The leader of the team was Professor Xavier, a wheelchair-bound telepath who ran a school for gifted youngsters who were all secretly mutants. Feared by ordinary people, The X-Men were nonetheless in training to protect humanity from a gang of evil mutants headed by the sinister Magneto [aka Magnus and Erik Lehnsherr]. Magneto had master forger George Odekirk create the identity of Sinte gypsy "Erik Lehnsherr" for him so he could escape his pursuers. He can shape and manipulate magnetic fields that exist naturally or artificially.
X-KABOBS
Ingredients
4 small boiling onions
1 medium yellow summer squash or 1 medium zucchini
cut into 1" chunks
1/4 cup cooking oil
2 Tbs white wine vinegar
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp dried oregano, crushed
1/4 tsp dried thyme, crushed
dash pepper
corn on the cob, cooked in milk, cut into sections
1 sweet red or yellow pepper
cut into 1 1/4" squares
Directions
Cook corn on the cob in milk, in a large double boiler, until tender. In medium saucepan, cook onions, uncovered, in boiling salted water for ten minutes. Add squash chunks, return to boiling. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes longer; drain vegetables.
For marinade, in bowl combine oil, vinegar, garlic salt, oragano, thyme, and pepper. Add corn, onion, squash, and pepper squares. Cover and marinade 6 to 8 hours or overnight in refrigerator, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserve marinade.
Ask Wolverine to fan his claws so you can load the veggies on and Cyclops can cook them. If you are away from Xavier's Academy kitchen, try this alternate method.
On four 8-inch skewers, alternately thread corn, onions, squash, and pepper pieces. Place kabobs on rack of unheated broiler pan. Broil 7 - 8 minutes. Brush with a little of the reserved marinade. Turn, broil kabobs for 5 - 6 minutes longer or till brown, brushing occasionally with remaining marinade.
Makes several servings.
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Real name: Ororo Munroe aka Storm
Other aliases: (current) None, (former--in Kenya and Tanzania) "Beautiful Windrider"
Flight speed: Subsonic (when propelled by winds). Storm has the powers of a weather goddess and can manipulate the weather cycle and other elements in a variety of ways (including using wind to give her flight).
Fighting skills: Excellent hand-to-hand combatant, trained by Wolverine
Special skills and abilities: Extraordinary ability at picking locks, excellent markswoman with handguns
Known superhuman powers: Storm has the psionic ability to control the weather over limited areas. She can fly by creating winds strong enough to support her weight. Storm has limited immunity to extreme heat and cold.
Special limitations: Storm's psionic powers over the weather are affected by her emotions; hence, if she does not maintain control of her emotions, a fit of rage might induce a destructive storm. Also, Storm suffers from severe claustrophobia.
Other accessories: Storm carries lock picks.
Storm now leads the new pared-down team (Wolverine, Marrow, Gambit, Rogue, Shadowcat, Colossus, and Nighcrawler), and they have started searching for Professor X, who disappeared after Onslaught.
Storm's formidable powers include atmospheric construction and deconstruction, as well as her ability to summon thunder and lightning. She is a priestess, descended from an elite tribe of white haired, blue-eyed people in Africa, yet many of her skills resemble those of Indra, patron weather god of India. Her mother, N'Dare, was the princess of a tribe in Kenya. She married the American photojournalist David Munroe and moved with him to Manhattan, where Ororo was born.
More about Storm here.
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The Cutting Edge
It was perhaps inevitable that the most popular
of Marvel’s mutants would get his own monthly comic book, and it finally happened with Wolverine #1 (November 1988). A hot seller from its first issue, Wolverine brought out a new side in writer Chris Claremont. Removed from the complicated plotting and complex emotional relationships that characterized the X-Men Wolverine’s solo adventures had a dark, gritty, hard-boiled quality that suited the menacing, enigmatic hero. ..."It’s different," says Claremont, "but it’s a different aspect of the same guy."
One of Marvel’s old masters John Buscema, provided the pencils for Wolverine, the inks were by another veteran, Al Williamson. Buscena’s first work for the company was done in 1948, and he has been working regularly for Marvel since 1966. An artist’s artist, Buscema has received offers from other companies, but he always replies, "Where were you when I needed you?"
Tough characters like Wolverine and The Punisher are in vogue, believes editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco, because it’s a way of dealing with society’s frustrations. These days, people are upset with the way the law works, upset with politicians, upset with everything. They want to see someone actively solving problems instead of just talking about them. The characters that are popular are the ones people need at the time.
- MARVEL Five Fabulous Decades of the World’s Greatest Comics
HALLE BERRY
Halle Berry is a LEO native [Sun deposited in 10th House of public image, reputation, business success, political activity, government, publicity, and legacy] with her social planets in her MC. Venus in exact conjunction with her radix Midheaven @ 28° MOONCHILD, combines with conjunct Luna, also in her own watery sign of transfiguration @ 25°48' Moonchild. Her acting skill directs emotional feeling on the screen via the versatile characters she portrays in her blockbuster movies. Halle Berry was born with an 8 Destiny Path.
Those born under the 8 Destiny or Vocation excel in executive ability, especially connected with big business. They will become good organizers in the field they choose. This is a leadership number that indicates success in a worldly or high profile role. Thomas Jefferson was a 22-8 and both Jesus Christ and Abraham Lincoln are linked with the 8 vibration. The number 8 is associated with the idea of justice, truth, and beauty that were all once the same word, 'fair.'
OSCAR WINNING ACTRESS HALLE BERRY HONORED
WITH 2,333rd STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
Halle Berry's Star is located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Kodak Theatre, in Los Angeles, CA. -
go award ceremony here
§ "This beautiful woman is a triple threat, an old fashioned bombshell and like my mom would say a good egg! By the way, Halle….thanks for wearing the orange bikini (a reference to her Bond film outfit)." -- Tom Rothman, Chairman/CEO Fox Filmed Entertainment
§ "I want to officially state that I am an emotional retard. I am so emotional ... as soon as I saw the crowds of people and friends here, I started to cry. I am going to keep this speech short because I know you don’t want another 10 minute speech!" She went on to thank, agents, lawyers and friends as well as Samuel L. Jackson who she mentioned was her first drama teacher when she did the film "Jungle Fever" with him. -- Halle Berry
Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry continues to break down barriers, working hard to achieve a career most actors dream of having. She stars opposite Bruce Willis in the Sony Pictures thriller, "Perfect Stranger." Her next starring role is in the DreamWorks Picture film, "Things We Lost in the Fire." The third installment of the "X Men" series, directed by Brett Ratner, in which Berry reprised her role of ‘Storm,’ continued the franchise’s worldwide success. In 2006, she also received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her acting work in the Oprah Winfrey produced movie "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and as executive producer for the HBO telefilm "Lackawanna Blues."
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Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat) or preheat broiler. Alternate swordfish with hearts of palm, zucchini and bell pepper on metal skewers. Brush with dressing. Season with salt and pepper. Grill until swordfish is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
In Honor of Halle Berry
