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It's hard for me to believe that four years ago today, we were holding this sweet little baby for the first time.
We made the mistake of blinking and now she's already four. I'm not sure how it happened, but our baby is no longer a baby. She's officially a big girl and does not hesitate in telling you so.
She's a snuggler, thumb-sucker and she still loves her cross.
She is spunky, sassy, and full of life. She loves playing with Naomi and teaching her new things. Here, she is apparently teaching her the art of hide-and-seek.
She loves to sing and even makes up her own praise and worship songs. While not always theologically accurate ;-) it is so sweet to hear her sing praises to our King.
I'm not sure where she gets it from, but she has bossy tendencies. Here, she is telling the girl behind her to "Sshh!" because Charlotte felt like she was singing too loudly during the performance.
She keeps us in stitches with the things she says. Here is a sampling of some Charlotte-isms that will give you a glimpse into her personality...
"My back is a disaster... my neck is killing me!" (Dramatic, much?)
"Mommy, how do you spell PUPPY?" I tell her "P-U-P-P-Y. "Mommy, when we get home, can Naomi cuddle with her P-U-P-P-Y?"
"When you get blood on you, and you fall down, and your eyes close, and your tongue sticks out... That means you are SO dead!"
"Daddy, if you give me a dollar, I will play something else with you."
When I was spending many hours of the day on the couch with "morning" sickness, she asked, "Mommy, what can I do to make you feel better?"
One day last month she helped me make dinner and I asked her what she thought her Daddy would say when we told him. "I think he'll say, 'Oh snap!'"
She saw a tattoo on the foot of a friend of mine and came to tell me, "Mommy, I've never drawn on myself before," then proceeded to ask how old she needed to be to have writing on her.
She saw the Siri icon on Jared's iPad and said, "Daddy, push that button. You can ask her questions." (We don't have Siri on our phones but she's seen the commercials and has already figured out how it works!)
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Amanda Knox vows to fight on as Italian judges order retrial
(CNN) -- Experts disagreed Tuesday over whether Amanda Knox is likely to be extradited to Italy, where the country's highest criminal court overturned her acquittal and that of her former boyfriend in the 2007 killing of her roommate, Meredith Kercher.
Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were convicted in 2009 of murder in Kercher's death, but a jury overturned the conviction in 2011. She then returned to her home city of Seattle, Washington, where she has resumed her studies.
A U.S. court or the State Department would be unlikely to take up any extradition request from Italy, said Sean Casey, a former prosecutor who is now a partner at Kobre & Kim in New York.
He cited an extradition treaty between the United States and Italy that states: "Extradition shall not be granted when the person sought has been convicted, acquitted or pardoned, or has served the sentence imposed, by the Requested Party for the same acts for which extradition is requested."
"Under U.S. law, she was once put in jeopardy and later acquitted," Casey said. "Under the treaty, extradition should not be granted."
In 2011, deputy State Department spokesman Mark Toner told CNN that although the United States and Italy have an extradition treaty, he was not able to answer speculative questions on extradition issues in the Knox case.
Tuesday, State Department Acting Deputy Spokesman Patrick Ventrell noted that the matter was ongoing, and the Italian court's full ruling had not been released.
"We can't really comment beyond that," he told reporters. "We never talk about extradition from this podium in terms of individual cases."
Knox may be protected on another level, too, according to Casey. "Her original verdict was so terribly flawed by prosecutorial overreaching," the lawyer said, noting that the appellate court that overturned the original conviction detailed those flaws in a damning report more than 100 pages in length.
Given those errors, "I would expect Italian law enforcement to not seek extradition, because it would only prolong this law enforcement ordeal."
But Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said that Italian prosecutors might very well extradite Knox. And, if retried, she "likely will be found guilty -- because the evidence supporting a conviction is pretty strong."
Knox, now 25, has established a fan base in the United States "because she has a beautiful face and an angelic appearance," Dershowitz said. "But remember, she originally admitted she was at the scene of the crime and she tried to blame an innocent man -- for which she was also convicted."
After Knox and Sollecito were detained for questioning in the killing, she allegedly confessed to being at her home when Kercher was killed and implicated Patrick Lumumba, the owner of a bar where she worked.
Lumumba was detained, but was released after two weeks when his alibi was corroborated: he had spent the night of the murder talking to a customer in his pub in Perugia, police say. He went on to sue Knox for libel, winning 40,000 euros ($54,000) in damages.
Dershowitz said the case was not well tried the first time. "But at a second trial, there's a very high likelihood that they may very well convict her."
He predicted that Knox would resist any extradition attempt. But even if she were to succeed in that, "she remains a prisoner in the United States, because Interpol will put a warrant out for her and, if she travels anywhere outside the United States, she'll be immediately arrested and turned over to Italy."
If Knox were to lose an extradition fight and then wind up being convicted, she would go to jail, he said.
If he were advising Kercher's parents, Dershowitz said, he would recommend that they file a civil suit to claim the money Knox has received as an advance for a book about the case that is scheduled for publication next month.
"They have a right to sue her on behalf of their dead daughter," he said, noting that the standard required for conviction in civil cases is a preponderance of the evidence. "I think that would be easy to do."
And the extradition treaty's reference to double jeopardy may not be binding in some cases, he said. "In the United States, generally, when you appeal a conviction, you waive your double jeopardy rights, and we permit retrials of people who have had their convictions reversed, at least on procedural grounds," he said.
And what about Casey's prediction that Italian law enforcement would not seek extradition?
"I think he's wrong," Dershowitz said. "I think the Italian legal system will welcome a second trial. They'll put new prosecutors on the case, good ones, and seek to vindicate themselves."
"They will want to have a second opportunity to show that Italian justice can be pure."
Dershowitz said purity has also eluded many members of the U.S. news media who have covered the case closely.
"One issue is why the American media portrayed her in such positive terms," he said. "At best, she was a terrible person who tried to blame it on some innocent person and she was clearly a liar, and at worst she participated in a horrible murder, and the American media focused much more on Amanda Knox than on the victim of the case because Amanda Knox was prettier and an American and an American sweetheart."
Had she been ugly, he argued, the case would have attracted little attention.
Knox's lawyer, Ted Simon, told CNN that his client was not guilty. "These charges still remain just as unfounded, just as unjust, as they were before," he said.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) Magic Johnson questioned new coach Mike D'Antoni's system with the slumping Los Angeles Lakers, saying ``it doesn't fit the talent the Lakers have.''
The Lakers (9-12) fell to 4-8 in the 12 games since D'Antoni took over from the fired Mike Brown with a 100-94 loss to the Cavaliers on Tuesday night in Cleveland.
``I'm not down on him yet as a coach,'' Johnson said earlier in the day at a Dodger Stadium appearance, although he criticized D'Antoni's plan to make the Lakers into a running team.
``You can't run with these guys,'' he said. ``There's one guy who can get up and down the court and that's Kobe (Bryant). You've got to take that ball inside. That's how you win games.''
Johnson said the Lakers have two of the best 7-footers in the NBA in Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard, and the offense should revolve around Gasol, who missed his fifth straight game Tuesday night with tendinitis in his knees. Point guard Steve Nash has missed 20 games with a broken left leg he sustained on Oct. 31.
Johnson called Gasol ``the best passing big man in the NBA.''
``His game is catch it on the low block and face his man,'' the former Lakers star said. ``The first question should've been, `Where do you like it because that's where I'm going to give it to you.'''
When it comes to the Lakers' dismal defense, Johnson agrees with D'Antoni and Bryant.
``We can score points but the defense is breaking down,'' he said. ``We have to correct our defense. Every night guys have to come with passion and urgency.''
Johnson said he thinks that once Gasol starts playing well, the Lakers will follow suit with Nash's help.
``This is one of the most challenging stretches of my 17 years, and the most baffling, too,'' a puzzled Bryant said after losing to the Cavs. ``We have the talent and personnel to do it, but we're not, and it's baffling. It's extremely frustrating.
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EXETER -- On Tuesday evening, January 15, faculty from Exeter High and Cooperative Middle Schools hosted a workshop titled Connect Training for Gatekeepers, Helping Youth at Risk for Suicide. The training was a collaboration between the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NH (NAMI-NH), the NH Department of Education, and the Exeter School District.
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Because we provide athletic training services for several Seacoast area high schools, our physicians and athletic trainers are in regular contact with student athletes. We are hopeful that this training will help us to be better prepared to identify any potential warning signs and connect individuals with key community services for an effective and comprehensive response.
The past few years have been very difficult for the town of Exeter and the students and faculty of Exeter High School. The suicide deaths of multiple young students in the community have left teachers, students and community members in mourning and wondering what could have been done to prevent these tragedies.
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NAMI-NH has received national and international acclaim for its Connect Suicide Prevention Program. By working with and training key service providers and community members, Connect promotes a community based approach to early recognition of mental illness and improved access to care. When people are educated about the risks and warning signs of suicide and ways to prevent it, lives can be saved. Tuesday night's session was the first in a series of ongoing training programs that will take place in the coming months to educate community members, law enforcement, and students.
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Nik Stauskas had 26 points to go with five rebounds and five assists against Iowa. (Tony Ding/AP)
No. 21 Michigan 75, No. 10 Iowa 67: Michigan's season thus far could more appropriately be split into two separate campaigns. There was the forgettable non-conference slate in which the Wolverines dropped four games, including a stunning loss to Charlotte. Then there is Michigan's current Big Ten schedule, where the program finds itself on one heck of a roll.
The Wolverines' 75-67 victory over No. 10 Iowa on Wednesday was the latest big step in an unblemished start to conference play. Michigan is now 6-0 in the Big Ten and sits atop the league after two consecutive wins over top-10 opponents, and that's exactly where this team needs to be as it prepares for its biggest test of the season this weekend at Michigan State.
The Wolverines got it done on both ends of the floor against the Hawkeyes, who entered the night as a top-10 team for the first time since 2001. Michigan hit eight 3-pointers, including four from leading scorer Nik Stauskas. Stauskas put in a big night in the box score with 26 points -- 15 by halftime-- five rebounds and five assists only a few days after hanging 23 points in an upset of No. 3 Wisconsin.
Iowa still kept things close for most of the night. Melsahn Basabe and Aaron White each chipped in 17 points as the Hawkeyes shot 47 percent from the field, but Michigan's defense managed to hold a normally potent offense (86.8 points per game) to 67 points on the road.
Questions that surrounded the Michigan roster's abilities (or lack therof) during its non-conference schedule have seemingly disappeared in its rise to the top of the Big Ten. Now the Wolverines have won two straight against top-10 opponents. If Stauskas and the offense can keep this trend going with a little help on defense, they could make it three in a row.
No. 18 Duke 67, Miami 46: The last time the Blue Devils traveled to Coral Gables, the Hurricanes handed the then-No. 1 team in the country a shocking 27-point loss. But that was last January, Jabari Parker wasn't on that Duke roster , and he made his presence known in a rematch on Wednesday night.
Parker scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help the Blue Devils avenge last season's painful result and notch their first road conference win of the season. Duke shot a mere 42 percent from the field but held Miami to 35 percent on the night, including 20 percent (2-10) on 3-pointers. The Blue Devils dominated the glass, as well, enjoying a 42-28 rebounding advantage.
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Data visualization tools are critical to the success of big data analytics. But achieving that success will require more than people with engineering skills; it will require input from cultural anthropologists and social scientists, a former National Security Agency executive told an audience in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Basically, data analytics comes down to how humans process information, Richard Schaeffer, former information assurance director for NSA and head of the consulting firm Riverbank Associates, said April 26 in a keynote address at SAP National Security Services' Big Data Day in McLean, Va.Big data involves datasets that grow so large they become awkward to work with using traditional database management tools. Organizations that handle large volumes of data such as the intelligence community and scientific researchers know how to capture, collect and store large datasets. They are also learning how to more effectively index data, Schaeffer said.
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The problem areas are processing, analytics and visualization. In fact, visualization of big data, rendering it into graphical means for analysis, might be the most significant problem organizations will face in the future, Schaeffer said. The intelligence community handles lots of unstructured data — voice, video, text — and that is becoming the norm for many organizations now. And they wonder how to process that type of information, he said. "We haven't seen real innovation in visualization" tools to aid in the processing and analysis of information, Schaeffer said. "Visualization and analytics will require cultural anthropologists and social scientists," he said, adding that before the Sept. 11 attacks he had not heard of cultural anthropologists. But afterward, he added, they became an integral part of intelligence analysis. Schaeffer described an opportunity he had recently to take part in simulation training for flying an F-35 fighter plane. The amount and types of information young pilots have to process while flying an F-35 at Mach 2 speeds are mind-boggling, he said. They are ingesting, processing and probably mentally storing the information momentarily, while flying an airplane at twice the speed of sound. "That is the type of thinking we have to bring into visualization," he said. So studying how human beings process information and make it actionable is an untapped arena, Schaeffer said. "The next couple of years we will see unimaginable breakthroughs in analytics and visualization tools, enabling real decision-making" and ultimately improving the quality of life of every citizen on the planet, he said.
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It's a two hour drive from my base in Kildare to Killaderry, part of the trip is on the new Motorways built during the Celtic Tiger period but once you cross the Shannon these roads run out and you are back on the old single carriageways and narrow bridges that characterise the country.
The excavations
I Arrived at Killaderry, Co. Galway just after 11am and Jane Whitaker of ADS showed me around. These are raised bogs, which means they developed from ancient lakes. The natural vegetation has been removed by milling so they give the impression of solidified dark brown lakes. The only visible features are the long and deep drains extending into the distance that break up the bog into long narrow fields. The figures of archaeologists in reflective yellow safety gear can be seen beside shallow excavation cuttings filling out recording sheets. The trackways are spread around the bog and it takes a long time to walk out to them and then from site to site. This year 13 sites were excavated in Killaderry Bog and 3 in Castlegar. Dan Young from Reading University is busily taking samples from around the trackways for environmental analysis. When it rains this can be a bleak place as there's no cover. In a hot summer there's no shade from the sun. The peat dries out and can become airborne and tractors and harvesters create mini-dust-storms as they pass.
The trackways have a wide date range from the Bronze Age right through to the fifteenth century AD. The longer trackways tend to cross the bogs at their narrowest points linking areas of dryland. In a number of cases trackways follow the routes that were established at earlier periods. There are other alignments of trackway that are being investigated this season that will soon be dated and will provide more detail. At this stage the evidence indicates that this routeway through Killaderry bog was in use for at least two thousand years and is probably the preserved wetland part of an ancient road network that existed in this area. Investigation of the nearby River Suck also has the potential to identify ancient fording points and possibly the remains of bridges. There have been interesting finds, a Late Bronze Age wooden shovel, a rough-out for a handled bowl and a spoon that resembles a chisel. Now that the season's fieldwork has come to an end the next part of work, the post-ex phase, begins.


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Indians season-ticket holder wasn't in usual seats, gave away fourth prize
CLEVELAND -- If you've ever caught a foul ball, if you've ever even come close, you probably remember the moment and the feeling.
Imagine what it'd be like to go to a baseball game and have the good fortune of grabbing four foul balls. Four.
That seemingly impossible scenario played out for longtime Indians fan Greg Van Niel on Sunday afternoon during Cleveland's 6-4 win over Kansas City. With a baseball glove on one hand and members of his family around him, Van Niel snagged three foul balls out of the air and scooped a fourth one off the ground.
"Up to that point, I don't think I'd ever gotten a foul ball," Van Niel said. "So, four in one day is catching up, I guess."
A season-ticket holder who's been attending Tribe games for four decades, Van Niel was at the game with his wife and daughter, his brother and sister-in-law and their three kids. After obtaining a ball for each child in the group, Van Niel tossed the fourth ball into a separate section, not fully grasping its significance at the time.
Ball No. 4 landed in the clutches of Dan Lindner, who handed it off to his son Chad. Along with Van Niel, those two were at Progressive Field on Monday to talk about an inconceivable day at the ballpark.
"I'm giving it back to him," said Lindner, who watched as Van Niel lassoed foul ball after foul ball. "I'm some guy who caught a ball that a guy threw out there. It's like catching [one] from [Indians mascot] Slider or something. Not [that there's] anything wrong with Slider, but I didn't earn it."
Van Niel insisted that Lindner could keep the ball. He doesn't seem too impressed with his accomplishment, though he is amused by the fact that it occurred while he was occupying seats that weren't his normal set. Because his brother's family came along, Van Niel exchanged his usual tickets to get seven seats in a row.
"The people that had my regular seats were a little miffed," Van Niel said. "They're like, you know, 'Why didn't we get any balls? You move over there and they all go over there.' ... It was just kind of a fluke that we ended up over there."
Van Niel is aware that some folks laugh at grown men who bring their gloves to baseball games. He said every member of his party had a glove because they were participating in a program that allows season-ticket holders to play catch on the field after the game. Even so, he usually has his glove on his hand during games regardless.
The glove came in handy for three of the four foul balls to come Van Niel's way. Though the odds of his feat have been estimated at one in a trillion, Van Niel thinks that's an exaggeration. He doesn't believe the occurrence is quite that rare -- or meaningful.
"A friend of mine in Bulgaria saw it, and I don't think they know what a foul ball is in Bulgaria," Van Niel said. "I don't think it's significant. It's like statistically interesting, and I think people kind of gravitate toward that kind of stuff, but yeah, it's like, I didn't have to move a lot for most of them. I just had to be there and pay attention and move a little bit."


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I have had a couple of figures from the motuc line, but I'm missing many others, you guys think it's too late to try to collect the line at this point?, thanks!
I have had a couple of figures from the motuc line, but I'm missing many others, you guys think it's too late to try to collect the line at this point?, thanks!
It really all depends on how much money you are willing to spend. Many of the 2014-2016 figures can still be purchased at-or-below their original price, but many figures released before that are going to cost more than their original price. Some, like Fisto and Shadow Weaver, are going to cost you over $100 loose, often $200+ MOC. If you are okay with that, then sure, it's never too late.
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Wow thanks, didn't realize it was that much...
You'll need either a lot of money, or a lot of patience. Preferably both!
But it's an incredible line and worth getting into for sure
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Why are those so expensive? were they limited releases?
Some of the items WERE limited release (Shadow Weaver, for instance, was a "Subscription Exclusive" figure, with none made for "Day of Sale" non-subscribers). Fisto had his own problems, with an unfortunate mix-up at the factory, limiting HIS availability, and upping his resale value. There are a few other such hiccups here and there, making this figure or that more costly than one would have expected. But all in all, the line itself is coming up on its ten-year anniversary!! The earliest figures have been "out-of-print" for years and years now, which will always affect their bottom line.
These things said, Masters of The Universe Classics remains THE High-water mark for Action Figure Collecting in my personal experience. Star Wars and Transformers have fallen by the wayside (for me), in the wake of this legendary line. As others have said, it may not be EASY, and it may not be CHEAP, but it is an awe-inducing collection of brilliant vintage figure updates and new character inclusion, folding in appearances from just about every incarnation and canon out there!
Welcome to the fold, and Good Luck with Your Collection!
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Just do it one figure at a time. Haunt ebay, some great group lots come up from time to time. Join FB groups and you'll find some good deals there too.
It's an awesome line and well worth the effort!
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It's never too late!
200X fan? Classic fan? What does that mean? I'm a MotU fan!!!
If you want all the figures I'd say it's too late no matter what simply because you're coming in 10 years and hundreds of figures produced late. Even if all the figures were readily available that would be a monumental task.
This is a huge line. As such it's never too late. As others have stated you can still get most figures for a reasonable price. Hell, you can still get most figures sealed in package for a reasonable price. Just get the figures you like. That's what I do. I mainly buy the figures based on the vintage line (both MOTU and PoP) but have also branched out and purchased others simply because they were cool. I'm not trying to collect them all so I see no reason to buy a bunch of space mutants I don't care about. That would be a waste of money and shelf space for me personally. Just take it slow buying what you like. You'll have too many of them filling up your house before you know it...and you won't even have all of them, those will just be the ones you want/think are cool.
Keep in mind, Super 7 continues to produce the line and is now issuing Filmation versions of characters. The two expensive figures have already been brought up in Fisto and Shadow Weaver. I wouldn't pay $200 or $300 for a figure. I would bet that both of these characters will see a 2.0 release in the Filmation line Super 7 is currently producing. Everybody will most likely be able to own a figure of these characters in the future. It may not be a rare collectible figure from Mattel but you'll still get the figures. Also, don't pay the $100-$150 for the Sorceress with the jacked up wings. Super 7 has already done a Filmation figure of that character fixing Mattel's horrible wings. She is part of the pre-order available now at https://preorder.super7store.com/
If you're keen you should try, but do stay realistic about the task ahead. We're talking about 200+ figures. Even if you are happy to cut that down to a niche interest (e.g. just the figures that were MOTU figures in the 1980s), it'll still be tough.
Although some figures were reissued (single figure numbers here) and others popped up for sale more than once during the period Mattel sold them, the reality is most figures weren't available most of the time, including He-Man and Skeletor.
It's speculated that later figures were produced in slightly higher numbers, and that some factions of characters sold poorly. These factors are generally reflected now on Ebay. Bluntly, you'll be able to find a lot of the less-good figures but very few of the good ones.
I wouldn't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but I'd be wary of replies that fall into the "Just go for it!" category. You do need to be aware of the odds - and cost - of success.
You can find a list of figures released during Mattel's management on my website, here at the Org and elsewhere online. All the best for your collecting.
Do you have any interest in the vintage line? Thats what i mainly collect. Ive managed to acquire most of the line apart from the crazy rare and expensive stuff. I only started a couple of years ago and managed to pick up a couple of great bulk lots. I ended up with a bunch of doubles which i sold off and got much of the expense back. I now pick up the odd classics figure when they go at a reasonable price. I only collect loose stuff too which helps. Good luck with it. Its a great hobby.
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I didn't start collecting until 2016. I dont think its too late for you to start.
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Not to late at all. Get what you like,watch for deals. You will have more fun than us right now. The down time between super7 releases is long because of them being released in waves. You could get new figures every week if you wanted.
I collect Star Wars and am missing about 20 figures or so. I make a goal, I buy one figure every 2 months or so sometimes longer. The ones I need are pricey. But setting goals and limits makes it structured but still fun. But,try to keep some extra money handy at all times. When deals come up,you have to jump quick.
Another thing to do is monitor this site a few times a day. When deals happen I find the info posted here first.
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As long as you have the money, and have the space to display it all, it's never too late. None of the figures are in such short supply that you'd actually have trouble finding them, they are all pretty much readily available as long as you're willing to pay. Your best bet is to start with a core of characters you definitely want in your collection and expand from there. Look for good deals whenever you can and don't be afraid to buy loose, in my experience there have been plenty of figures who have had problems out of the package, but they also tend to be rather sturdy and robust toys and hold up well over time. Unless they are played with heavily, and adult collectibles rarely are, loose figures are good as new most of the time. That being said, don't be afraid to splurge from time to time to get something you really want. The expensive figures in the line tend to be expensive for a reason, and it's much better to have a display with all the characters you really love rather than a bunch of bargain bin rejects.
Do it, it's never too late. I've more or less just started picking up figures in the classics line and have used patience and cheeky offers to get what few figures I possess. It becomes a game in itself.
The releases of the Ultimate Edition figures by Super 7 has made prices drop for figures such as Ram Man and the like.
Yes a few items are silly prices but with patience and luck you can drop on bargains, the marketplace here is good start, For example I've just picked a loose Tri klops up for £25 which I consider a bargain. Now I've set my evil eyes to getting a Panthor as cheaply as I can.
they also look awesome on display, no other Figure line gives me quite as much of the feels as MotUc, go for it.
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I think now is the PERFECT time to get in the game. There is a lot of older product out there that you can get for a reasonable price now thanks to the line being somewhat "dormant" now under Super7, it's not as frenzied anymore. People are looking to unload figures they have extra of.
Thanks to Super7 re-releasing main characters, a lot of other collectors are more willing to part with older duplicate figures at a better price than a few years ago.
We're in a lull right now, but if Super7 starts ramping up the figure releases, it could be tough again.
It's never too late! Like some pointed out, earlier figures will cost you. But you can get a huge chunk of MOTUC for a fair price. Especially if you just want them loose.
Plus there's the thrill of the hunt! I used to love it when I could afford to collect. I know others don't like it, but I think it's a fun part of collecting.
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Nah its doable. I collected Classics at the beginning but sold my collection in 2014 when I got into Hot Toys. I bought a Battle Ram off Walmart.com for $40 and had preordered the Ultimates then I started hunting down the main characters. I bought Sorceress for $67 shipped, got Fisto in a lot that broke him down to $50 and Shadow Weaver has been the most expensive at $130 shipped (these were all loose). The only remaining higher priced figures are Ram Man, Tri Klops, Trap Jaw, Beast Man and Mekaneck. If you can get past those the rest come around retail (about +/- $40) the issue is there is so many and $40-$50 a fig adds up quickly but if its the only thing you're collection it shouldnt be too bad. My main advice is try to buy lots, the figures break down cheaper.
I would say that its probably too late to build a complete collection. I make customs and Im kinda priced out on getting even the cheapest fodder figures. Stratos used to be a ten dollar figure, now hes thirty. Its a tough game to play.
Nah, it's definitely not too late. I was all-in with the line from the moment King Grayskull was released, but had to bow out in 2010 due to losing my job. Money remained tight enough for the next few years that I couldn't really collect anything. It's still tight, but I started adding to my collection again last summer, and it really hasn't been too difficult. I'm generally able to get one figure per week on average, and I've gotten some good deals here and on Ebay. Mattel also has a store on both Walmart's website and on Ebay, and they have a couple of dozen figures for sale pretty cheap. They're mostly figures from the last 2-3 years of the line, but there are some very cool ones available!
Some of the figures are very expensive now though, as others have said. (I've basically resigned myself to never owning Fisto, one of my favorite MOTU characters, unless someone suffers a brain injury and offers him to me at a price I can actually afford.) Most are reasonably priced, though. You can also save money if you don't have to have a specific version of a character who has multiple figures. For example, the all-white Temple of Darkness Sorceress is much cheaper than the standard version, so that worked out well for me since I prefer that version of the character anyway. Several of the big-name characters have multiple figures you can choose from if the "main" version is out of your price range.


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There isn't a single one of us who hasn't either said, heard, written or read something about walking "like a drunk" because of multiple sclerosis. In fact, a survey done by the MS Society of the UK over 50 percent of people living with MS report that their symptoms have been confused with drunkenness. A couple of stories from "over there" have been making the papers of late and I thought I'd ask your thoughts.
In the first story, we meet a young, 19 year old woman who is kicked out of a fast-food establishment and then banned by the owner on a return visit because she couldn't talk well due to her MS and he thought she was drunk. Even though the woman's younger sister was with her on the second visit and his staff told him she was only drinking soft drinks, he kicked her out because she "seemed like she is not a well-behaved person" and insisting that she and her sister were drunk.
In a follow up to the phone/e-mail hacking scandal that has been rocking the media world in the UK, it was divulged that a Peer and conservative Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Lords was a target of hacking due to his MS symptoms.
David Maclean, Lord Blencathra, was an influential whip in the government of Margret Thatcher and Minister in the Home Office in the John Major government. Made a Peer in 2002 by the Queen, Lord Blencather brought suit against News of the World for hacking his personal information to prove that what turned out to be MS symptoms were signs of heavy drinking. This, even though Lord Blencathra announced his MS publicly in 2002.
We may not have people kicking us out of take-away restaurants or having the Murdoch media machine hacking our e-mails, but many of us have seen "that look" as we reach for a wall (or grocery shelf, or railing, or car, or…) to keep our balance. Whispers are not uncommon to us as we stagger past; wishing we would have brought a cane that day. How many of us can say that we haven't had to laugh-off or defend ourselves when someone says cruel things about our gate, or speech or something that we cannot control?
So, while I'll not say that I'm adverse to the drink, I will say that I'm not drunk… I haven't been drinking… and I still walk this way. GET OVER IT. I've had to!
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Luang Prabang Province is considered by many to be Laos' cultural and heritage centre and here you will find a large collection of Buddhist monasteries, temples and monuments. The town itself is a UNESCO World Heritage site and offers some stunning examples of French architecture and traditional temple art.
Surrounded by dense jungle and sparkling rivers, Luang Prabang Province is extremely beautiful. The earth is a rich brown colour and to the north rocky mountains make an impressive backdrop. Trekking is popular here and there are a good range of activities available such as rock climbing and boat trips.
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Politicking with 'Made in Dagenham''s Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson discusses this season's premiere feminism-themed film about the real-life strike at the UK Ford plant that challenged and changed British laws on equal pay. Just how far have we come since 1968 in the fight for gender equality in the workplace?
Made in Dagenham (directed by Calendar Girls' Nigel Cole) tells the complicated, true story of the women working in the Dagenham Ford factory who, in 1968, went on strike for equal pay to men doing comparable jobs. The women's actions directly led to the Equal Pay Act of 1970, which was the first legislation in the country aimed at leveling the financial playing field between men and women. Part history lesson, part spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down, Made in Dagenham is the rare film about feminism that will actually educate its viewers about global feminist history and politics, and show an experience that might seem familiar, when in fact very few people are actually aware of the details of the event.
In 1968, there were 187 women working at the Dagenham plant, doing mainly hand-sewing of interiors, and doing it with precision and doing it fast to keep up with the almost unrealistic demand that they pace themselves according to speed of the production line. They at first gamely take on the challenge, relentlessly piecing upholstery together on machines and with their hands. Their work, according to the administration, is considered "unskilled." In addition to being a part of the hard-working blue collar world, many of these women were expected to work at home. Their days did not end when they stitched their final stitch of the day and punched the time clock. They went home to take care of children, husbands who did similar work, and parents. They cooked, they cleaned, they ironed dutifully as many women of this era did, interpreting the term "modern woman" as one who simply did all the work for little recognition and next to no pay. They were also expected to have their hair and makeup done and to look good while doing all of this work.
The film opens on a gorgeous summer morning, setting a deceptively light tone. Rita O'Grady (Sally Hawkins) rides her bike to work alongside her co-workers, immediately recalling the last time Hawkins opened a film while riding a bicycle: Mike Leigh's brilliant Happy-Go-Lucky, in which Hawkins gave her iconic performance as Poppy, the quirky heroine of the story. The opening montage in Made in Dagenham is stylish, colorful, and dare I say, poppy. But make no mistake: the actress is not simply repeating herself in this film, but rather branching out to play a completely new, exciting woman who inadvertently finds herself at the flashpoint of a burgeoning women's movement and later becames one of it's most enthusiastic crusaders.
Hawkins exceptionally navigates the brutal paradox of the "modern woman" having to be beholden to a double bind where the expectation was that women be paragons of strength, and towers of morality and wisdom, but also somewhat silent for the benefit of everybody when it came to the meat and potatoes of the struggle for gender equality. No men (and even some other women) wanted to hear these ladies complaining about the lack of equality. To complain, to break the silence, was to transgress a rigid silence mandate supporting the gendered status quo, and to ask for equality was considered an act of revolution. This film is multi-layered and rich in its timely depiction of a feminist struggle from yesteryear that is utterly relevant today, provoking the questions: Have things really changed all that much since 1968? Why are women still so grotesquely underpaid in the workforce when compared to their male counterparts? In Hollywood, is there gender equality for male and female film stars more than 40 years after the emergence of feminism?
While Hawkins gives a charismatic, assured performance as Rita (her speeches are simply gorgeous), the character that will command the audience's attention is the regal, "fiery redhead" politician Barbara Castle, played with verve and vivacity by two-time Oscar nominee Miranda Richards (Damage, Tom & Viv). As Castle, the actress again completely disappears into the character – a Richardson signature. In yet another signature Richardson move, she manages to steal every scene she appears in with expertly-played gestures and facial expressions, aided by period costume, hair and make-up to change her physical features ever-so-slightly. Castle was one of the only female politicians working in the British cabinet at the time, but her formidability and tenacity is the stuff of legend, much like the storied career of Richardson herself, who has become known for her blisteringly honest, nervy, and intuitive performances.
Richardson, taking a cue from Castle, is out working the campaign trail on behalf of her film, and kindly took a few moments to speak with me. As I walked into the Manhattan hotel suite, I was warmly greeted by the actress – and long-time animal rights activist – looking like every bit the fashionista in a punk rock couture mini dress, dripping in heavy metal jewelry, and wearing a positively editorial pair of black suede Yves St. Laurent platforms with a pony hair mohawk fringe delicately spiked up along the edge of the heel. Without missing a beat, Richardson let me know that no animals were harmed to make the shoes and assured me that the embellishment came from animal by-products only.
In every interview I read as prep, each author indicated that she was a "difficult" person to talk to, daring to shoot from the hip and not give canned, slick responses as is the standard of the press junket circuit. Unpredictable. Talented. Intelligent. Strong. Woman? Of course these guys who are interviewing her are disturbed and disarmed by her candor and off-kilter, yet warm sense of humor. When a man keeps it real, it is brio and everybody is charmed. When a powerful woman like Richardson does it, she is branded "difficult" or "strange" by unimaginative writers. It's a pity that some of these older profiles of the actress were unable to celebrate Richardson's superhuman ability to see through bullshit, and even call out sloppy journalism as she judiciously, and with good humor, saw fit.
For someone so allegedly "aloof," Richardson, despite enjoying her first cup of coffee of the day at noon following a trans-Atlantic flight the previous evening, was warm, gracious and extremely funny. Without a morning cup of coffee, its not a good idea for me to leave the house, but even when I mistakenly misspoke and referred to her as a "transformer" (when I meant to say "chameleon"), the actress quite sportively did a spot-on impression of a robot turning into a car, complete with gestures, whirrs and bleeps; not at all what I had expected from the journalist-slaying reputation that was alluded to and that I had lived in fear of after doing my research. Richardson is refreshingly cool, not to mention a heavy favorite to find herself back in the Best Supporting Actress awards conversation this year for her work in Made in Dagenham. In the film, she "transforms" into the slightly-frumpy, yet still stylish whiskey-drinking firecracker Barbara Castle, and not, as auteur David Cronenberg, who directed her in Spider (2002) might have us believing, a hot Italian race car.
The third time's a charm, or so they say...
PopMatters: How is New York treating you so far?
Miranda Richardson: Oh, very well. Very well. I only arrived last night [Halloween], so I didn't get to go out in costume or anything like that. Its very hard (laughs). No, its very nice to be in a comfy hotel. We were just in Rome the day before, for the film festival there, and had a terrific screening, wonderful reception. Two of the original [real-life] ladies from Dagenham were there, and they got applause that just went on and on and on... It's very moving.
PM: How familiar were you with this inspirational feminist story when you took on the part of Barbara Castle?
MR: [I was] Not. Not. I was pretty much a baby when it was all happening. I like telling everybody 'my head was full of horses.' And that was it at the time. I knew nothing about [the strike].
PM: What was your point of entry into the character of Barbara Castle? What made you want to play her?
MR: She is so inspirational to so many people, still, and what she did was so important. What all of these women did was so important. I had to make a fairly swift decision and I didn't have long to work on the movie. You know how things are today. The money comes together like (makes swooshing noise with appropriate sweeping hand and arm gestures) and you go! So, it was a bit like that.
I got a lovely letter from Stephen and Liz [Woolley and Karlsen, respectively. The film's producers] and they asked 'Could you? Would you?' And I thought 'Well, I'll have a go.' So, they just threw everything they had at me, like a biography, news footage, just a couple of snippets, you know? At one point in her life, when she was older and had left the government, [you could see that] the energy was just phenomenal. Putting herself out there everyday, helping people, and making things better. I just thought she was amazing. Everything I read just confirmed that. I worked with a dialect coach, because I thought that was quite important, being a real-life character that's in a movie, that I should sound approaching what she was like, anyways.
PM: That is a great segue into my next question, actually, because one of my favorite aspects of the character you create in Made in Dagenham is her voice. What was filming the fiery red-head scene in Dagenham like, yelling at those guys over and over? How many takes did you do?
MR: You know what? I don't think we did many! (laughing) It was a bit of a blur that day because I was quite nervous, but I thought it was well-written. I wanted to get the juice out of it, really. If you do it too many times, you can start hearing yourself, and that's fatal, it's horrible. I was working with two incredibly funny guys and so there's that split going on: when you're not doing the takes, you're joking with everyone and listening to them and being helpless with laughter and then suddenly, it's 'you're on!' [And you think] 'OK, what am I doing?' (laughing) I leave it a little bit loose. I try not to over-think it, over-work it, and just suck it and see. So, I sucked it and saw about! Three or four times, I think. There are times when you feel like you're not doing it, its just kind of just happening. Those are the moments that I like, when it's just kind of going off on it's own.


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Dave and I recently went to Richard Gere's photo exhibit entitled Pilgrim which showcased pictures from his time in Tibet. Walking through the gallery made me want to dash back home and flip through my pictures from Tibet. I didn't take nearly as many photos in Tibet as the other people I was traveling with did because I have problems snapping pictures. I feel like it takes away from the moment, so I'm always looking to strike a balance between taking enough to remember things, but not too many that I become removed from what's happening. I love the pictures I did manage to get while in Tibet though.
I wish I hadn't had to join a tour group to travel through Tibet. Everything is so tightly controlled there. I didn't walk away with a strong feel for the country other than sadness for what has happened. My guide was Tibetan and I learned a lot from him, but he was also a bit of a creeper, so I tried to keep as much distance as I could. We weren't allowed to wander freely around, so I wasn't able to have those magical encounters you usually have while exploring. The encounters we did have were with frowning Chinese soldiers at various checkpoints or in front of the Potala Palace. I wish I could have visited Tibet before there were so many restrictions placed on it. It was a breathtaking place to travel and I can only imagine how much more magical it must have been many years ago.
Seeing Richard Gere's exhibit made me want to post some more of my pictures from Tibet. Some of these I've already posted previously, others I haven't. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! Read more


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Good Morning,
Equity futures are down this morning following yesterday's melt-up (now up after the open):
The Dollar is up slightly, bonds are up sharply, oil and gold are flat to a little bit down.
Yesterday was the best fit for the Bradley and phi mate turn dates, we got a new high in the DOW, will we get a turn this week to finally put a nail into the heart of the zombified wave B? The action over the past week or so sure looks like a parabolic liftoff into a blow-off top, we'll see.
Of course there's a divergence with the DOW making a new high while all the other indices did not. That is a sign of a lack of breadth. A healthy market moves up together, not just a few of the large cap stocks. Even if the other indices go on to new highs, the divergence in breadth remains, it is quite large and it is one of the indicators that a top is approaching.
Below is a 3 month daily chart of the SPX. You can see that yesterday's rocket-shot took us into the neighborhood of the old highs, but right into that resistance area. It did manage to close over the 1,090 pivot, but just barely and may open below it this morning (didn't). If you note, that close did put it back inside the rising bearish wedge. It is common to overthrow those wedges in the final blow-off move, but it's also possible to fall short of the top. Interestingly, I think, is that the top of the wedge is currently coincident with the 1,133 pivot point. There's a pivot at 1,107 first, but that 1,133 number could be a destination.
The Redbook and Goldman ICSC are the only data released today, the bond market will be closed tomorrow, but the stock market will be open – sounds like a great chance for low volume "tinkering." As flawed as those two releases are, I'll talk about them because they're the only game in town today… The ICSC showed a .1% decrease in sales week over week, but a larger yoy gain as last year's number makes for a much easier comparison. The Redbook also increased its yoy gain. Neither of these indicators are reliable indicators of actual economic activity. It should be noted, however, that last year's comparables are at a juncture where the comparisons will start to look favorable. That is also true in the Fed charts where yoy is presented. Any indicator at this point that is negative yoy is in pretty sad shape, that would be consumer credit.
Hey, the money is sloshing around and I see that just after the open stocks are climbing their (pretty damn steep) stairway to their eventual heaven…
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People in North Chicago say a police brochure on trial procedures is racially insensitive and outrageous.
Inside the brochure are pictures of a black man in handcuffs and another in a mug shot.
There are also characters from the Chappelle Show, as well as images of Lindsay Lohan, Casey Anthony, Tom Cruise and Judge Judy.
According to the town's police chief, the brochure was created by an African-American lieutenant.
Critics say the brochure is part of a larger problem.
The police department has been facing a brutality scandal surrounding the beating death of Darrin Hanna.
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Moments after middle daughter Chloe gave a tearful speech about how much her parents meant to their daughters, Johane Dufour — the mother of the suddenly world-famous Dufour-Lapointe sisters — waved her arms towards her girls and said: "Look at how beautiful they are. Look at these wonderful girls."
Yes, look at them.
But even more, look at this family. And listen. Listen to Chloe speak about the love she and her sisters, Olympic moguls champion Justine and oldest daughter Maxime, have for their parents, Johane and Yves, and how much of their success, both as athletes and women, they owe to their parents, and how much Justine's gold and Chloe's silver medals are the result of the sacrifices their parents made.
"They are our most loyal fans and we wouldn't be here without them," said Chloe, breaking down in tears. "From when we were very young, they surrounded us with love. My parents kept telling us that we would make it. And we couldn't let them down. And we were bound to end up here."
Chloe spoke about how they would camp out in Lake Placid, N.Y. in the summertime so she could train for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and how, at day's end, her dad would make the family homemade soup, and they'd all sit down together as a family and eat. A simple sentiment, but beautiful. She spoke of the family selling their beloved boat, which they used to sail on Lake Champlain on summer weekends, so she and her sisters could spend more time focusing on moguls.
Yves spoke of how his wife, who holds three university degrees, gave up her career so the girls would have a rock at home.
And Johane recalled telling her girls they were a triangle "and all the angles should be equal to make a stable triangle."
There was so much love inside Chekhov Hall in Sochi's main press centre on Sunday that even some members of the media found themselves fighting back tears.
This is a family that, from the time the Dufour-Lapointe sisters were babies, spent as much time together as possible. When they're travelling on the World Cup circuit, the Dufour-Lapointe sisters room together. This is about as close a family as one could imagine, and you could see that at a day-after media conference organized so Justine and Chloe could talk about their 1-2 finish in the Olympic moguls competition.
Yves, an electrical engineer, was asked about the sacrifices he and his wife made over the years for their daughters.
"You ask me, 'What was our sacrifice?'" he said. "Really there were no sacrifices. It's all about choices. It was a question of believing in a dream and believing in what the girls were telling us."
"That was our choice. To be close to them and to watch every single moment when they had success or pain," added Johane. "When we're old, and we don't have any more money, we will be happy now to sit in a rocking chair, in a 2 1/2-room apartment. But right now, those babies, these little girls, these little teenagers, need us."
For Johane and Yves, the weeks leading up to the Sochi Olympics were difficult. The girls were away training, and they hardly had a chance to speak to them. So when Justine and Chloe roared down the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park course Saturday (oldest sister Maxime failed to make it into the final), their parents were almost unable to contain themselves — the family's long journey coming to an almost-unthinkable climax.
"I just wanted to see my babies," Johane said when asked what her thoughts were when Justine and Chloe won their medals.
The sisters' world is bound to change. But one thing is clear. As a family, they'll never drift apart. When asked about where they go from here, Justine, in all her teenage exuberance, said they were going to establish a clothing line for young girls who want to train hard and look good.
"We love fashion, we're addicted to clothing and makeup and hair. We're not just athletes, we're girls too," she said with a laugh. "This is the start of a new chapter for all of us."
Added Chloe: "Yes, and three is a very beautiful number."
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December 30: Last Chance To Do All The Things You Wanted To Do This Year Day
- 4004 BC - God remembers to create the Earth. Oh, and everything else, too. Except for sliced bread.
- 4 BC - Emperor Augustus remembers he was gonna have a census this year! Having missed his opportunity, he proclaims, "Let there be a day upon which all things previously contemplated throughout the last year finally be at once accomplished! Except for tomorrow. But shhhh!" Thus, the "Last Chance to Do All The Things You Wanted To Do This Year Day" was inaugurated.
- 41 - Calligraphy, the Gayest of Roman Emperors, forgot to sign the will making his goat the next Emperor thus ensuring the slavery of goats for two and a half Millenia.
- 1037 - King Aurthur loses holy grail to Nigerian timeshare scammers, crusades ensue
- 1928 - Fart was discovered to be a wave not a partical since two people at two different places can smell it at the same time.
- 1999 - Procrastinators think about preparing for the Y2K Bug, but put it off until December 31.
- 2002 - Saddam Hussien realises he's forgotten to send George Bush a Christmas card
- 2004 - Weren't we gonna start a parady of wickerpedialyte? Yeah? Shit! Better luck next year.
- 2005 - Forget it! If it ain't done, wait 'til next year.
- 2005.8 - the letter u is now a bad word
- 2006 - Saddam Hussein executed for forgetting to send Bush a Christmas card. Again.
- 2007 - Some guy decided to add his own entry in the anniversaries section before the year is out, but nobody cares.
- 2007 - This entry was not added. Except in error, and other minor US towns.
- 2012 -- The Mayans remember to end the world with a BANG!
+2012 -- A solar storm wipes out electricity to 99.99999999999999999999% of Virginia for 5 months. Some weren't fully restored until January 2014.
- 2017 - Wal★Mart sends in the Giant Smiley to crush the government of Botswana in order to create one giant store next to the redneck country South Africa.
- 2541 - Goats get their freedom thus changing December 30 from "Last Chance To Do All The Things You Wanted To Do This Year Day" to "Goatcheese Liberation Front and Gift Packet Day" (except in New Guinea).


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Mascenic school officials say threat was rumor
Principal says overheard conversation misinterpreted
Another Granite State school was rumored to be the target of an attack Thursday.
Mascenic Regional High School was the third school in the state to investigate rumors of a planned shooting, and officials said that, once again, the rumors were unsubstantiated.
School officials said they took the rumor seriously, talking to students, calling police and holding an assembly once the investigation was complete.
It may have appeared that there was a serious situation at the school because it held a lockdown drill on Thursday that was planned before the recent shootings at a Connecticut elementary school that left 20 children and six adults dead.
Principal Trevor Courtney said rumors started surfacing Wednesday that someone might go to the school and hurt students. He said it all began with a conversation at a cafeteria table that was misinterpreted and put on Facebook.
"That information just spread like wildfire," he said. "A lot of accusations were made. A lot of people put two and three together and came up with four."
Courtney said he interviewed students and parents and found that the information was taken out of context.
"In all reality, the student was talking about the Mayan calendar and thought the world would come to an end tomorrow," he said. "They thought this would be an ideal time for someone to come into the building and do something."
Other schools in New Hampshire have dealt with similar rumors this week. Merrimack Valley High School investigated a rumor Wednesday, and Spaulding High in Rochester investigated one Thursday.
School administrators said this is not something to take lightly.
"If students in particular start spreading rumors, they can get in serious problems with us and the police for making accusations that are completely false," Courtney said.
Police visited Mascenic as a precaution, and Courtney said the school will continue to take any rumor seriously.
"When that happens, we have to change hats from being an educator and switch to a serious nature where we have to protect the individual lives of the students we have," he said.
At Spaulding, the school canceled a pep rally as a precaution, but officials there said the threat was unfounded.