Skip (curling) Skip (curling) In the sport of curling, the skip (also called a "skipper") is the captain of a team. The skip determines strategy, and holds the broom in the "house" (target area) to indicate where a teammate at the other end of the curling "sheet" (playing area) should aim the stone. The skip usually throws the last two stones in the fourth position, but may play in any other position. Overall, the skip leads the team and provides strategic direction. The skip calls shots teammates to play, through verbal direction and physical gestures. In many cases, skips communicate the planned
Target Earth (video game) Target Earth (video game) Target Earth, released in Japan as is a video game developed by Masaya in 1990 for the Sega Genesis and the Sega Mega Drive. It has since been re-released on the Wii as a Virtual Console product in Japan. It is the first game in the Assault Suits series. It is the year 2201 and expanding technologies have given man the power to live anywhere in space. Amidst this backdrop, the story of "Target Earth" begins with a war between Earth (and its colonies) against a cyborg army returning from the farthest reaches of space. In