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In Part I, I looked at what we can look forward to for the 2008 Twins position players. Here in Part II, I will look at what could be the make or break position for a successful year...the pitching.
There is a chance that the Twins could have five (4) different starters from the ones they had on opening day 2007. Johan, Boof, Ramon Ortiz, Carlos Silva, and Sidney Ponson are a thing of the past. I do think that if Johan returns, then Carlos Silva will also return, but if Johan is traded then Silva is outta here. (nailed it!!) I think the Twins will trade Santana for a slew of prospects. While I think Torii Hunter will be resigned, if he walks, then it is 100% certainty Johan is traded for prospects (NAILED!!!) (most likely to the LA Dodgers for Andy LaRoche and Matt Kemp). So, what will our rotation look like? How about Francisco Liriano, Matt Garza, Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey, and Nick Blackburn (If Johan stays then sub in Johan and Silva for Blackburn and Slowey). I also see Brian Duensing, Glen Perkins, and others getting some spot starts here and there. While this group is young and inexperienced, Baker has shown flashes, Liriano can be dominant, Garza has looked good (on the road, which will be good because he will be in Tampa), Slowey is Orel Hershiser and Brad Radke... isn't he? And Blackburn skyrocketed to the majors this year.
What about the bullpen? Joe Nathan will close again and put up his normal numbers. Pat Neshek and Matt Guerrier will continue their dominant bullpen performances. Glen Perkins will begin the year in the bullpen and be a good left-handed specialist. Filling out the bullpen will be some mop-up long man and probably another lefty. I can't even speculate because I assume a low-level free agent signing.
My Guess: 83-79, 3rd in Central Division (am I a homer or what?) Pitchers: Francisco Liriano (15-8, 3.54 ERA, 215 K) Livan Hernandez (13-13, 4.93, 164 K) Scott Baker (13-9, 4.32 ERA 115 K) Kevin Slowey (7-10, 4.88 ERA, 92 K) Boof Bonser (16-12, 4.45 ERA, 192 K)
Bullpen: Joe Nathan (46 SV, 1.45 ERA) Matt Guerrier (2.24 ERA) Pat Neshek (2.17 ERA) Glen Perkins (2.89 ERA)


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Villanova holds on to hand Syracuse second straight lossJan 22, 2011 - 9:39 PM Syracuse, NY (Sports Network) - Maalik Wayns scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half, as seventh-ranked Villanova built a big lead and held off a late Syracuse charge to earn an 83-72 victory over the third-ranked Orange at the Carrier Dome.
Both teams were coming off losses on Monday. Syracuse fell for the first time this season in a 74-66 decision at Pittsburgh and Villanova suffered its second loss with a last-second 61-59 setback at Connecticut.
The Orange (18-2, 5-2 Big East) played against the Panthers without leading scorer Kris Joseph, who suffered a head injury last weekend in a win against Cincinnati. He was back in the lineup on Saturday and finished with 23 points in defeat. Rick Jackson notched his 13th double-double of the season with 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Orange.
Corey Stokes and Corey Fisher each added 16 points for Villanova (17-2, 5-1), which had an 11-game win streak snapped at UConn on Monday. Fisher also handed out seven assists.
The Orange trailed by double figures for most of the second half and were down 69-56 with just under five minutes remaining before reeling off nine straight points to make it interesting. Brandon Triche ignited the burst with a three- pointer and Joseph added four of the next six points. His steal and dunk with 2:41 left pulled Syracuse within 69-65.
Wayns then hit a pair from the line to stem the momentum and Triche misfired from beyond the arc on Syracuse's next trip. Maurice Sutton drained two from the stripe to extend Villanova's lead back to eight.
A three-point play from Baye Keita with just over a minute left made it a five-point game, but the Wildcats were perfect from the line down the stretch to seal it. Villanova made all six free throws in the final 61 seconds and finished 22-of-24 from the charity stripe.
The Wildcats were also deadly from long range with an 11-of-24 effort from beyond the arc. Wayns, Stokes and Fisher combined for 10 of those makes.
Syracuse hit 10-of-26 from three-point range, led by four makes each from Triche and Joseph. Scoop Jardine missed each of his three tries and finished the contest with just two points -- 11 below his season average of 13.6.
"In the first half, we were not good defensively. We let them into the lane and let them get open threes," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. "In the second half, we did a much better job defensively. Offensively, we never got going the whole game. The guard play was not good tonight. We didn't make many shots from the guard spot and I thought that was a big key in the game."
Villanova turned an early 16-14 lead into a 10-point advantage in a matter of two minutes. Stokes drained a jumper and Wayns followed with a three-pointer before Stokes connected from beyond the arc to give the Wildcats a 24-14 edge midway through the opening half.
After Dion Waiters countered with a three for the Orange, Fisher hit two from long distance as part of a 10-3 burst that extended the Villanova cushion to 34-20 with six minutes to play before the intermission.
Syracuse got only as close as 10 before heading to the break down 40-29. The Orange made just 37 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes, while the Wildcats blistered the nets at 56 percent and hit 8-of-13 from outside the arc.
The Orange scored the first four points of the second half to close within seven, but Villanova had a quick answer with a three-pointer from Stokes and the Wildcat lead hovered between 10 and 13 points for the next several minutes.
A three-point play by Jackson pulled Syracuse within 55-49 with just under 12 1/2 minutes left and the Orange had two chances to trim the deficit further but turned it over twice. After Mouphtaou Yarou hit a free throw for Villanova, the Orange again came up empty and Stokes drilled a shot from beyond the arc to extend the Wildcat lead back to 10 with 9 1/2 minutes to play.
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Villanova has the most wins of any Syracuse opponent at the Carrier Dome with 13. The teams will meet in Philadelphia on February 21...Dominic Cheek was back in the lineup for Villanova after missing Monday's game with a sprained knee. He added to the Wildcats' trifecta barrage with one to finish with three points...The announced attendance of 33,736 fell shy of last February's Syracuse-Villanova game that set an on-campus record of 34,616...Syracuse remains home to face Seton Hall on Tuesday, while Villanova will play its third straight road game on Wednesday at Providence.
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Paul Bockhorst; Richard Doyle; Edward R Bosley; Randell L Makinson; Robert Judson Clark; Bruce Smith; Paul Bockhorst Productions.; Society of Architectural Historians. Southern California Chapter.
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Gay USA is a weekly one-hour news program "...devoted to in-depth coverage of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues"[1] on a local, state, national and international level. It is filmed in the studios of, and aired by, Manhattan Neighborhood Network in Manhattan, New York.[2] It airs on Manhattan public access television and Free Speech TV, and is currently available via the Internet as Podcasts.[3]
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Typically, Gay USA begins with a quick introduction by hosts Andy Humm and Ann Northrop then moves into news segments as viewed from the gay perspective. Regular segments include gay news, AIDS news, and entertainment news. The anchors refer to notes kept in front of them on the table during this portion of the show. Hosts Humm and Northrop often interject their news delivery with accounts of personal experiences and "...light, snappy repartee and good-natured verbal sparring and banter."[2] Following the news topics of the week, guests are interviewed and/or videos clips are presented for the second half of the show.
HistoryEditGay USA was preceded by Pride and Progress which first aired in 1985 on the Gay Cable Network (GCN).[4] Independently produced and supported by GCN owner Lou Maletta, Pride and Progress was hosted by journalist/activist Andy Humm. The program covered LGBT topics, including the Democratic and Republican National Conventions from a gay perspective.[2][4]
In 1996, journalist/activist Ann Northrop began co-hosting Gay USA with Humm.
Since September 2001, the show has aired on Manhattan Neighborhood Network. In 2003, Gay USA became nationally available through Free Speech TV. Podcasts of the show became available in 2006.
Interviews and guestsEdit
Gay USA includes interviews of individuals regarding relevant projects, organizations or entertainment. Guests have ranged from an out-gay, and thus unemployed, priest to a gay male couple with adopted children to political figures and entertainers. Some of the program's notable guests have included:
- Edward Albee, three time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright
- Alison Bechdel, comic strip and graphic author, notably of Fun Home
- Wayne Besen, gay rights advocate
- Matthew Bourne, British choreographer
- Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church
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- Thomas Duane, New York State Senator
- Martin Duberman, historian
- Marga Gomez, award winning comedian
- Lesley Gore, singer and songwriter
- Alan Hollinghurst, author of award winning The Line of Beauty
- Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, LGBT Synagogue
- Scott Long, Executive Director of LGBT Rights Project, Human Rights Watch
- Joseph Lovett, film maker, notably of Gay Sex in the 70s
- Michael Musto, columnist
- Christine Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council
- Tully Satre, youth activist
- Sir Antony Sher, actor, novelist and artist
- Lily Tomlin, comedian who publicly came out on the show in 2000[5]
- Tree, Stonewall Inn Bartender
- Paula Vogel, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright
- Kenji Yoshino, author as well as professor of intellectual life at Yale Law School
Organizations involved in LGBT rights and information dissemination have also been represented on the show by various guests. These include:
- ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Project: Litigation Director James Esseks; Matt Coles
- Equality Ride: Activists Haven Herrin & Jake Reitan
- Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network: Kevin Jennings
- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund: Attorney Alphonso David
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Executive Director Matt Forman
- Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States: Monica Rodriguez[6][7]
Gay USA TeamEdit
Frequently, the folks who work on and/or for Gay USA refer to themselves as the "Gay USA Team." In alphabetical order, the team currently consists of:
- Bill Bahlman - Associate Producer
- Sam Feder - Technical Director (employed by MNN)
- Andy Humm - Host, journalist/activist
- Ann Northrop - Host, journalist/activist
- Rich Speziale - Studio Director (employed by MNN)[8]
See alsoEdit
- Manhattan Neighborhood Network
- Free Speech TV
- Media of New York City
- Culture of New York City
- Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures
- ↑ Free Speech TV program description
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 GayToday. Manhattan's Gay TV News Airs on the Web: Thursdays, 11PM Accessed 20 March 2007.
- ↑ Podcasts of Gay USA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Andy Humm Bio
- ↑ Ferber, Lawrence.Working Girl, Out in Cincinnati. Published 3 April 2006. Accessed 26 February 2007.
- ↑ Recent Guest Photos. Gay USA Website. Accessed 31 March 2007.
- ↑ Pictures of Recent Guests Gay USA Website. Accessed 31 March 2007.
- ↑ Gay USA - The Weekly GLBT News Show
External linksEdit
- Gay USA (note that this page can be slow to load)
- Gay USA - The Weekly GLBT News Show
- Gay USA on Free Speech TV - select videos available.


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|Named Person:
|Malcolm X; Malcolm X; Malcolm X
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Beatrice Gormley
|9781402758010 1402758014 9781402745898 1402745893
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|124 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
|A move to the north --
A family destroyed --
Malcolm the mascot --
Lured by the nightlife --
From paradise to hell --
Discovering the Nation of Islam --
Education behind bars --
Black and proud --
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Showing Black power --
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Face of the NOI --
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A "Black shining prince."
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Enduring such terrifying experiences as having his home firebombed by white supremacists as a child, along with years of racist insults, shaped the life of Malcolm X. This biography captures Malcolm X's growth: his youth as a petty criminal, his jailhouse conversion to the Nation of Islam, his marriage and his assassination. Read more...
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I know Purple Fondant turns Blue, Pink Fades - My Brown/Tan seems to have Darkened? - Is there a guideline to what colors do what? Is there any sort of a seal that helps - like Corn Syrup/Water mix type thing? Brand new at this, have learned so much from this board!
Thank you!
It is the base dyes in certain colors and sometime light that can cause the colors to fade..After doing it so long you just get to know what colors do what...and a few mishaps also...
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The Red Spirits visit Asami, while Korra is still wondering about whether or not she is going to tell Asami that she has fallen for boys again. She goes to her mansion where a disturbing sight will meet her eye.
The guard was yawning, and his eyes were closing. Just a little more, and he would be asleep. It happened three seconds later. He was snoring and they saw an entrance. Like a well oiled machine, they scaled the wall and within thirty seconds, they were crouched behind some bushes. The man, obviously the leader, signaled his companions to move in and continue with the plan. He also whispered something into their ears and two seconds later they took off.
He then focused on his part of the house and his part of the plan. They had scanned the area already and knew when and where to strike. He waited for a couple of seconds, and when he heard the signal he proceeded with his part of the plan. Using his agility and swift movements, he closed in on the target. He climbed, without hesitation, up and reached the window he was going to use. The first part of the plan was completed and he signaled his companions.
Before he knew it, the window opened and a knocked out guard was hanging out of it. He went through the window and removed the body to avoid suspicion. Knowing where to go, he found his way through the BIG mansion. The plan was working like it should, and he reached his destination right on time.
He heard some stumbling, and turned around. He knew who were coming, and the two women, who he split from earlier, were standing before him. He motioned his hands in a certain pattern, but before he could finish, the door which he wanted to open, opened and Asami came out of the room. She was startled for a moment, but regained her composure quickly and pulled out her electric glove. She lunged forward, but the two women quickly stepped aside to avoid her attack. When she was back on the ground, she turned around and prepared herself for another attack. Again, she lunged forward and the women sidestepped, but this time the man stood behind the women. He ducked, and whilst ducking he blocked her chi in the arm the glove was attached. He blocked the chi in her left leg too. This made Asami lose her balance and she fell on the ground. With one fluid motion, the leader chained her arms and legs together. Her mouth and eyes were covered with blankets. They carried her to the window the leader used to get in, but before they were out of the window and into the dark and cold skies, she dropped her necklace. After that they left without leaving a single trace.
She was walking in circles, deep in thought. Her mind was working on quadruple speed than normal, and she hadn't slept because of this single thought gnawing at her consciousness. Should she tell Asami? What would be her reaction? Would she understand it or would she go KING KONG on her ass, like Toph went on Lin? Ohhhh, the thoughts were KILLING her! She didn't know what to do, and this was driving her crazy. In an attempt to calm her mind and stop herself from going CCCCRRRRAAAAZZZZYYYY, she added up the pro's and cons of telling Asami.
Pro's: She wouldn't go crazy, and she could openly date guys again.
Cons: Being around Asami would be weird, and she could possibly stop being her friend.
Adding that up, she was still tied between going and not going to tell her and that caused the whole process to repeat. This went on for about half an hour, and in the end Korra was sweating as hell. She decided, for the better, to tell Asami about her changed sexual orientation. She also decided that she would tell her right away to feel relieved of this awful doubt thing. She grabbed her staff and took off.
Destination: Sato mansion!
She arrived at the HUGE mansion within record time, and was astonished by the view; knocked out guards, a large crowd, an even larger crowd of reporters and the police investigating the scene. When she landed, the crowd of reporters took notice of her and started yelling questions at her, trying to get something out of her. She normally wouldn't budge, since she had experience with nasty reporters. But somehow she was weaker...somehow, she was giving in to the pressure. When she was halfway through the crowd, she started to sink in the crowd like a ship sinking into the ocean. You are slowly going down, and you can't do anything to stop it. All you can do is run and scream. She would do the latter, but Lin and her officers rescued her just on time. They escorted her through the crowd and into the house, locking the door so that the reporters wouldn't advance. She looked around, and saw Mako and Bolin with worried looks on their faces. A shiver was sent down her spine as she turned to Lin, and asked:
"What happened?"
"Asami got kidnapped. We don't know who is--" That was all Korra heard Lin say, because her ears stopped working and her vision became blurry after she heard the first three words.
When she woke up, her head was stinging like hell, and she looked around. She was in Asami's bedroom, and the memories were flowing in. She remembered her and Asami coming in the room, laughing, hugging, kissing. This made her tear up, and she silently cried for hours. She stopped crying and started sniffing when she heard the door open. Mako and Bolin came in and walked towards the bed she was lying in. They didn't say anything, they only looked at her. Then, Mako opened the palm of his hand, and Asami's necklace was laying in it. They didn't say anything, they didn't do anything, they only looked. They only looked.
Asami woke up in a barely lit room, the only thing giving light being a candle set before her. She looked up, and saw a man standing in front of her. He spoke softly, and it made her teeth cringe.
"Well hello, m'lady. I hope you enjoyed your 'trip'," he said.
"Oh, where are my manners? I am the leader of the Red Spirits."
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Likewise 'stress' injuries such as stress fractures and problems like shin splints and runners' knee can also end up developing into chronic issues that never go away.
In many cases, it's not the 'big' injuries that take us out of the game, but rather the smaller problems and the general wear and tear that take their toll on our body over time.
The good news is that there are many ways you can avoid these kinds of injuries. By using the right exercises and habits, it's possible to make your body more resilient to regular stress.
Here we will look at how to do just that.
Stretching -- The Art of Flexiblity
Stretching regularly helps you to increase your flexibility over time. This can make you less likely to pull a muscle or overextend. This is simply because you increase the range of motion you're capable of without hurting yourself, meaning that it takes more of a slip to hurt yourself.
Stretch your body right before exercise or physical activity. This way, you'll be less likely to hurt yourself even if you slip in the street with no warm up.
Muscle Strength -- The Armour to Prevent Injuries
Your muscles can help to increase your physical strength when it comes to lifting, pulling and pushing. They can also help you to avoid injury from falls and twists, and this works in a number of ways.
For one, muscle provides you with an extra layer, which goes between your skin and your bones. This means that if you fall over you will have an extra layer of 'armor' to protect you.
Another benefit of muscle strength is that it will give you more stability to your supporting muscles in the legs and midsection, which are specifically designed for stabilizing your body and to maintain your balance. That means, by strengthing your muscles, you can even prevent a fall or injury.
To train these supporting muscles you need to use 'compound movements' which are movements like bench presses, squats ad clean and jerks that are designed to use multiple muscle groups at once.
Muscle BalanceAs well as muscle strength, what's also important is muscle balance. This means making sure that all your different muscle groups are developed to a similar level, as overdeveloping any single group can lead to injury on its own.
For instance, if you have very strong hamstrings and weaker quadriceps, this can actually cause knee problems by creating uneven pressure on your knee cap. At the same time, an uneven balance can, of course, make you more likely to fall over or injure yourself as you won't be able to balance so evenly.
While doing your workouts, it's, therefore, important to make sure that you train each and every muscle group, and that you don't neglect any area. Speak to the personal trainers in your gym and get them to help you devise a workout that addresses every separate part of your body.
Balanced Diet -- A Lifestyle Choice to Prevent InjuriesYour diet doesn't just affect the quality of your skin and your weight, it also affects your strength and resilience.
A deficiency in magnesium or calcium, for instance, can lead to weak bones, while not getting enough protein will make it hard for you to build strong muscle.
If you engage in any regular exercise, or you have proven prone to injury in the past, then maintaining a healthy and balanced diet is highly important.
Technique and StanceIf you engage in sports activity, then using the wrong technique will make you more likely to injure yourself. Thus, it's important to perfect it and to check now and again that you aren't slipping into bad habits.
Even everyday activities have technique, though, whether that means walking correctly to having the correct posture when sitting or standing.
Make sure that you practice any regular movements and develop your muscle memory to make sure you're doing everything in an optimally stable fashion.
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Gary Schwartz keynotes on the history of digital duct tape and how it is connecting things (IoT) on the new physical WEB.
25 min keynote in Abu Dhabi at the St Regis Hotel. WSA Mobile Global Congress, 2015
Before we celebrate our successes, let's look at another vertical: Cities. Like stores, their consumers are changing, their services need to adapt. IBM invested approximately $350 million in smart city technology and marketing trying to reinvent the metropolitan centers globally and have perhaps made 10 % return on this effort. But 557,000 cities spend $4.5 trillion per year, 10% of the global GDP.
According my colleague, Sascha Haselmayer, the CEO of CityMart in Barcelona, 0% of cities publish their needs, a mere 10% of cities engage with business that have new solutions and 70% only trust existing solution providers. Killer apps such as Shared Bicycles globally have taken 20 years to reach 0.1% of the market.
Why? Because cities look at a problem: Say, street lights for the blind and they focus on procuring a solution for street lights. Whereas, they should be looking to find a solution for the blind. Minnesota spent their budget on a talking street lights. Stockholm, on the other hand did not. It provided a device to its blind population that empowered them all the time (not just at street lights) and made them feel 90% less disabled and saved the city 20 million per year.
Why am I talking about cities in an article on stores?
Because we need to understand the challenges we face and embrace what we do well in order to do it better. Yes, are inundated with vendors that offer to change our world and it is a challenge to weed through the solutions and find pilots and trials. But we do.
I cannot tell you how many times I have sent an article on something that Jason Newport at Carat is doing with Macy's and have been asked to investigate how we can do this in our store. Maybe it is because we feel that we are under siege in the retail vertical and need to trial and innovate?
Well to all the innovators that are reading this article, I want to ask you to explore a very simple sea change in the way you need to adapt the world in 2015. The retail mall, the city and the shopper are all about to change profoundly.
This change is not based on a technology as much as a new way of looking at the mobile landscape. Until now, we have seen the store as Minnesota saw their traffic light challenge: "How do we adapt our streetlights to service our blind population?"
Minnesota got their best and brightest on the task and solved this problem. However, we know that Minnesota should have asked a different question: "How do we best service our blind population?"
"Spend 90% of the time framing the question. And 10% on the solution," as Albert Einstein once said.
Retailers are very good at finding solutions for "traffic lights." We have trials and jettisoned countless solutions and won industry accolades for them in the process. We celebrate innovation but we often miss the ROI award.
What are the questions? Well perhaps they are:
Or maybe we need to refashion the questions with the independent, mobile empowered shopper at the center:
Take our retail marketing departments. Our CMOs go to work every day and try to better position their products and services to the marketplace. They get to work and instead of marketing these products and services, they try and drive their app download.
Instead of marketing themselves they are marketing Apple.
Now, this understandable. Apple makes its money selling hardware. One of the reasons it has always succeeded is because it can bundle content seamlessly with an iPod or iPhone. To do this, Apple spends a large amount of its marketing dollars on helping developers. It publishes simple SDKs to help developers build better apps faster. Then they provide a virtual main street and allow retailers to publish their stores to their storefront.
There is nothing wrong with this; however, let me ask the following questions:
"What is a mobile app?" Could it be that our stores are apps? Could our shelves be apps? Could our products be apps? And the phone could be the trigger.
There is a new term in town, The Internet of Things (or IoT for those in the know). This is big. Why? Because it could force us to ask the correct questions.
The IoT is really an extension of good old machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. What the industry calls telemetry (tele – distance metry = measurement). With mobility, we have consumerized telemetry. Every modern phone has a compass, gyroscope, accelerometer ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, and many other ways of seeming sentient and smart. These sensors allow apps on your phone to also be smart and capture all sorts of information on the phone user and adapt accordingly. It also allows the app to transmit this data for medical, wellness, business needs to the cloud.
The phone was the first IoT thing. We took a rotary dial object, made it portable with a mobile network and then gave it all these smart sensors to allow it to be an ambient device.
In the IoT of 2015, everything you can shake a stick at has the potential of being an IoT thing. The lighting system in your store, the POS, the electric switches and garbage disposal units. All inanimate things have the ability with sensor and business logic of becoming much more efficient and intelligent in their tasks.
So when a retailer looks at their store this year, do they want to think of putting their store on the app store or making their store into an app? When the digital web is becoming a physical web (See Google's Github post: https://google.github.io/physical-web/),perhaps we need to repatriate the interactivity of our stores from the app store and infuse it into our bricks and mortar?
Ah, good question. Well the first thing that many well says is use a $20 beacon. This is a good answer. If you have an investment in apps and need to connect the app to the store, a beacon is a good solution.
But if you want to go IoT on the status quo and put the store back in the center, start to delight your mobile consumer by offering smartphone like services in the aisle and counter.
Does your store have Wi-Fi? Well a mobile consumer is a connected consumer. Let them offload their social Wi-Fi data needs onto your network. Act as a gateway to the web and be the concierge.
If this simple move did not intimidate Apple, they would not have made such a privacy fuss about nothing by hashing the phone unique identifier. (Privacy for pseudonymous consumers can be addresses without Apple's deus ex machina approach.)
Wi-Fi offers the store (from basic VAS to super enhanced value):
The store becomes the smart IoT things and the phone becomes the IoT trigger. The investment is back in the store's domain and cannot not be disintermentiated.
Tie this engagement to wallet and coupon, and the solution becomes more and more sexy. And you thought IoT was something futuristic? Start being the innovators you are and begin asking the right questions.
Read on RetailTouch Points @ http://www.retailtouchpoints.com/features/executive-viewpoints/the-retail-internet-of-things-iot-turning-your-store-into-an-app
Gary is the CEO of Impact Mobile, Inc. and author of The Impulse Economy and Fast Shopper, Slow Store, which were published by Simon & Schuster, Atria Imprint. He also is working on a new book, covering the Internet of Things as the new app store. Schwartz founded and chaired the mobile committee for the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) helping to establish a joint task force between the IAB, Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and the Media Rating Council (MRC) to develop global mobile measurement standards for which he received an IAB award for industry excellence in 2009. He was elected for three terms as the Chairman of MEF North America and currently is the Global Director of Location Based Marketing Association; the Executive Chairman of 4More Innovation (Thinkwire platform on Twitter) and Special Adviser to The Wireless Registry.
HEDNA.org Brussels Conference, June 2014 Keynote by Gary Schwartz on the Internet of Things and how it impacts your hotels and the relationship you have with your guests.
While the phone will continue to connect people to people, it will increasingly connect machine to machine. The new phone will amplify, control and navigate the world around us. Many call this the Internet of Things (IOT).
The IOT is about how to talk to your washing machine as your friend. Maintain a relationship with your baby as if you were beside them in the crib. It is about finally having the basketball tell you how it thinks you have played and could improve your game. It is about having plants talk to you and shoes become your eyes. It is about clicking, signalling calling, texting, waving, approaching inanimate things and making them into digital, active, responsive stuff.
The digital app store is expanding to a new app store of objects for our home, work, and travel.


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The original Star Wars trilogy has the feel of a pulpy movie sometimes. People make fun of George Lucas for the infamous "faster, more intense" direction, but it makes the dialogue snappy and on beat – just like you'd get in an action packed detective novel of the pulp genre. Artist Timothy Anderson has taken the vibe to the next level with freaking fantastic book covers. He's imagined a pulp style cover for each of the original trilogy flicks, and you can even buy prints. Sign me up.
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... like Zebra - the zebra is a descendend of the equus. Some
characteristics are those of primitve pony-races: the erect mane and a
stocky body built. Old races like the Tarpan or the mongolian wild horse
show the odd zebra stripes on their legs.
While the grevy´s zebra is donkey-like in its sounds, the Plains-Zebra
makes neither donkey nore horse like sounds, but a so-called and named-after
"quagga"-sound. Zebras are being kept in zoos and wild-life parks, as they
can be kept and fed like horses. They breed easily in zoos and can reach up
to thrity years in captivity, much more, than in the wild.
Zebras life only on the african continent. The grevy´s zebra is found in
North-Est-Africa (Ethyopia, Somalia, Sudan). Mountain-Zebras live in the
mountainous areas of South-West-Africa, plains zebras are generally found
south of the equator (from Kenia, South Sudan, Angola rith down to South
Africa). Zebras live in herdes. Grevy´s zebras prefer small herdes, which roam
in a rather big enclosed area. Mountain zebras live in bigger herdes, yet
not like the plains zebras who have herdes with more than a hundred animals
in them. Plains zebras live in big herdes, who come together during the
rainy season with other herds to form huges masses of a couple of thousands
of animals.
The biggest predetor the zebra faces is the lion. Therefore lions can always
be found in the near surroundings of zebra herdes.
Different Zebra species never cross in the wilderness. At the zoo could succeed.
The descendants are then infertile.
In South Africa
once lived zebras almost without any stripes, yet they became extinct in the
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The folks who plan the World Changers trips encourage the need for a day or two of acclimation prior to work.
This sort of acclimation is a tremendous blessing.
I could get used to this. But today, we move to the camp at Juana Diaz and get ready to work.
We were in Paraguera, Puerto Rico. I'd like to come back.
|Happy girls
|Tyler is not fond of being photographed.
|It's Daniel Hughes, reading a book. Surprised?
|Even the chaperones are happy!
|Contemplating life or about to jump?
|There's always something there to remind me…
|More of the happy.
|And more….starting to see a theme?
|Figuring out the masks and fins.
|The little boat crew.
|MORE happy chaperones!
|The BIG boat crew.


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Mumbai: England captain Ian Bell's solid 109 on Wednesday enabled his side to gain a slender lead of 24 runs with a wicket in hand over India in the first under-19 Test on the second day at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.England were 24 for no loss on the first day after removing India for 257 on a evenly balanced wicket. At close they were 281 for nine. Bell rescued his side with a face saving innings embellished with 18 fours. Bell was bowled at the total of 214 while playing no stroke to medium pacer Nitin Agarwal. The value of his knock can be judged from the fact that the second highest score was of 30 from opener Nicky Peng.For India, a disappointment was off-spinner M Dharmichand's ineffective bowling. Dharmichand had won the game for the Rest of India few days ago, but on Wednesday he took only one wicket for 75 runs off 29 overs.UNI
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Emergency crews worked across the region on Saturday in a bid to prevent the predicted heavy downpours causing further devastation.
Hundreds of homes remain flooded with areas including Bentley and Toll Bar near Doncaster still badly affected.
Five severe flood warnings are currently in place in the North East.
'Superman' found
A spokeswoman for the South Yorkshire emergency control centre said: "Bentley and Toll Bar are still really our priority at the moment.
"Everywhere else is settling down a little bit.
"We're monitoring the river levels with the Environment Agency. It's still pretty much the same situation as yesterday."
Meanwhile, a man who police described as a "superman" after he tried desperately to save a 68-year-old man who died when he fell into raging floodwater has come forward.
The man tried in vain to resuscitate Peter Harding, who was swept under a raging torrent 6ft (2m) deep in Newhall Road in Brightside on Monday.
South Yorkshire Police later appealed for the man to contact them so he could be thanked by the dead man's family.
A force spokeswoman said the Sheffield man, called Darren, had come forward but did not wish to speak publicly about his rescue attempt.
Ch Supt Jon House said: "The fact that this gentleman does not want any fuss typifies his modest approach to attempting to save someone's life.
"This is just one example of the acts of heroism and community spirit shown across South Yorkshire in these difficult times.
"I'd like to thank Darren and the other members of the public who tried to save Mr Harding - and the media for helping us to trace them."
On Friday, Prince Charles visited Catcliffe, in Rotherham, and Sheffield to meet flood victims and emergency services as the clean-up continued across the region.
The Prince said he felt "enormously sympathetic" to the plight of those affected.
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The Dow Jones industrial average doesn't usually take much heat for the strange way it weights stocks, but Friday is proving to a big exception because of International Business Machines Corp.
Big Blue tumbled 7 per cent in mid-morning trading after reporting quarterly results that missed expectations for the first time since 2005, according to Bloomberg. Sales fell 2.3 per cent, showing that the company is having a tough time growing.
IBM's woes didn't affect the S&P 500, which was up nearly 11 points or 0.7 per cent. But the Dow was down 9 points.
The reason for the difference? The Dow weights stocks based on share price, rather than market capitalization, and IBM shares traded above $200 (U.S.) before Friday's meltdown – giving them a lot of heft within the 30-member index.
For most investors, this isn't a big deal. Anyone who tracks an index through an index fund or an exchange-traded fund tends to use the broader S&P 500 as a benchmark. The popular SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust has net assets of about $129-billion – or more than 10-times the size of the comparable SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust.
No wonder so many observers moan and groan when the Dow hits a record high. As IBM has demonstrated on Friday, the index as a broad measure of the U.S. equity market is relatively meaningless.Report Typo/Error
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7 - Cost Management 7.1 - Estimate Costs
7.2 - Determine Budget
7.3 - Control Costs is the process involved in estimating, budgeting and controlling cost, so that the project can be completed within the approved budget. Process Groups
- Initiating
- Planning
~ Estimate Costs
~ Determine Budget
- Executing
- Monitoring / Cotrolling
~ Control Costs
- Closing 2 Important terms:
Life-Cycle Costing
Value Engineering Instead of simply asking "How much will this product cost to develop?" life-cycle costing looks at the total cost of ownership from purchase or creation, through operations, and finally to disposal.
It is a practice that encourages making decisions based on the bigger picture of ownership costs.
Ex: Material life (quality), Cost of Waste... Value engineering is the practice of trying to get more
out of the project in every possible way. It tries to increase the bottom line, decrease costs, improve quality, shorten the schedule, and generally squeeze more benefit and value out of each aspect of the project.
The key to value engineering is that the scope of work is not reduced by these other efforts. is produced by analyzing each schedule activity to evaluate the activity time estimates and the resource estimates associated with them.
Why it's important ?
Because in this process, you gain a detailed understanding of the costs involved in performing a project.
When it's performed ?
This process, like many others, may be performed over and again throughout the project; however, there are a few essential predecessor processes that must be completed before it can be performed adequately.
Costs are estimated against schedule activities, so the project's schedule has to be created first.
How it works ?
Cost estimates, prepared for each activity, are categorized in terms of their accuracy. Depending on the leeway or buffer we are giving yourself with the estimating.
Order of Magnitude (-50%to+100%)
Conceptual Estimate (-30% to +50%)
Preliminary Estimate (-20% to +30%)
Definitive Estimate (-15% to +20%)
Control Estimate (-10% to +15%)
Typically, the closer in time you get to actually spending money for an activity, the more precise you want that activity's estimate to be. Inputs Tools &
Techniques Outputs 1- Scope baseline
2- Project Schedule
3- Human resource plan
4- Risk register
5- Enterprise environmental factors
6- Organizational process assets 1- Expert judgment
2- Analogous estimate
3- Parametric estimate
4- Bottom-up estimate
5- Three-point estimate
6- Reserve analysis
7- Cost of Quality
8- Project management estimating software
9- Vendor bid analysis 1- Activity cost estimates
2- Basis of estimates
3- Project document updates What it is ?
In order to understand this process, it is necessary to understand what a budget is. A budget, also known as the cost performance baseline, takes the estimated project expenditures and maps them back to dates on the costs so that the performing organization will know how to plan for cash flow and likely expenditures.
Why it's important ?
A good cost performance baseline will help the organization plan its expenditures appropriately and will prevent the organization from tying up too much money throughout the life of the project.
When it's performed ?
Because the budget typically maps back to schedule activities, it should be performed after Define Activities, Estimate Activity Durations, and Estimate Activity Resources have been performed. Inputs Tools &
Techniques Outputs 1- Activity cost estimates
2- Basis of estimates
3- Scope baseline
4- Project schedule
5- Resource calendars
6- Contracts
7- Organizational process assets 1- Cost aggregation
2- Reserve analysis
3- Expert judgment
4- Historical relationships
5- Funding limit reconciliation 1- Cost Performance baseline
2- Project funding requirements
3- Project document updates What it is ?
in many ways, is the quintessential monitoring and controlling process. There are two important things to keep in mind about controlling processes:
They are proactive. They don't wait for changes to occur. Instead, they try to influence the factors that lead to change.
Controlling processes measure what was executed against what was planned. If results don't match, then appropriate steps are taken to bring the two back in line.
Why it's important ?
Control Costs is an essential process for ensuring that costs are carefully monitored and controlled. It ensures that the costs stay on track and that change is detected whenever it occurs.
When it's performed ?
Control Costs is not a process that is performed only once. Instead, it is performed regularly throughout the project, typically beginning as soon as project costs are incurred.
The activities associated with Control Costs are usually performed with more frequency as project costs increase.
For instance, many projects will perform Control Costs monthly during planning phases and weekly during peak costs. Inputs Tools &
Techniques Outputs 1- Project management plan
2- Project funding requirements
3- Work performance information
4- Organizational process assets 1- Earned value management
2- Forecasting
3- To-complete performance index
4- Performance reviews
5- Variance analysis
6- Project management software 1- Work performance measurements
2- Budget forecasts
3- Organizational process assets updates
4- Change requests
5- Project management plan updates
6- Project document updates Example 1 You are constructing 6 additional rooms on an office building. Each of the six rooms is identical, and the projected cost for the project is $100,000 and is expected to take 5 weeks.
At the end of the 2nd week, you have spent $17,500 per room and have finished 2 rooms; you are ready to begin on the 3rd.
1. Based on the information provided in the example above, fill in the values for the following table:
BAC = $100,000 Planned Value (PV) = ?
Planned % Complete X
BAC PV = $40,000.00 Earned Value (EV) = ?
Actual % Complete X
BAC EV = $33,333.33 Actual Cost (AC) = ? AC = $35,000.00 Budgeted At
Completion (BAC) = ? Cost Variance (CV) = ?
Schedule Variance (SV) = ?
Cost Performance Index = ?
Schedule Perf. Index = ?
Estimate At Completion = ?
Estimate To Completion = ?
Variance At Completion = ?
To-Complete Perf. Index = ?
TCPI = 1.03 Hints to Remember:
EV comes first in every formula
If it's VARIANCE, the formula is EV - something
if it's INDEX, EV / something
if it relates to COST, use AC
if it relates to SCHEDULE, use PV
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Chapter 7 - PMBOK Guide
Frederick Fournieron 10 October 2012
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Sonic the Hedgehog
Captain Agent Sonic the Hedgehog/Mr. ThornThe Hero of the story. Begins with a dream that sends him on adventure to collect Artifacts. Has Unresolved Sexual Tension with Amy and seems to hallucinate a lot. Receives a bionic eye after his right eye is infected after a battle with Tails. He's forced to join GUN, courtesy of Shadow and is the leader of the Burning Miles. Implied to have done a FaceHeel Turn sometime during Chapter 16, with a combination of events inflicted on him. thanks to the machinations of Morpheus and Mephiles.
- Angst Coma
- An Offer You Can't Refuse: Courtesy of Shadow, he has to join GUN.
- Berserk Button: Don't lie to him...or touch Amy. You will regret it.
- Broken Ace
- Break the Haughty
- The Chosen One: Maybe
- Commitment Issues: Amy brings this up with Sonic as one of the reasons she deconstructed her feelings for him. His version of commitment was being tied down to a schedule and not being able to do what he wanted.
- Crush. Kill. Destroy!: Frenzy Sonic.
- Cry into Chest: After a Mind Rape, unknowingly runs to Amy's apartment and seeks her comfort.
- Deadpan Snarker
- Despair Event Horizon
- The Determinator
- Eldritch Abomination / Angel Unaware: Although it's not clearly stated, but gathering from what Morpheus was doing to him, it leans more towards the former.
- Erotic Dream: Guess who with?
- Evil Makeover: His fur is darkened to a deep navy colour, his left had somewhat gross looking and can transform into a sword amongst other things, has a pupilless left eye and his bionic right eye glows white as well. Not to mention in part of assimilating the wings of the Queen of the Harpnoirs he grows them as well.
- FaceHeel Turn
- Fallen Hero
- Helpful Hallucination: Has a lot of these but some seem to be more ambiguous than most.
- The Hero: Deconstructed Trope
- Heroic B.S.O.D.: Has one in Chapter 16 after finding out he accidentally slaughtered an entire population in the past as a result of being possessed by Mephiles
- Heroic R.R.O.D.: In Chapter 23.
- Heroic Willpower: He's gonna need it...
- I Reject Your Reality
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: In a way, Sonic is still friends with Amy to begin with. Upon the revelation that she was dating Shadow, he slowly slips into a phase of falling for her but not understanding his own feelings. He feels something for her and he doesn't want to. He acknowledges at first that he's glad to see her happy with Shadow, only on their first date but not a real date.
- Just Friends: Stern believer in this with Amy.
- Kiss-Kiss-Slap: With Amy after the latter got them out of a cave which had been sealed with tonnes of snow from an avalanche.
- Knight in Shining Armor > Knight in Sour Armor
- Love Epiphany: More liked a forced Epiphany, thanks to Milo.. And yet, He's still in denial.
- Mind Rape: Again, Abbadonia's Fury.
- Misery Builds Character: Sonic goes through a lot of crap in these fics but a lot of it also allows him to contemplate who he is and what he truly wants.
- Mushroom Samba: Has a severe...reaction when inhaling Abbadonia's Fury.
- Reality Warper: When induced with AF during the Battle of Central City, Olly tells him he can control what he sees because the gas is making him hallucinate violently, but it actually draws the hallucinations from his own fears, allowing him to somewhat manipulate the world around him.
- BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE: His mental status while Mr. Thorn seems to afflict the same thing. His rampage in Chapter 23 is the perfect example.
- No Guy Wants to Be Chased: This is discussed and finally touched upon in Chapter 13. Amy discusses how she'd eventually come to terms with her feelings for him, as he didn't know when the chase would. So it actually surprised him to hear that she stopped.
- Ship Tease: With Olly.
- This is a Drill: Becomes Drill Sonic.
- Unexpected Inheritance: Inherits Tails house after his...death
- What the Hell, Hero?: Does this to himself in Chapter 16.
Amy Rose
Amy RoseAn important character to the story, who it mainly centers around. Amy has considerably calmed down and has started dating Shadow the Hedgehog, is nicknamed Commanders Girlfriend by GUN Personnel and Pink by Milo. Has Unresolved Sexual Tension with Sonic, despite now in love with Shadow. She has an important connection as a Rosoideae. Was recently Maiden of Honor at Vector and Vanillas wedding.Major Spoiler: Chapter 23 reveals she's been under the guise of Captain Agent 'Olly' Mjöllnir.
- Abhorrent Admirer: No longer the case: as the quotes in Chapter 13 reveals how she deconstructed her entire outlook:"I'd fallen for you. Hard. But I'm getting older and wiser and had to look at the bigger picture. You had your life to fulfill and I knew it was because I could never catch up. I wanted to understand what you were all about. Then it hit me...I fell in love with your life style. I grew up with a family that I hated...no...I was jealous of them. All successful people with their own lives to lead with their own families. I guess I was in the mood to get married quick to show everyone I was a successful child of the Rose family."
- Accidental Kiss: With Sonic when she got a bit too excited.
- The Determinator: Got herself and Sonic stuck in a cave after an avalanche blocked the entrance and persisted on getting them out even after several more halted her progress. She kept digging for 'hours' despite being freezing in a bridesmaids gown and her fingertips all bloody. Sonic was still asleep at the time, but Amy insisted she do it herself to prove a point.
- The Chosen One: The 74th Prophet, if you will.
- Death of Personality: due to the events of the end of the first fic, Amy's mind is fractured, with the fragments accidentally being sealed inside the Chaos Emeralds. She doesn't become an Empty Shell, just an Emotionless Girl. As they get more Chaos Emeralds, her personality slowly returns.
- Drop the Hammer: Her Piko-Piko Hammer.
- Living Emotional Crutch: To Sonic
- I Just Want to Be Special: Well guess what? YOU ARE!
- Kiss-Kiss-Slap: Guess.
- Out-of-Character Moment: These are becoming more apparent as she evolves into a Prophetess and generally acting weirder as time goes on.
- Chaoskampf is this for her entirely, but with good reason.
- Morality Pet: For Shadow and Sonic.
- Protectorate: For Sonic, whether she knows it or not.
- Seers: Destined to be one as the 74th Prophet.
- Tarot Troubles: Learned how to use Tarot Cards from her grandmother, Muriel.
- Took a Level in Badass: Definitely. Especially when you're one of the most successful Agents at GUN
- Tsundere
Milo Prower
Intel Officer Milo ProwerSupporting Protagonist of the story. Comes in rather late in Chapter 13 but appears to be staying. An Intel Officer and merc for GUN. Becomes the second member for the Burning Miles with Sonic and Neptune. He was forced into working for Morpheus due to the fact he could murder his girlfriend.
- Cool Big Bro for Sonic. Not so much for Tails apparently.
- Shipper on Deck: All for Sonic and Amy. As well as Knuckles and Rouge.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Shoots at Neptune who goes rampant after finding the Yellow Chaos Emerald and is called out by Sonic. Milo's excuse is that Neptune was likely to become aggressive.
Probationary Agent NeptuneA...something of a strange nature. Curious and playful, he uses expression instead of words to communicate with others. No one is entirely sure what lurks within that strange suit of his...
- Bad Ass Adorable: Cute one minute, and can kick ass the next.
- The Big Guy
- Bizarre Alien Biology: Has the Green Chaos Emerald lodged in his chest, and absorbs fluid through his finger-claw. But we have no indication what Neptune really is.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander
- Cute Mute: Communicates his happiness via ecstatic clapping.
- Detect Evil / Evil-Detecting Dog: There was a reason why he didn't like Lily.
- Friend to All Living Things
- Frickin' Laser Beams: In Chapter 19.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: from Mephiles
- God Unaware: If from Mephiles insane ramblings are anything to go by.
- Making a Splash: Some chapters suggest he has some Hydrokinetic powers.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Cheese the Chao
- The Voiceless: Famous Last Words: ''sooOOOnnniicccccccc''
Femme Fatalex
A group of female fighters sent in to collect the artifacts as well as performing different missions for GUN.Tropes related to the whole group. As of Chapter 24, it's been disbanded.
- Amazon Brigade
- Femme Fatale
- Hell-Bent for Leather: Their suits are described as a mixture of leather and spandex.
Captain Agent Mjöllnir
Real Name: Amy RoseNicknamed Olly by Sonic, she's a headstrong, easy to anger but a mannered young Agent in charge of the Femme Fatalex. She's nicknamed "Pet of Big Mama" by many people.MAJOR SPOILER: Revealed in Chapter 23 as Amy Rose.Another spoiler: Becomes leader of the new group, Ghosts of Reach
- The Ace: As described by Agent Drainer.Drainer: "She's...a competent leader. Done a lot of S-Rank simulations and has a 95 percent success rate."
- Becoming the Mask: Aided by drugs...however hinted to be necessary all precautions so it seems.
- Black Sheep: Of her family. Out of them all, her mother doesn't approve of her work, wanting her to be more constructive with her time rather than destructive.
- Disney Death: She would have stayed dead if it weren't for Sonic's temporary Reality Warper powers.
- Disappeared Dad: Mentions that her father died of cancer.
- Drop the Hammer: Her beloved Smish-Smasher.
- Female Gaze
- Heroic Sacrifice: When Amy hadn't turned up to the ritual to become possessed by Abbadonia she offered herself. Becomes real screwy when you know who Olly really is.
- Lady of War
- Meaningful Name: She has a hammer. Do the myth.
- Mind Rape: One of two exposed by Abbadonia's Fury. The other being Sonic.
- Only Sane Man
- The Reveal: Chapter 23 reveals that Olly is Amy Rose.
- Shock and Awe: Given to by Sonic. Whether it's permanent remains to be seen.
Agent Bazooka
Real Name: Vanilla the RabbitNicknamed Bazza by Sonic, she's a Bazooka wielding proud and normally cheering and always hungry for adventure. Oh yeah, she can fly.
- Action Mom
- Becoming the Mask: The entire cracking of jokes thing and general attitude was copied from her deceased husband in order to honor him
- Berserk Button: Please, what ever you do, do not harm children. Especially her own.
- BFG: Loves her Bazookas.
- The Big Guy
- Flight: She can fly using her 'ponytails'.
- Description Porn: Seems to have a need to describe robots or weaponry.
- Friend to All Children: Cream takes a liking to her. With good reason.
- Incredibly Lame Pun: Usually cracks these jokes while under pressure.
- Techno Babble: Prone to it, even in battle.
- Tsundere: Towards Vector.
- Meaningful Name: Does her titular weapon mean nothing to you?
Agent DrainerNo nickname by Sonic. Drainer is the calm and quiet one of the team. Through the use of her blades, she can absorb anything from energy to impurities in the blood.
- Attack Reflector: Interestingly enough has a variation. With her ability to absorb energy, she can actually take part of an attack thrown at her and form it into a ball and temporarily hold it, invoking this trope with she releases it.
- Blunt Metaphors Trauma
- Energy Absorption: Her main ability.
- Meaningful Name: At least it doesn't suck.
- The Medic
- The Stoic
- Took a Level in Badass: Drainer attempts...to well, drain the ever increasing force of the falling Space Greens Zone as it descends through Earths atmosphere due to the gravitational pull. With the help of the Spirit Orbs commanded by Big White, somehow she manages to slow it down slightly, before leaving the rest to Big White]]
Commander Shadow the HedgehogAgent turned Commander after the previous one resigns. Resilient, quiet, he's also the boyfriend of Amy Rose who he loves on a rather gentle and reclusive manner.
- Anti-Hero: A lot less after he starts dating Amy. However...he still does things that are morally questionable. (See Blackmail)
- Big Brother Instinct: He really does care for his adoptive sister Rouge
- Blackmail: Black mails Sonic into working for GUN, knowing the Blue Blur would refuse to join. So what does he do? Replace Sonic's right eye which had been infected from the battle with Kitsune Tails with a bionic one which he has installed with a shocking device, in case Sonic makes snappy remarks, he receieves a jolt of electricity.
- The Confidant: He holds the cards for something about OPERATION: LUCID that not even his ally Rouge can properly divulge into.
- Pet the Dog: Had enough with Rouge's bitchier than normal demeanor and took her to the doctors, knowing she probably wasn't well.
- And he seems to enjoy his relationship with Amy.
- The Stoic
Subcommander Rouge the Bat.Shadow's right hand woman.
- Intoxication Ensues
- Surprise Pregnancy
- They Do: With Knuckles
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Justified Especially when you find out you're pregnant.
Artillery Agent E-123 OmegaOmega hasn't changed much from general canon.
- Crush. Kill. Destroy!
- One-Winged Angel: Courtesy of Glitch.
Captain Agent Hyperia/Princess EliseVery different personality from the one in Sonic The Hedgehog 06. In charge of the Sons of Solaris, a trio of pilots from GUNS Soleanna Branch along side Agent Flare and Agent Riser.
- Badass Princess
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: She's not dead...just gravely injured.
- Evil Cripple
- FaceHeel Turn
- Lady Drunk
- Luke, You Are My Father: Daughter of Eggman, of all people!
- Rebellious Princess
- Took a Level in Badass
- We Have Reserves: Her clones.
Intel Officer's O'Brien and SmithTwo Human GUN Officers who directly with Shadow.
Supreme Commander "Big Mama"
Real Name: Asmos Rose.In charge of the entire GUN Network and stays at Metropolis' Branch. Is also the mother of Amy Rose. She's described as voluptuous, and to get what she wants she makes deals. One can usually tell when she makes these 'deals' when she smokes cherry flavoured cigarettes.
- Femme Fatale
- Iron Lady
- Mama Bear
- Really Gets Around
- Shout-Out: To Big Mama of Metal Gear Solid 4.
- Woman Scorned: Really hates her mother-in-law for interfering with her fallen husbands life.
The Chaotix
The Chaotix, consisting of Vector, Espio and Charmy have been around for a long time. Vector is engaged latter married to Vanilla the Rabbit, therefore is Cream's Step father. Espio is Espio and Charmy has a crush on Cream.
Vector the CrocodileLeader of the Chaotix, Vector is not much different from his canon counterpart.
- Tsundere: Towards Bazza.
Espio the ChameleonHighly disciplined Ninja from the Ninja Village in the Garden of Sakura.
Charmy Bee
- Puppy Love: With Cream
Other Main Characters
TailsSonic's best friend who helps discover some adventure after he finds Muriels Book and the location of Muriels Garden, which later becomes the Garden of Rosales. He takes Sonic and Knuckles there as they investigate the ruins and find the Portal Hub which takes them to several places.
Knuckles the EchidnaGuardian of Master Emerald, Knuckles originally joins Sonic and Tails in their adventure into the Garden of Rosales.
- Butt-Monkey
- Bedmate Reveal: Got drunk at Vector and Vanillas wedding. Next day he finds Rouge next to him on her bed.
Cream the Rabbit ChaotixCute Rabbit who's birthday invite to Sonic sparks the beginning of the story. Normally happy girl who has the uncanny gift to make friends with anyone. Usually with her friend Cheese the Chao.
- Chekhov's Gun: The Dream Catcher
- Distressed Damsel
- Friend to All Living Things
Vanilla the Rabbit ChaotixMother to Cream, fiance then Wife to Vector to Crocodile.
- Interspecies Romance: With Vector.
- Took a Level in Badass: As Agent Bazooka of the Femme Fatalex.
- Will Not Be A Victim: Look at the spoiler above.
Other Characters
Muriel RoseAmy Rose's grandmother. Said to taught her how to use tarot cards.
Prince HaydenLast royal descendant of the House of Rosoideae who lives up on the space continent of the Space Greens Zone/Garden of Voi.
- Childhood Friends: with Morpheus
- He's Back: In Chapter 19
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: To an extent.
- Soul Power
- The Wise Prince
Lily the Maid
Real Name: General LilithA sweet human NOT who serves Prince Hayden.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Minus the eerie part.
- French Maid
- The Mole
- Proper Lady
- Token Minority: Only civilian human who has any notable speaking parts.
Moore ProwerTails and Milo's grandfather, Clockmaker and married to Corrine Prower. He also maintains and looks after the Fox God Shrine and lives in Steampunk City/Garden of Inari.
- Aroused by Their Voice: Sounds like Morgan Freeman. 'swoon' Women react like this even when they're unconscious.
Corrine ProwerTo save Sonic from Metal Sonic.
Maria RobotnikAn artificial intelligence, Maria's original self developed the AI during her time on the ARK to help her grandfather out. Unfortunately she was killed before she could properly finish it. But lucky for her it had a self-awareness stage and began building itself. The process was extremely slow, taking her over 50 years to be near completion. The only thing she needed was someone to activate the Pyres in order for her to function.
- Brain Uploading
- Soul Jar: The entire ARK acts as her soul jar!
- Technical Pacifist
The Boy/Probationary Agent AnchorCalled The Boy until the end of Chapter 24, he seems to be a regular human boy with odd origins. All that's known is that he's brown haired. One of the members of the Ghosts of Reach. He's also the owner of Echo Uniform One
- Humongous Mecha: Echo Uniform One. Claimed to be Space Debris and only Anchor can pilot it.
Glitch the HackerCyber-Wolf from the Cyber Ruins Zone and the Guardian of the Cyber Emeralds and the Giga Emeralds.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Actually first seen at Vectors bucks night where she helps Neptune.
- One-Winged Angel: With Omega.
- Tsundere
Amy's SiblingsAsher Rose, Andrew Rose and Aceste Rose, making Amy the youngest of four children. Asher is a obstetrician, divorced from her pyromaniac husband and is working for GUN due to their mother. Andrew Rose is married with a son, and his wife Anise is expecting another. Aceste is a media student, and is currently with one time character Agent Strider AKA Kratos Aurion
- Alphabetical Theme Naming: Their mother does not escape this. Neither does Andrew's wife!
- Happily Married: Andrew and his wife Anise.
- Hospital Hottie: Asher
- The Klutz: Asher
- Shout-Out: The siblings are named after certain individuals and are themed as such:
- Asher Rose is named after the actress who plays Nina Proudman, Asher Keddie. Right down to the qualifications, dressing and pyromaniac Ex-husband.
- Andrew Rose. Named after the authors older brother.
- Aceste Rose. Named after the authors Gardevoir Gijinka
Blaze the Cat
Silver the Hedgehog
These seem to hang around a lot, popping out of nowhere. They are ghosts of the past who try to help Sonic and Amy by giving cryptic messages.Tropes that surround Spirits:
The Purple Wisp/Butterfly/Light NiGHTS
- I can show you the door, but you are the one who must go through it.
ShizaruA Prophet from 4000 years ago that helps Sonic out.
Bloody Amy and Bloody SonicHallucinations of ambiguous intention.
High Honor Guard GabrielA Stupilite Spirit who doesn't look too different from Sonic.
The WisersMysterious spirits, by the names of Kikazaru, Mizaru and Iwazaru
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil: Literal personification.
- Spirit Advisor
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience
"Big White"Gigantic Colossal God thing nicknamed by Gabriel, said to have knocked off the previous Fox God, Raphael, after the latter had been corrupted by another fallen God.
- Big Damn Gods: Saves Steampunk City from destruction when Garden of Voi falls from space.
- Big Good
- Bring My Brown Pants: Looking at him for too long causings seizures and froth of the mouth. However, if you have enough Heroic Willpower, or if he likes you, you won't have to worry about it.
- Early-Bird Cameo: The ghostly figure that Neptune waves to while at the Fox God Shrine? Oh yeah, it's this thing
- Size Shifter: Mentioned in the above spoiler, he seemed awfully smaller when standing on the shrine.
AbbadoniaMain Antagonist of the story. Searching for the Artifacts with the help of Dr. Eggman. Head made of fire and body like a succubus.
- Big Bad
- Grand Theft Me: Currently and has been in the possession of Muriel Rose for years.
EggmanUp to his old tricks again by siding with Abbadonia
- The Dragon
- The Starscream: Or at least, he's planning to.
- Dragon Ascendent: Yep, he's done it.
- The Starscream: Or at least, he's planning to.
- Evil Plan: steal Abbadonia's power.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: He is Elise father apparently.
- The Chess Master: Planned everything so he could steal Abbadonia's power
Metal Sonic
Scratch and GrounderOf Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Fame
Becoe and DecoeOf Sonic X fame.
Orbot and CubotOf Sonic Colors fame.
The Demisune
Real Name: RaphaelCorrupted Fox God.
- The Medic: Raphael used to be a Faith Healer, according to Gabriel.
- Mad God
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Mephiles the DarkAbbadonia's brother.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: His preferred method of killing his enemies.
- Sdrawkcab Alias: Whilst being King Neopolitan the Sevenths Adviser, he disguises himself as a rabbit named Selihpem. Sonic sees right through it.
Grey the Hedgehog
Real Name: Morpheus the GreyNew foe who faces Sonic and Olly in the latest chapter. Claims not to be sided with Eggman.
- Childhood Friends: with Prince Hayden
- A Date with Rosie Palms: Probably one of the most terrifying. Not to mention disgusting.
- Expy: Psycho Mantis Down to the quote.Grey: "So...you like Super Mario Sunshine?"
- Manipulative Bastard Twists Sonic's perception of the world.
- Nightmare Fetishist: Dear lord.
- Psychic Powers


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When you go to a Doris Bergman event, expect the unexpected. You know that there will be fun involved.
William Shatner always arrives at the start and was there along with wife, Elizabeth, who is more interested in these gatherings than her talented hubby. But so were Lou Ferrigno and Kevin Farley
Shatner is everywhere. We saw he and Elizabeth recently sitting outside an Italian restaurant in a Studio City strip mall.
This was Berman's 6th Oscar bash; although it was her second party at Fig and Olive in West Hollywood. It was so actor-friendly, that even Lou Gossett, Jr. drove himself from Malibu.
When you enter the private party, on the right was Jennifer Gerard, of Whitening Lightning, a presenter for this bash. Jenn's dabbling with a new makeup line, Gerard Cosmetics. At the last event, she was wearing a BB crème she developed and promised to bring her new product next time. She did not disappoint. From the black and gold packaging to the beautiful glow, Jenn has a winner.
On the other side were party hosts Begley's & Bill's 100% All Natural Sodas in conjunction with Natures Flavours, a party presenter. Yes, that Ed Begley. We just saw him crossing the street at Laurel and Ventura. Rachelle Carson, his wife represented him. We had a few samplings. Wowee!
Eva LaRue made an early appearance since the announcement of her impending divorce. Both she and Bergman are gourmands. She thought a friendly lunch out with friends (and some gifties) would be uplifting.
I personally enjoyed seeing María Conchita Alonso's outfit. We both wore Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dresses (different designs) with our own flair – she with a hat and me with cowboy boots.
In attendance: Cheech and Chong, Kate Flannery, Chelsie Hightower, Patrick Gallagher, Dot-Marie Jones with new bride Bridgett, Obba Babbatunde, Peter Parros, Illeana Douglas. Christine DeVine represented Wednesday's Child, the event charity.
And then there was Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance. The actress fell in love with a Queen Elizabeth vintage lace cuff by Silvana K. The lace was purchased in Italy and dipped in recycled bronze, as well as a Key of the Nile cuff from Egypt. She raved about a Twisted Silver copper statement necklace with crystals, hearts and charms on chain links, gifted by Deborah Mitchell. She also loved the My Saint My Hero Bracelet. Like a good hubby, Courtney held the bags.
Meagan Tandy wore a prototype necklace with butterfly wings on fire by Kendra Bridelle, not yet available to consumers. Meagan thought Kendra's security guard was her beau and Instagrammed photos.
Handmade Hearts by Hillel set the tone, as it was a love fest for all. GUESS watches made a big hit, especially their newest signature navy blue rubber with pink gold. Baron Hats demonstrated how to make Panama hats. Popular stands: PK's Chocolates, Single Dress, Timmy Woods, Monatelier, and Perch.
Twilight's Charlie Bewley was almost 86ed, as Bergman did not recognize the young chap. They laughed about it later.
Sue Facter writes about the luxury brand. Her work appears in USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Women's Day Australia, as well as on broadcasts and the web.


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United wins battle of the Coasts
Gold Coast has survived a breathless second half to secure a thrilling 3-2 win over Central Coast in Gosford, ensuring things will get crowded at the top of the A-League ladder.
United started the day in fourth spot behind the Mariners, but goals to Dino Djulbic, Steve Pantelidis and Andrew Barisic lifted the visitors into third place on 27 points.
And with three matches still in hand, there is a chance Gold Coast could overhaul league leader Brisbane Roar (34 points) towards the back-end of the campaign with the fight for the minor premiership sure to intensify.
United emerged the better from a frenetic four-minute period in the second half in which three goals were scored - and gave the visitors a buffer to see out a match that was deadlocked 1-1 at half-time.
Gold Coast had Djulbic to thank for parity at the break with the highly rated defender making the most of an unfortunately-directed header from Chris Doig to drive home an equaliser at a 45th-minute corner.
That cancelled out Matt Simon's opener, which had only been scored three minutes earlier when he latched onto a lovely cross-goal pass from Joshua Rose with a finish that was awkward but effective nonetheless.
The match well and truly sprung to life in the 71st minute when Pantelidis fired home at the near post of Mathew Ryan - but within 60 seconds the Mariners were back on level terms at 2-2 via Adam Kwasnik.
Gold Coast kicked back into the lead almost immediately as Mariners captain Alex Wilkinson of all people committed a costly defensive error by failing to deal with a long ball, gifting Barisic a sight on goal and he took his chance with aplomb.
The normal infallible Wilkinson showed little control as he chested the ball into Barisic's path and the substitute forward rounded Ryan and finished with a calm shot inside the right post.
That capped a remarkable period of play in the match and was enough to secure victory for United, which lost Joel Porter in the warm-up and welcomed back Jason Culina from Socceroos duty.
Barisic very nearly doubled his money in the 77th minute when he caught a glimpse of the far corner and bent a shot from outside the box but Ryan made a spectacular save to give the Mariners a chance to salvage something from the match.
That chance failed to materialise for Graham Arnold's men, who too could mount a serious tilt for top spot with three games in hand and just two points behind Gold Coast.
Gold Coast: 3 (D Djulbic '45, S Pantelidis '70, A Barisic '74)
Central Coast: 2 (M Simon '42, A Kwasnik '71)
Topics: a-league, sport, soccer, gosford-2250, australia, nsw, qld, robina-4226
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