Originally posted by bluewaterrider
Reminded in hunt for related materials, how much potentially useful stuff is in the following thread, stuff not easily retrievable now otherwise:http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=647688&pagenumber=1
For instance, where Barry aversely reacts to Kara's hand on his shoulder, that's not him expressing displeasure over boundary violation.
He likes Kara.
He doesn't mind the fact of the touch or the familiarity she's assuming with him at all. Rather it's a subtle nod that Kara is EXTREMELY physically strong, and, when distracted in her thoughts or excited by something, can forget to adjust it properly for normal people. That squeeze hurts!
It's played out in similar scenes throughout her series, so what may be ambiguous to some is clearer for regular viewers. AND those who happened to be privy to what the ORIGINAL unaired scene was to have looked like:
I'd stick it in supergirls butt.
A fantasy thought that has popped into the heads of a lot of people throughout the years, I am sure. Anyone who thinks it accidental the live action Benoist show explores a Supergirl in her mid-20s (read: legal), as opposed to the mid to late teens she's been traditionally portrayed as being in the comics and animated works, is somewhat ... naive. In fact, the show arguably got a boost in public awareness by Jeb Bush admitting more than any politician this side of Donald Trump should:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WTPzpyPyD40
This was actually brought to the attention of Melissa Benoist herself during a CBS interview promoting her show:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M9OsfB6-_AI
(Mentioned after 3:20 mark.)
The comments sections of pieces like the above suggest neither you nor Jeb Bush are unique in your thinking; though, of course, the sentiment is expressed quite differently:
Debating on whether I should re-instate my practice of long form ...
Would certainly help toward the goal of meeting the thread's title post count ...
Would also aid in getting out genuinely useful info to the widest pool ...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3311222/How-squats-lunges-walking-mind-young-Strong-legs-help-brain-resist-effects-ageing.html
I don't subscribe to or endorse this guy. I don't recommend a Christian or anyone else follow this guy. I would say use EXTREME caution in using him as a model, mentor, or example in any area.
But he IS interesting, and I think it a shame he erased the bulk of the "fallen world" expose type videos he used to be semi-famous for.
Daniel T. Willingham on cricket (and the importance of a common core curriculum for American students).
https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/periodicals/hirsch.pdf
Game I MAYBE should have lost ...
Don't know.
Opponent stopped me from castling, gave me doubled pawns, castled himself, forced me to trade queens, AND got another queen through pawn promotion.
But it wasn't enough.
After move 35, he was all but fated to lose no matter what he did.
Interesting, well fought game, though.
I might pictograph later.
1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 4. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 5. dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:0:18]} 7. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 9. f4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 10. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 11. d6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} c4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 12. Bc2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bh4+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 13. g3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 14. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 15. 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Bb6+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 16. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 17. h3 {[%emt 0:0:20]} h4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 18. g4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 19. g5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} b4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 20. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 21. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} axb6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 22. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 23. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 24. Ba4+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 25. Bxd7+ {[%emt 0:0:37]} Kxd7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 26. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Rxa2+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} 27. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Qe3+ {[%emt 0:0:15]} 28. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:1:8]Guest93972 reconnected.} 29. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Kxc6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 30. Qc1+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} Qxc1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 31. Rxc1+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 32. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 33. Nxh4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rha8 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 34. Re7+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 35. d7 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 36. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 37. Ng1 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Raa2 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 38. Ne2 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Rxe2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 39. d8=Q {[%emt 0:0:12]} Ra1+ {[%emt 0:0:2]. TimeW} 0-1
The following is the pictographing/illustrating of the last game I gave notation for.
I sense opponent wants to either kamikaze his bishop, King's Gambit style, or he wants to model the 4 move mate. Either event threatens my ability to castle, and, of course, the latter threatens me with outright loss. Not wanting to move my queen, as you're not supposed to get her out early, I use my knight to guard f7, the target for all the aforementioned.
But ... I learn that an opponent sniping a knight on the rim with his OTHER bishop has the same effect. Were I not to respond directly, my rook would soon be claimed, and, in either case, I'd be struggling from being at least 3 points down with no compensation. Can't lightly ignore it; all but forced to take, and doing so destroys the main wall of my planned King-side castle. It also gives me the doubled pawns mentioned in my previous "algebraic notation log" post for this game, though he gives himself doubled pawns a moment later.
Sniping his king is in order now.
But he blocks my bishop-backed-by-Queen "rifle" shot with his pawn, forcing my bishop's retreat. When I set-up the shot solo on the opposite side with that same dark square bishop, a pawn is sent to answer there, too.
I counter-threaten by attacking his rook with my light square bishop, but he blocks with his knight, and I know if I exchange I'm risking his Queen getting in position to freely take MY rook; I'm forced to retreat again:
My opponent castles despite my harrassment.
Or perhaps because of it.
But moving his pawn up for that opening shot on my now long-gone knight means he's open to yet more bishop sniping. In fact, I can do it with both bishops now, as repelling my dark square bishop by moving his own King's knight pawn up a few moves prior left a long light-square diagonal in my control.
But ... he still has his Knights. The one at f3 is saving him a LOT of grief and it's backed up by no less than 3 pieces, including the knight at d2.
Storm the tower!
I can do a lot if I can break the formation of his pawns on the King side.
But my opponent knows this. He won't let them attack my own pawns in retaliation, just keeps marching forward; he KNOWS if they veer to the left or to the right the g file, that long vertical row, will be completely under my rook's control. Checkmate likely to follow, since I also have those two bishops targeting the remains of his castle. Probably he DOES now realize the service that f3 knight of his is rendering.
Opponent becomes extremely aggressive now, with an advance pretty obviously intended to take out my bishop pair:
Proof that my opponent REALLY wanted both bishops gone is that he trades one of his more valuable rooks out to polish off my second. The point deficit was more acceptable to him than letting me keep those 2 key diagonals locked down.
Now he seems intent on trading out everything, though.
Our queens are next to go ...
... and now it becomes apparent why he might have been willing to take the deficit. Those descending pawns with the knight's aid, are a mating labyrinth, and I was one escape square away from capture.
A bigger danger follows.
Royal academy. His pawns have advanced so far they are each only 1 to 3 moves away from being promoted to queens.
He makes it clear this IS the plan by passing up the chance to take a free pawn from me in favor of getting that much closer ...
Moving my rook from a2 to c2 snaps my opponent out of his reverie.
He seems to suddenly realize his own king is in danger.
The degree of isolation is even more extreme than mine; his King is the only white piece on those back 2 rows.
Hard for me to know if his continuing with promotion to Queen, thus checking me, might have salvaged his game. It would have been taken instantly by my rook, but at least he'd have had a fighting chance.
As it is, he tried to defend with his knight.
Understandable -- that knight almost certainly saved him from being checkmated earlier. Twice.
Game was decided by time. There was only one move left and it would have resulted in checkmate. Hard fought game.
