back but proceeds into a backwards roll and is back on his feet. Even though MOF doesn't have super strength the hardness of the shield makes it feel like he does. The Man of Forever stands firm with his fist clutched and looking at his enemy through his brow. He stand sidewas and one shield in front of him and the other behind him. He was ready for any thing but he knew Dynamis' soul was going through a painful state. He can't help but smirk.
After being battered by his opponents heavy shields, He was actually buckled before he could react to the attack he was greeted by a strong dropkick to the chest sending Dynamis to the ground, the mighty titan has fallen for once in a long time.
He gazes up at his foe and smiled as he coughed up blood this time oozing from his mouth and dripping down his beard. But he still held a smile on his face because he had a trick up his sleeve just in case something like this would have happened.
"You see MOF, i've been handicaping myself, this suit actually holds me back and when i take it off my powers will increase but comes at a cost, i have no idea how to control myself in this state and as long as we aren't keeping secrets....this good persona of mine is all a lie!"
Dynamis smiled and lifted himself to his feet but held a sinister gaze on his face like his holy aura was just wiped away.
"I won't tell if you don't tell, balancer (begins to laugh maniacly) you thought my little speech about saving the world is the truth! I didn't think it would go this far to trick you, a all knowing Balance Keeper but alas the fun has ended and i must be on my way, Time to die Man of Forever!"
He tore of his silver cape and let the wind carry it away, his armor still attached before he unbuckled the restaints. First his shoulder gaurds fell, then came his gauntlets. Finally his brestplate revealing a scarred pale body. His eyes glowed with a firey energy release like a wild animal that just was released from captivity. Within seconds the surrounds began to shake like an earthquake was approuching, His hands tightened in his grip and shard after shard of rock began to lift from the effects of the gravity. He smiled before he began to cough once more.
"Soul stealing wretch, prepare to die."
He bolted forward at top speed letting off a thunderclap of energy and a trail of crimson energy followed, He would attempt a beserking punch after punch each as he roared to increase his Thunderion strength. He would use his precognation abilities to dodge back and forth at the speed of sound and launching several blast from his hands before letting off a strong optic blast from his eyes.
After he was told Dynamis' true intentions MOF thinks "He did go through a lot just to make me think he was a good guy." But when he strips down and his muscle bulge even more, MOF's eyes grow and his eyebrows rise. "The balance...." He whispers. The surface of the Earth shook again and the Blue Giant struggled to stay on his feet. He looks out the corners of his yellow eyes and sees the ground lift up in the form of shards once again. Then the Thunderion was in front of the Balance Keeper in no time. He smashed his hands together and with a force to make buildings crumble. MOF threw up his shields to protect himself from the shockwave. MOF lets his feet off the ground and lets the force throw him across the battle field. He lands on his feet and throws his arms to the side.
MOF sees as Dyn swings with so much power put his target wasn't there. Then he shots off a series of blast and MOF gets hit by one and the others fly past him. The Man that Never sleeps stagers to stand up. Then he sees the optic blast on a death coarse straight for him. He lessens his weight and flaps his arms and uses his shields like wings and propels himself into the air. Then optic blast bursts a hole into the mountain behind MOF and in front of Dynamis. In the air MOF slings his arms and launches his laser shields at the Hero turned Villain.
The laser shields came barreling at him, one collidied hard into Dynamis' chest while the other he simpley dodged. Dynamis coughed up a large amount of blood not from the shield attack but from the absense of the soul. He was dying but Dynamis wouldn't let himself go down like this not bleeding and coughing like he had some type of tropical disease. He launched himself into the air about 1000 miles or so and stopped hovering in the dense atmosphere as he began to create a kinetic sphere so large it rivaled the moon in diameter. This was his last chance at life so he put up a strong force field around his body as he charged it. As soon as it was complete he began to telepathically speak to his rival.
"You have a choice to make, either travel back in time and give me my soul back before this battle of ours happened or I will destroy earth!"
With out letting his foe deciede he launched the enormous ball straight at the earth and begun to disrupt gravity to make the kineitc energy amplied in speed therefore more destruction.
"Make your choice now, Man of Forever, kill me to protect the balance and let everything in and on this world be destroyed! or do the right thing!"
Dynamis crossed his arms and began to laugh, He had nothing to lose, either he dies with billions of people and trillions of other life forms and completely destroy balance itself or Man of Forever could be the hero and save everyone from armegeddon.
MOF's choices were given and then the Thunderion sent a super sized blast at the planet. MOF stop times and sits down on an invisible chair in the sky to think.
"This character is really something else. He starts off good just to make me think one way, then goes evil and is now giving me an ultimatum of total planetary destruction. I could easily let the blast destroy Earth and I kill him and win the fight. But if I do this planet will be destroyed and the balance would be thrown off any way. All the good and evil characters will be killed along with the civilians and NPCs we ignore. That doesn't really matter since this is just a one on one battle and nobody really follows the after effects of these. People have been killed but still show up in a RPG later. So if I left the planet die it really doesn't affect anybody but Dynamis. But what would I look like if I killed the planet just to have a victory. I could save the planet and go after him later and I know people who will help me destroy him. I really wanted to be the bad guy for once and now I have to make a hard choice for good. Sometimes I hate my job..."
MOF sighs and begins to rewind time. From his post in the sky he can see every thing as it unfolded backwards. The Glowing Alien lets it go as far as when the Thunderion was falling over him. The point where MOF was about to slice his stomach with his flesh disintegrating and soul slicing blade from Hell. He looks up to see him in a free fall straight over him. MOF slowly moves his hand onto the handle of his sword. He waits until the Villain is one arms length away. Then he strikes. He pulls the handle off his belt and the yellow energy blade is born. He waited a second longer than he did before so that the wound would be deeper and more of his soul would be injured.
Dyn wouldn't be ready for this just like he wasn't the first time. While his soul is just now being injured and at it's most vulnerable, MOF uses his soul absorption so hopefully the other alien would lose his soul to the blue alien and die instantly.
Dynamis was in mid-air and came crashing down to the gorund with force un-measurable it was enough to shatter the world beneath him casing a six meter crater in the ground from the impact. But suddenly he felt a strong burning sensation along his side and he began to bleed a river of blood as he buckled and fell to the floor. He couldn't move and felt a strong sense of dispair and lose of hope as the blood began to form a crimson puddle in the crater formed from the Mighty Thunderion.
"What is this....is this death!? I can't feel myself...im numb!" He began to cough violently and couldn't even summon the strength to even rise to his feet, his healing factor was trying to work as fast as possible but it was only delaying the inevitable, this was the death of Dynamis. He barely gazed down and saw a gash in his side almost reach his spine, it was around a inch wide and he could see his vitals from the gapping wound.
"This is blasphemy! I am son of Maximus, Spawn of the mightiest race ever to live...I...am...a Thunderion!" as his thunderious voice echoed in the pit, his body was creating more an more blood but it just kept leaking out of his side until the pool of the red life started to swell to the point of it nearly drowning him unless he kept his head up.
"You demon!!!! revive me or this world will suffer my race's wrath and the spawn of the earth will become mere memories!" His ranting and raving was all for not, he was to die and can't stop it not matter how strong or powerful he was. His eyes got heavy and could barely keep them open but his drive to live allowed him to summon the strength to roll over to look his foe in the eyes as he said his final sentence.
"Well it seems.....even a god can die." He shut his eyes and his last breath exited from his titanic lungs.
The Man of Forever lands and walks over to the Thunderion as he yells in his torment. MOF squats down and rest his arms on his knees looking down into the ditch. Snapping his finger, MOF commands the earth to rise up and level out. Now Dynamis lies in front of him. The Alien rolls over and looks his murderer in the eye. MOF squints back and then more words come from the dieing creature about a Thunderion fleet annihilating this planet. "Oh spare me the threats..." The Laidback Champion thinks. "Well it seems... even a god can die." Dyn whispers. MOF says "Gods... are a lie..." He places his hand on the chest of the fallen warrior. He first rips off his blue shirt with the red dot revealing his flesh. Then he uses his matter manipulation on the organic skin in a gruesome way. He rips the skin apart in certain areas and then causes the blood to clout immediately. The scar resembles the sigil of the Bladed Angels exactly. MOF stands up and looks at his handy work. Then he looks up to the sky and he begins to flout up as he lessens his weight. His MOF-Cycle appears and he takes off on it. As he disappears past the horizon the clouds block out the sun and snow begins to fall. It was only a matter of time before the dead Alien was buried in a frozen grave.
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Shocking experience after looking forward to a highly acclaimed trip: MSC Opera Cruise Review by gysd
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Shocking experience after looking forward to a highly acclaimed trip
Destination: Africa
Embarkation: Other
Boy were we wrong....well at least on a few counts.
The ship itself is great, clean, glitzy (to a point) and we enjoyed the cruise for the mere fact that we relaxed, had fun with friends and got to get off at Portuguese Islands on both days and relax on the beach (note, not on the ship thankfully)....but that's about where the wow factor ends....
Firstly the queueing process outside on the dock, this was a DISASTER of EPIC proportions. We have bought the "Fast Track" pass to board quicker, cost us R125 per person extra... well don't waste your money....you queue in the same queue as the non fast trackers, More it's only supposedly when you get to immigration that you have a fast track, so be prepared to stand in the queue from 6am to 3pm just to get on board...
Then as we boarded, our ID cards (issued at embarkation desks outside on the dock) gave errors and we had to all have our cards replaced at reception....
Finally armed with cards in hand, we prepared to explore - we were then accosted by staff offering us their "all inclusive drinks" package - $31 per person per day and you can drink as much as you like, UNLIMITED, - this was definitely a plus for us, not having to worry about keeping track of our dollar spending. Worked out to R330 per person per day, unlimited drinks.. this again was a major bonus.....BUT....be prepared to be hated by the staff because once you've bought this, you only pay 15% service charge once off, so staff lose out on tips and therefore HATE serving quests on the 431 (all inclusive drinks) package, so this makes them RUDE and unattentive.
So, now the fun begins (or not).....the 431 drinks package as mentioned is a boon, saves you a lot of money, but boy, does it makes the staff peeved.....we were ignored flat by waiters, told we couldn't order drinks so often, asked pertinently if we felt we'd abused the system enough when ordering a 5th drink, told we'd had enough alcohol and should stop drinking! We are paying customers, you serve, we pay, so don't back chat us please! One waitress blatantly told us that we weren't welcome to order drinks, because the staff didn't get enough tips from us due to us having purchased the 431 package! What a cheek!
So, I re-iterate, the staff are RUDE and UNWELCOMING!
Then there's the food! NOT at all what it's cracked up to be...we had heard RAVE reviews from almost everyone we'd spoken to about how awesome the food was. Well they were all wrong (or must have sailed in a parallel dimension). The food was mass produced, re-heated, of limited variety and totally sub-standard. The seated dining area (La Caravella) - served nouvelle cuisine, but even so, the food was tacky - the kind you'd expect at an all you can eat budget buffet. About the only thing worth mentioning, is the pizza on the patio deck, this was usually fresh and hot, albeit very limited in variety, but at least tasted like something. The buffet restaurant served mediocre food that left the pallet feeling robbed.
The entire cruise works in the ID card - and you load your cash onto this card upon boarding, and that's how you pay for everything, by swiping your ID Card....I went on the last night to buy a photo from the "gala dinner" - a rip off at $15 per pic and wasn't sure how much funds I had left on my card....the photo attendant, after having swiped my card, slapped it down and at the top of her voice told me "you have not money left" making me feel like a naughty school boy at the tuck shop.
When I complained to reception, the "Guest Relations Manager" wasn't around to personally take my complaint and it was only late evening that I found a card in my cabin advising me to contact reception (I had complained at lunch time and again before dinner)....
When I got hold of reception I was informed that the guest relations manager had told the reception to tell me "sorry" - this was the extent of the apology and attention to my complaint.
I truly feel that the best two days of the cruise were those two spent OFF the ship at the Portuguese islands, where we relaxed in the sun, swam and drank our cocktails.
MSC you should be ashamed of your staff and your lack of attention to detail, your food is sub-par and so are your staff......
I expected more and will most likely never go on a cruise again having had this as my first experience.
I was planning on doing the cruises in the Mediterranean one day but now I'm thinking twice. Less
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