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Posted on 09/21/2012 5:37:20 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
Politically Incorrect Test
To ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport screeners will not be allowed to profile people. They will continue random searches of 80 year old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret service agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85 year old congressmen with metal hips and Medal Of Honor winning former Governors. Let's pause a moment and take the following test.
1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics athletes were kidnapped & massacred by:
(a) Olga Corbut
(b) Sitting Bull
(c) Arnold Schwartzeneger
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
2. In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
(a) Lost Norwegians
(b) Elvis
(c) A tour bus full of 80 year old women
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
3. During the 1990s, a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
(a) John Dillinger
(b) The King of Sweden
(c) The Boy Scouts
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
4. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
(a) A Pizza delivery boy
(b) Pee Wee Herman
(c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
5. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by:
(a) The Smurfs
(b) Davy Jones
(c) The Little Mermaid
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
6. In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked in Athens and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by
(a) Captain Kidd
(b) Charles Lindburgh
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
7. In 1988, Pan Am flight 103 was bombed by:
(a) Scooby Doo
(b) The Tooth Fairy
(c) Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid who had a few sticks of dynamite left over from the train job
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
8. In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by:
(a) Richard Simmons
(b) Grandma Moses
(c) Michael Jordan
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
9. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
(a) Mr. Rogers
(b) Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
(c) The WWF to promote its next villain: Mustapha the Merciless
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
10. On 9/11/01, 4 airliners were hijacked & destroyed & thousands of people were killed by:
(a) Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck & Elmer Fudd
(b) The Supreme Court of Florida
(c) Mr. Bean
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
11. In 2002 the Unites States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
(a) Enron
(b) The Lutheran Church
(c) The NFL
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
12. 1n 2002, reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
(a) Bonny and Clyde
(b) Captain kangaroo
(c) Billy Graham
(d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
Hmmmm. . . . nope, no patterns anywhere to justify profiling that I can see.
Handy Phrases For Traveling in the Middle Eastt
A few handy phrases translated to English -- in case you're ever kidnapped by terrorists.
AKBAR KHALI-KILI HAFTIR LOFTAN.= Thank you for showing me your marvelous gun.
FEKR GABUL CARDAN DAVAT RAEH GUSH DIVAR.= I am delighted to accept your kind invitation to lie down on the floor with my arms above my head and my legs apart.
SHOMAEH FIKR TAMOMEH GEH GOFTEK BANDE.= I agree with everything you have ever said or thought in your life.
AUTO ARRAREGH DVATEMAN MAMO SEPAHEH-HAST.= It is exceptionally kind of you to allow me to travel in the trunk of your car.
FASHAL-EH TUPEHMAN NA DEGAT MANO GOFTAM CHEESHAYEH MOHEMA RAJEBEH KESHAVAREHMAN.= If you will do me the kindness of not harming my genital appendages I will gladly reciprocate by betraying my country in public.
KHREL JEPAHEH MANEH VA JAYEII AMRKAHEY.= I will tell you the names and addresses of many American spies travelling as reporters.
BALLI, BALLI, BALLI!= Whatever you say!
MATERNIER GHERMEZ AHLIEH, GORBAN.= The red blindfold would be lovely, excellency.
TIKEH NUNEH BA OB KHRELEH BEZORG VA KHRUBE GOYAST INO BERGERAM.= The water-soaked bread crumbs are delicious, thank you. I must have the recipe.
BA BODENEH SHEERELL TEEGZ.= Truly, I would rather be a hostage to your greatly esteemed self than to spend a fortnight upon the person of Cheryl Tiegs.
I can't believe it ... TOP 10!!
I can't believe it ... TOP 10!!
Woohoo!!! It's Friday!!!!!
Happy Friday!
Top 20!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I'm in and TOP 10!
An Alabama pastor said to his congregation, "Someone in this congregation has spread a rumor that I belong to the Ku Klux Klan. This is a horrible lie and one which a Christian community cannot tolerate. I am embarrassed and do not intend to accept this. Now, I want the party who said this to stand and ask forgiveness from God and this Christian family."
No one moved.
The preacher continued, "Do you have the nerve to face me and admit this is a falsehood? Remember, you will be forgiven and in your heart you will feel glory. Now stand and confess your transgression."
Again, all was quiet. Then, slowly, a drop-dead gorgeous blonde with a body that would stop a runaway train rose from the third pew.
Her head was bowed and her voice quivered as she spoke, "Reverend there has been a terrible misunderstanding. I never said you were a member of the Ku Klux Klan. I simply told a couple of my friends that you were a wizard under the sheets."
The preacher fell to his knees, his wife fainted, and the congregation roared.
Life is Short, Smile While You still have Teeth.
Obama: " OK Abdel-Rahman, I got your one way to Cairo on e-bay"
Omar: "you can call me Omar"
Obama: "Thanks Omar...and I got you a disguise as those pesky FReepers have an eye out for you"
Omar: "Let me consult with you later on that"
Obama: "I got it covered, what with the FEMA camps and billion rounds of ammo"
Omar: "Keep up the good work my brother from another mother"
Top Ten Reasons Why Obama Thinks Golf Is Better Than Sex...
#10... A below par performance is considered damn good.
#09... You can stop in the middle and have a cheeseburger
and a couple of beers.
#08... It's much easier to find the sweet spot.
#07... Foursomes are encouraged.
#06... You can still make money doing it as a senior.
#05... Three times a day is possible.
#04.... Your partner doesn't hire a lawyer if you play with someone else.
#03... If you live in Florida , you can do it almost every day.
#02... You don't have to cuddle with your partner when you're finished.
And the NUMBER ONE reason why golf is better than sex.....
#01... When your equipment gets old you can replace it!
Have at it.
1 Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind-of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Light than Kay.
17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?
20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
22. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from
3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.
23. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
Ladies.....Quit Laughing.
"Look for the Silver Linings"
Top 40!!! :D
I was eating breakfast with my 10-year-old Granddaughter and I asked her,
"What day is tomorrow?"; She said "It's President's Day!"
She is a smart kid. I asked "What does President's Day mean?"
I was waiting for something about Washington or Lincoln .... etc.
She replied, "President's Day is when President Obama steps out of the White House, and if he sees his shadow, we have 4 more years of Bull Sh*t."
You know, it hurts when hot coffee spurts out your nose!
(subby's comment: she obviously doesn't go to public school!)
A policeman was rushed to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. The doctors operated and advised him that all was well; however, the policeman kept feeling something pulling at his pubic hairs .
Worried that it might be a second surgery and the doctors hadn't told him about it, he finally got enough energy to pull his hospital gown up enough so he could look at what was making him so uncomfortable. Taped firmly across his pubic hair and private parts were three wide strips of adhesive tape, the kind that doesn't come off easily -— if at all.
Written on the tape in large black letters was the sentence, "Get well soon from the nurse in the Landrover you booked for speeding last week."
Kind of brings tears to your eyes doesn't it?
Why dont women blink during foreplay?
Who gives a damn! I got what I needed!
No, the real answer is:
Not enough time.
My sex life is like a Ferrari.
I don't have a Ferrari.
An Italian tourist asks a blonde, "Why do scuba divers always fall backwards off their boats?"
To which the blonde replies, "If they fell forward, they'd still be in the boat."
It all began with an iPhone...
March was when our son celebrated his 17th birthday, and we got him an iPhone. He just loved it. Who wouldn't?
I celebrated my birthday in July, and my wife made me very happy when she bought me an iPad.
Our daughter's birthday was in August so we got her an iPod Touch.
My wife celebrated her birthday in November so I got her an iRon.
It was around then that the fight started...
What my wife failed to recognize is that the iRon can be integrated into the home network with the iWash, iCook and iClean. This inevitably activates the iNag reminder service.
I should be out of the hospital next week!!
PS: iHurt!!!
top 38 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Muslims are not happy....
They're not happy in Gaza.
They're not happy in Egypt.
They're not happy in Libya.
They're not happy in Morocco.
They're not happy in Iran.
They're not happy in Iraq.
They're not happy in Yemen.
They're not happy in Afghanistan.
They're not happy in Pakistan.
They're not happy in Syria.
They're not happy in Lebanon.
So, where are they happy?
They're happy in Australia.
They're happy in Canada.
They're happy in England.
They're happy in France.
They're happy in Italy.
They're happy in Germany.
They're happy in Sweden.
They're happy in the USA.
They're happy in Norway.
They're happy in Holland.
They're happy in Denmark.
Basically, they're happy in every country that is not Muslim and unhappy in every country that is!
And who do they blame?
Not Islam.
Not their leadership.
Not themselves.
AND THEN; They want to change those countries to be like....
Excuse me, but I can't help wondering...
How damn dumb can you get?
Probably an Obama voter/supporter too! LOL
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How do I open magnet links in Firefox with a command line app, namely transmission-remote?
I think I need to make a packaged app that accepts arguments, and here's what I did so far:
Use Automator to run a shell script with the following:
transmission-remote -a $@
Save the Automator script as Transmission.app
- Choose Transmission.app in Firefox when using it for magnet links
However, pass arguments to this requires:
open Transmission.app --args magnet:etc
I assume Firefox is doing something like:
Transmission.app %s, but I can't tell how Firefox is passing arguments to the helper app. I've also tried creating a wrapper shell script and naming it
helper.app to no avail.
Alternatively, can Firefox use something like this as a protocol handler, where I can pass in %s?
open Transmission.app --args %s
EDIT: DS answer apparently works on Snow Leopard and Lion, but I'm still problems with blank arguments being sent from Firefox. I'll paste my comment here too:
I've tried the following but only blanks are sent: echo "$@" >> ~/somefile and echo "$*" >> ~/somefile with and without quotes. Perhaps it is my Firefox settings (about:config?). I'm on 19.0.2 (latest), OSX 10.8.2 in case anybody else chimes in...


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Ohhhhh my god! I have to know, can I buy this amazing doll somewhere?
You can't buy the exact same doll but you can get a white Zaoll luv doll here: www.dollmore.net/shop/step1.ph… ^^
Wonderful style! I love!
i love it, I really do wish that you would paint them over with nail polish, makes the best effects!! and i added you to my watch!!
Oh my god.. its so beautiful!
The details are gorgeous and the design.. the expression..
I'm just.. I'm speechless, really! <3
The details are gorgeous and the design.. the expression..
I'm just.. I'm speechless, really! <3
amazinnnnnnnnngly pretty~
how beautiful its a bjd
...SO BEAUTIFUL. The face-up is stunning... Really no words to describe this...
Great work! Which material is the hair made of? Looks gorgeous. And the painting is baeutiful!!
its pictures like these that inspire me to make something beautiful myself
Wonderful! I could have never imagined that a ceramic doll could be so expressive. She looks so sad!
Wonderful, but it creeps me out T_T
wow, this really is gorgeous <3
Beautiful work you should sell these.
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>_< these dolls I adore them so much! do you sell them?
The expressions of of your dolls are awe-inspiring, to say the least. Gorgeous!
its like a lonely little girl from silent hill . Amazing work .
creeepy and preetty
Y think your work is beautiful, is..amazing. I'm in love with every doll you make..
so beautiful..
no offense but i kinda get creeped out by porcelain dolls and if this is a doll. *freaks out if its a doll* other that its awesome
He does look like a porcelain doll. And I love how the color of his eyes make him look well I dunno how to discribe it ;


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, Volume 30, Issue 4, pp 431-443
First online:
Dual and non-dual ontology in Satre and Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Derek K. HeymanAffiliated withDepartment of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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This paper examines Sartre's dualistic ontology in the light of the non-duality asserted by Mahāyāna Buddhism. In the first section, I show, against the objection of Hazel E. Barnes, that Sartre and Buddhism have comparable theories of consciousness. The second section discusses Steven W. Laycock's use of Zen philosophy to solve the Sartrean metaphysical problem regarding the origin of being for-itself. This solution involves rejecting the ontological priority of being in-itself in favor of the Buddhist understanding of interdependent origination (pratītya-samutpāda) and emptiness (śūnyatā). Finally, I explain how this aspect of Buddhist thought is consistent with Sartre's ontology, thus making an acceptable solution. This consistency is possible if we understand Sartre's ontology as provisionally true in a sense gleaned from the Mādhyamika and Yogācāra schools of Indian Buddhism, which were influential to the formation of Zen philosophy.
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- Title
- Dual and non-dual ontology in Satre and Mahāyāna Buddhism
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It won't recognize it at all. Not just when I try to flash it back. I plug it in and all it does is charge. I get and "unknown device" in the...
I can't even get the first step done. My computer won't recognize phone. I've installed the drivers, tried different usb chords and still no luck.
I hear you there. On my D1 I could have a solid light and I loved it.
Exchange it through warranty.
Trying to get the recent update on my Razr, I came to find out that since I had deleted a system application I won't be able to download any...
Does your phone that you just received have all the system updates? The 4g battery life has improved significantly for me since the latest update....
Still looks blurry. Does mine look blurry? Ha
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Sent from my DROID RAZR using DroidForums
Why are all your screen shots so blurry?
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Is there an app that will allow my razr to be a wifi hotspot that doesn't have a monthly fee or that doesn't require root?
Sent from my DROID...
It was probably just stating that it is IS upgradable. As it will get it in the future.
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You can talk and surf the web if you're connected to wifi.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using DroidForums
There are 3 options for GPS service. Which one is the best and is any one better on battery life than the other? What are pros and cons of each?...
I had smart actions to turn off data connection when my display is off to save battery. But when I turn display on it takes forever for data...


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We need to vote as if our votes will shape our country's future.
New York Times reported that presumptive presidential nominee had been both a close friend and a protégé of Roy Cohn, arguably one of the most sordid and repellent behind-the-scenes characters in our political history.
A battered magazine offers excellent suggestions.
Deindustrialization has destroyed small-town Ohio.
Thomas Schoen of Toledo had a legitimate complaint about a May 27 story that reported a contract agreement between Toledo Public Schools and the teachers' union. The story correctly noted that the board unanimously approved a one-year
They say you get soft as the years tick by, more apt to wear your heart on your sleeve. Well, I've been overcome with emotion this week. Matter of fact, I'm dabbing tears right now. The release of years of pent-up feelings began in a
BDS supporters want to destroy the only democratic Jewish state that protects the rights of all its citizens.
Regardless of who wins the primaries, expect this race to be one to watch right down to Election Night.
What happens when a veteran pollster invites 11 blue-collar and service-industry to talk politics?
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I just bought a newly assembled PC with a 320GB of HD of WD. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on it and did a SMART Disk test from the Disks utility in Ubuntu. It gave me following result
I'm worried about two things here.
First, the Powered On date is 4years back. Is it an indicator that the HD probably old and used by someone else before?
Second, the overall assessment failed, showing
Relocated Sector Count 671 sectors FAILING
Is there anything seriously wrong? Should I replace the HD?


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Shelbyville and Shelby County governments have worked hard during the past several months to try and improve the look of the major gateways into Shelbyville.
Overlay districts that outline quality building materials standards on new construction have been placed on Mount Eden Road, Frankfort Road and Boone Station Road, ensuring that the drive into the east end of Shelbyville improves as it develops.
Now, Triple S Planning and Zoning wants to make sure it's ready when the new Shelbyville Bypass opens around Labor Day.
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The Humane Society's new headquarters looks like a pretty hopping place.
There are hundreds – perhaps thousands – of unwanted animals in need of care and treatment in Shelby County, and the society through its private fund-raising and a generous donation for Shelby County Fiscal Court now has a facility that should help address those needs.
You now can have a beer to drown your sorrows after a bad shot on the Cardinal Club's golf course.
A special election held Tuesday in Simpsonville approved the Cardinal Club to sell alcoholic beverages on its course.
The vote was 58 in favor and 7 against, Shelby County Clerk Sue Carole Perry said. Only residents of the precinct that includes the club were allowed to vote.
"It passed by an overwhelming margin," Perry said.
The club already has a liquor license, but that sale was restricted to inside its clubhouse.
Conway gets endorsement from UAW
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jack Conway announced Thursday he had received the endorsement of the United Auto Workers Union. UAW is one of the largest unions in North America, representing more than 390,000 active members, including employees in Shelby County. "I want to thank the United Auto Workers union for their confidence in my candidacy," Conway said.
Earlier this year John Benjamin was putting a few "unique twists" on Romeo and Juliet. He said he was pretty certain that William Shakespeare would have been pleased.
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Confirmed: Geoff Johns Is the New President of DC Entertainment
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Plus, a new motion banner featuring Ruth Negga's Tulip O'Hare and a peek behind the scenes at the series' first table-read.
After leaving "Constantine" following its pilot, Lucy Griffiths has joined another TV adaptation of a Vertigo series: AMC's "Preacher."
Lucy Griffiths, who plays "Liz" in the "Constantine" pilot, is off the show, and the character will be replaced by one from the comics.
Three more actors have been added to the "Constantine" pilot in main cast roles: Harold Perrineau, Lucy Griffiths and Charles Halford.
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I managed to set up the Inove theme after hours of fiddling around but I want to change the header to a custom image.
How do I do that? Also, does my custom image have to be the exact same size as the header for it to show up or can it be larger or smaller without it causing any problems?
I've done hours of searching to come up with css codes, public html, etc etc, but I have no idea what to change exactly and how. My site is recoveringsmoker.com if that helps.


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Bagust, who joined Breakfast in 2011, made the announcement
live on air this morning.
TV One said Bagust had been a regular on New Zealand screens
since 1996 and "presented a diverse range of television from
live news to talent searches".
Bagust said two years of Breakfast had been "bloody hard
"I've loved taking on the challenge of Breakfast, 2011 was
the biggest news year in a decade, and it was a privilege
going live to the country three hours a morning, keeping
Kiwis informed and trying to help make sense of natural
disasters like the Christchurch earthquake, Japan's quake and
tsunami," Bagust said.
"Two incredible years full of tragedy and triumphs -
especially when you add the Royal Wedding, the Rugby World
Cup and the Olympics into the mix.
"It's been a rollercoaster ride.
"Breakfast is bloody hard work and it takes a lot of effort
from an incredibly committed group of people to make it
"I want to say thanks for having me on the team. Bring on
summer and 2013."
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The Boy Giant
By Jason Stewart
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
A funny and charming story about a little boy called Hujo who is born big and keeps getting bigger, and bigger, and BIGGER!
But life soon gets lonely for the Boy Giant. He can't fit inside his school doors, he accidentally breaks all the rides in the playground ... and he can't even give his mother a hug! Then, a call for help from the US President takes him across the ocean on the biggest adventure of his life.
Will Hujo ever find someone to hug?
* FUNNY story.
* BEAUTIFUL illustrations.
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* ENJOY a full narration by the author or read the book yourself.
* AUTOPLAY for young children and anybody who just wants to sit back and enjoy the story.
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From the makers of hugely popular children's books: Tickle Finger in the Jungle, Tickle Finger Under the Sea, Princess Chocolate and The Smelly Sprout.
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Right, I've linked my own stylesheet to my blog and the links are meant to be pink which is working fine everywhere except on the sidebar. The sidebar links are still blue and i've tried everything and I can't get them to go pink like they're supposed to. Am I being a complete idiot and missing something really obvious? I've even tried linking the stylesheet directly to the sidebar and I still can't get the right colour links!
Any ideas?


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Jean (Bowers) Evans, age 84, died July 18, 2013, in Braymer, Mo.
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In 1987 the Black Market for exchanging US$'s And FEC's was alive and well in Guilin. I'm not sure if this is still goes on or not but it was a tip that all China travelers from that era needed to learn in order to save money. Here is the reason that I had heard of why the locals wanted the FEC's and US$. For the FEC's which were the Foreign Exchange Certificates. They needed these inorder to purchase luxury items such as TV's, Washing Machines, and other big household items from the Friendship store. As the Friendship store didn't accept the local currency. Seemed weird to me but I was able get 30% more for my FEC's by exchanging them on the Black Market for Renmimbi. Officicially at the time foreigners were supposed to pay for all lodging and bus/train tickets but it wasn't enforced.
This bridge was the spot where all of the Black Marketers hung out and they would sort of approach you and ask under their breath if you wanted to change money....I'd ask the rate and compare to make sure I was getting the best rate that I could. In the evening the area around this bridge would transform into an open air market.
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Hello you build your house on a mountain then cry foul when the mountain falls. I think some common sense is needed.
- 10:05 a.m. Aug. 6, 2014
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Let the lawyers sort it out. Don't use my tax money. I don't live next
to the country club.
All the engineers involved should have some sort of insurance if they can sign off on plans.
I suppose the fine print indemnifies just about everyone. But a judge will determine if they can get away with it.
Perhaps these folks who live up on the hill need to pitch in and get a good lawyer. (Hint: NO ONE ELSE is going to represent you well. Not the city. Not the developer. You need your own lawyer.)
- 10:18 a.m. Aug. 6, 2014
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Folks, the people who DID buy that home are the Peruvian Consul and his family.
Obviously they did not know the history of the area and obviously, there was no
one to guide them.
They paid cash (no mortgage) so there were NO inspections or requirements.
- 10:48 a.m. Aug. 6, 2014
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I thought the statement was interesting when it was stated that engineers for
both the city and developers found the area safe for building. Might the same
engineers also take a vote and determine that foundations won't get wet in
the middle of Lake Utah?
Long time residents seemed well aware that building in such locations wasn't safe and they didn't need professionals to point that out. At some point, common sense really needs to be reinstated in the decision making process. Maybe I'm wrong, but the current strategy involved in many locations is: Built anyway, get in - get out with your money in hand and hope things hold up long enough for you to get out of town; oh yes, and make sure that someone else is slated to take the blame if plan A doesn't work out.
- 12:47 p.m. Aug. 6, 2014
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The taxpayers will pay the bill. The developers will go scot free. That's
the way it's done in Utah: Privatize the profits, socialize the costs.
"The foolish man built his house in North Salt Lake, the foolish man built his house in North Salt Lake..."
- 12:51 p.m. Aug. 6, 2014
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the libraries used to have geological maps of the valley of salt lake and what was under each area such as clay, or sand, or rock. i live in riverton a fairly stable area because of a hard clay foundation. look up where you live.
- 12:57 p.m. Aug. 6, 2014
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If you notice virtually everyone who commented here is saying the same thing. You build on a mountain, you cry that it came into your backyard, we the tax payers are paying for it. Does that pretty much sum it up? Apparently the wrong people are not listening.
- 3:32 p.m. Aug. 6, 2014
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When I buy a house, it comes with a warranty and certain guarantees that the
house will meet minimum quality standards. If it doesn't, then the builder
is liable and responsible for making it right at his own expense.
The same goes for land. When a developer sells land, it comes with a warranty and guarantees.
These lots need to be made right at the expense of the developer, pure and simple.
- 4:12 p.m. Aug. 6, 2014
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The government is no substitute for using common sense in protecting ourselves or our assets. There is too much money involoved which clouds the vision and impairs the judgment.Many of our dreams are built upon sand and gravel. Read the Sermon on the Mount or even the story of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf (in this case the greedy real estate developer.
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"For preparation, the best thing you can do is plan for yourself, no
matter where you live."
Dwayne Baird
And part of that preparation, way ahead of time was for me the home owner to do my homework and not just fell in love with the hill side and hill top (with a great view of the valley) location.
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Clearly terrorist activity: Tupac Amaru's revenge. Machu Picchu and other Incan cities of refuge were built on mountain tops and cliff sides, but always on rock. In Colonial Peru the poor lived on hillsides while the rich lived in valley bottoms. It is a remarkable coincidence that the Honorary Peruvian Consul of Utah's house should bite the dust, but when in Utah do as the Utahns do. They ought to know how and where to build houses. Machu Picchu still stands. Then again, modern wealthy Peruvians know better than to build on hillsides. The Consul should know better too--don't trust those incompetent Americans. --AGF
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i don't think taxpayer should be stuck with this. both the developers and homeowners new they were building on a hillside. there are some places homes should not be built.
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TEMPE—No. 1 Arizona (0-2) suffered a second consecutive bout of untimely hitting, and dropped its second game of 2008 to No. 3 Texas A&M, 3-2, Saturday afternoon in the Kajikawa Classic tournament at ASU's Farrington Stadium in Tempe.
A&M pitcher Megan Gibson remained perfect on the year at 5-0 in helping TAMU improve to 7-1 overall. She struck out only five batters, but scattered six hits and helped strand eight Wildcat base runners.
On the other side Arizona freshman pitcher Lindsey Sisk (0-1) suffered an early bout of jitters, with enough pitches off the mark to allow the Aggies to take a quick lead.
Texas A&M got a quick lead with one hit in the bottom of the first. Natalie Villareal drew a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch, and moved to third on a passed ball. Pitcher Megan Gibson's single to left brought in the first run.
Arizona knotted it at one apiece on Stacie Chambers' first career home run, to right center.
The Aggies scored a pair of unearned runs to regain the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Jami Lobpries walked, was bunted to second and moved to third on a single by Kelsey Spittler, who moved to second on the second out of the inning, a groundball.
Macie Morrow lofted a fly ball to left center field, and freshman Brittany Lastrapes called off the converging shortstop and centerfielder, and dropped the ball to allow both runners to score.
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HOUSTON - Designing groundbreaking experiments and being accepted into an elite program alone would have most students floating on air. But after working for months to perfect their ideas, two teams of University of Arizona students are at NASA's Johnson Space Center this week to literally get things off the ground.
After almost six months of preparation, the students will complete microgravity flights with their experiments this week in Houston, with the first flight today.
The flights come as part of the Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program's "Grant Us Space" week, specifically for students of schools associated with the NASA Space Grant program. The program is a national network of colleges and universities with a goal to sustain and improve science and engineering education. Teams in the Reduced Gravity program propose, design, build and test reduced-gravity experiments.
The UA teams are among 14 undergraduate groups participating this year, selected out of almost 80 proposals submitted nationally, said Douglas Goforth, program manager.
One team, from the UA chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, called its project ANGEL, an acronym for ANalysis of the Gravitational Effects of Liquid lenses. Its members - Sean Gellenbeck, Sara Meschberger, Nathan Mogk, Kevin Newman and Kyle Stephens - will test a liquid lens in microgravity conditions.
A simple example of a liquid lens is something often seen in Arizona: a droplet of water from condensation on a cold glass. You may have noticed that anything under the droplet is magnified.
Theoretically, liquid on its own creates a perfect sphere for a lens in zero-gravity conditions, the team said. However, gravity on Earth interferes with the lens, causing surface deformation and destroying its image quality.
The team's experiment may have implications for space optics. Liquid lenses have been considered for items such as remote-sensing satellites that take pictures of the Earth from space, Stephens said.
Liquid lenses already have been used in items such as eyeglasses, Newman said. While a standard glass lens can't change its shape, altering the amount of water within a liquid lens's casing will change its focal length.
"There are glasses that utilize the variable focus features of liquid lenses, though they're different than the ones we're using," he said. "At one time they were being tested on the International Space Station."
The team's lens is encased in a 1-inch cube with a half-inch aperture - the opening that light travels through.
The second UA team will examine the effects of rapidly changing gravity on the production of amino acids from inorganic gases.
After several briefings at Houston's Ellington Field and a final project check by an expert panel, the groups each will be split. Half the members from each team will take an initial flight on NASA's "Weightless Wonder" - the name given by NASA to the 727 aircraft used in the simulation - to test their experiment and collect data. Another flight will follow with the remaining members to retest the experiments after making any necessary changes. The teams will then evaluate and discuss the data.
The ANGEL team will fly today and Wednesday, while the other UA team will go up Thursday and Friday.
While the teams didn't get to participate in real astronaut training such as the hyperbaric chamber, members have prepared by completing safety briefings and physiology lectures. Students were trained on issues they might experience in flight, such as hypoxia, hyperventilation and, of course, motion sickness - which can afflict new fliers and astronauts alike.
"Your brain will try to match up what you're seeing and what you're feeling," Goforth said of the nausea some may feel while floating about in the aircraft. He noted the "Weightless Wonder" has been sometimes unfairly dubbed "the Vomit Comet," explaining most novice fliers won't get sick. Still, fliers will be medicated by a flight surgeon before the flight to decrease the possibility.
Team members have completed plenty of preparation for the trip, but some of their work also has been mental - especially thinking about what the flight will be like.
"I think it's going to be absolutely awesome, floating around and being able to breathe and hear while being neutrally buoyant," Gellenbeck said. "At the same time, thinking about what the plane is physically doing is a little scary - dropping 10,000 feet in 30 seconds, pretty much straight down. But I'm looking forward to it. Falling out of the sky will be fun."
While the chance to experience microgravity is the "carrot we dangle in front of the students," the benefits of the program go far beyond the flight, Goforth said.
"Having this opportunity on their résumés will be invaluable in the future," he said. "And it's not 'I got to go do a fun reduced-gravity flight.' It's, 'I was a researcher with NASA that went through this entire process and was selected across universities to carry out my research.' "
The months-long process wasn't just team members' working among themselves, either - members also are required to engage in outreach activities with younger students to encourage interest in space exploration. Team ANGEL visited Liberty High School in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria, where members gave a presentation on microgravity, talked about their upcoming project and the value of space studies.
"The goal is to interest them in space exploration for two reasons," team member Sara Meschberger said. "It's not only to attract and inspire future engineers, but also to inform the future voting public about why space exploration is important."
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A new study published by a team of Canadian scientists warns that exposure to blue-green algae can lead to gastrointestinal illness and other symptoms.
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Italian, Spanish Bonds Fall as Greek Leaders Debate Debt Crisis
Italian and Spanish bonds fell as Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos prepared to meet the nation's political leaders today to discuss additional austerity needed to get a second European Union-led bailout.
Italy's two-year yields climbed from near an eight-month low as European stocks slid, sapping demand for the region's assets. Leaders of the three political parties supporting Papademos's government will meet the premier today in Athens to debate the budget cuts required by the nation's creditors. Germany's bonds declined, snapping a gain from yesterday. The Netherlands sold 6 billion euros ($7.9 billion) of 10-year debt.
"The main driver behind the cautious sentiment was again the lack of progress in Greece concerning both the private sector involvement negotiation and the second bailout package," Sercan Eraslan, a fixed-income strategist at WestLB AG in Dusseldorf, wrote in an e-mailed note.
The Italian two-year yield rose six basis points, or 0.06 percentage point, to 3.03 percent at 2:23 p.m. London time after falling to 2.90 percent on Feb. 3, the lowest since June 8. The 2.25 percent note due November 2013 dropped 0.95, or 95 euro cents per 1,000-euro ($1,318) face amount, to 98.74. Spain's two-year yield climbed five basis points to 2.62 percent.
Greek politicians are seeking to obtain a 130 billion-euro rescue from the European Union and a deal with private creditors to prevent an economic collapse as early as next month. While they already agreed to make further cuts this year equal to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product, they have yet to close gaps over measures demanded by creditors.
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"The Greek negotiations are continuing at a sluggish pace, with still no agreement in sight," said Nick Stamenkovic, a fixed-income strategist at RIA Capital Markets Ltd. in Edinburgh. "This is causing a bit of nervousness in risk markets."
The extra yield investors demand to hold Italy's 10-year bonds instead of German bunds widened one basis point to 3.75 percentage points. The spread between Spanish and German 10-year yields increased four basis points to 3.17 percentage points.
Germany's 10-year bond yield rose four basis points to 1.93 percent, after earlier falling to 1.86 percent.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index of shares dropped for a second day, losing 0.6 percent.
Greece sold 812.5 million euros of 26-week bills today at a yield of 4.86 percent, according to the Public Debt Management Agency in Athens. That compares with a yield of 4.90 percent at the previous auction on Jan. 10. Investors bid for 2.72 times the securities sold, from 2.80 times last month.
The Netherlands auctioned 2.25 percent bonds due in July 2022 at an average yield of 2.359 percent, the State Treasury Agency said. The nation's 10-year yield increased five basis points to 2.26 percent.
Germany's bonds have gained 12 percent in the past year as the European debt crisis worsened, according to indexes compiled by the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies and Bloomberg. Spanish debt returned 6.8 percent, and Greek securities tumbled 65 percent, the indexes show.


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Johan Franzen won't play in Game 4 of the Western Conference final. When he returns to the ice is still unknown.
THe NHL's leading goal-scorer in the playoffs had tests, Monday, because of concussion-like symptoms ... headaches. General manager Ken Holland said that the tests found nothing that needed treatment.
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The Act means that goods produced in one state cannot be sold in another with any extra production requirements.
Beverage companies Coca Cola, Schweppes and Lion Nathan say the scheme effectively forced them to have such requirements in their Federal Court challenge against the NT Government.
The Federal Court agreed, leaving Mr Gregory uncertain as to whether he will be reimbursed for containers he currently stores in his depot.
Despite Chief Minister Terry Mills' calls for beverage companies to continue the scheme going in good faith, Mr Gregory says he doesn't see that happening.
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If I'm running a 25 tire should I use the Plus?
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Today, based on a suggestion from reader Taylor Porter, we look at five times that the Helicarrier has crashed.
The SHIELD Helicarrier is their famous flying aircraft carrier. Designed by Jack Kirby, it has been with SHIELD ever since they debuted. Over the years, a number of comics have decided to go with the (very awesome) visual of the Helicarrier crashing.
One of the first and, I daresay, likely the greatest of the SHIELD Helicarrier crashes came in 1985, in Marvel Graphic Novel #18. John Byrne felt that something like the Helicarrier crashing should be treated like a BIG DEAL, and he definitely did so in this issue (which starred She-Hulk getting caught up with some bad guy invading SHIELD's Helicarrier).
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In 2005, Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. brought the Helicarrier crashing to the ground when the Hand and their army of re-animated super beings attacked it in Wolverine #27…
In early 2008, the Red Hulk brought the latest SHIELD Helicarrier down to Earth in the pages of Hulk #2…
A few months later, a Skrull invasion brought the OTHER SHIELD Helicarrier down in Secret Invasion #1…
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Were there no Helicarrier crashes in Godzilla? That surprises me.
I'm not surprised there have been so many recently, though, with half the comics reading like Michael Bay flicks (and that would include every Millar comic).
And "Oh the humanity," Tony? Seriously? Sigh.
There were some in Godzilla, but they were kind of lackadaisical, honestly, so I skipped 'em.
You'd think they'd stop paying for those.
And "Oh the humanity," Tony? Seriously? Sigh."
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I personally like the crash in Hickman's Secret Warriors best.
"oh the humanity!"
Jeph Loeb at his finest.
Been reusing this one a few times recently.
Loved Byrne's Doctor Who gag hidden in the She Hulk dialogue.
You have to wonder why they let that thing go back into the air. It's like allowing the Titanic to set sail over and over again.
I also dig the aftermath of the SHIELD helicarrier crash in one of the early issues of 'Nick Fury vs. SHIELD'. As I recollect, they didn't show the crash itself, but had Fury leading a salvage operation on the wrecked ship.
And yes, Hickman's 'Last Ride of the Howling Commandos' arc has the best helicarrier action I've seen in about forever.
If the HELLicarrier crashed into Attilan and you said "Oh the Inhumanity" that would be funny.
The helicarrier also crashed during the Onslaught storyline. I remember because, for lack of anything else for the Punisher to do with that story, they had his comic taken over by SHIELD ops trying to deal with the crash.
I. Hate. When. Comic. Book. Characters. Talk. Like. This.
I. Hate. When. Anyone. Talks. Like. This.
It. Is. So. Played. Out.
Ok, so I chuckled at the 'Oh the Humanity' bit.
Wonder how many kids would catch that?
And do the vortex beams have a neutron flow?
Its funny that it was a "big deal," then it happened like 4 more times in the last few years. That proves everything is lame and for shock value now.
I'm not so much versed in hip american longo. Someone care to explain what's funny about the 'Oh the Humanity' bit?
I believe the standard spelling is "bubeleh," not "boobala." Though the latter spelling might make more sense if Gaffer were talking to She-Hulk and not the SHIELD agent.
"Oh, the humanity" was a line said during the radio report on the Hidenburg disaster. It became a part of pop culture after that (I think I first heard it in Looney Tunes cartoons).
JC LEBOURDAIS – It is reference to the Hindenburg crash. It was also reference by Ironman with the, "there's a field out there with a history of this sort of thing…"
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So Tony Stark does in Siege #4 what Midnighter did whit The Carrier at the end of the first Authority story-arc. So original.
Thanks, Brian. I'm glad there were at least some in Godzilla, because why even do a Godzilla comic if no Helicarriers are going to get smashed?
I don't know what would freak me out more (if I was a regular guy living in the Marvel Universe). The fact that there seem to be mutants/super powered people around every corner or walking outside my home, looking up, and seeing that S.H.I.E.L.D. monolith hovering above and knowing that those things seem to be crashing to the Earth frequently recently.
It's funny considering all these in light of the "Fury of SHIELD" origin one-shot published in the 1990s: while there was no "crash," per se, the first Helicarrier was shown as blowing up moments after its official launch. So in a sense, the general pattern for the things was established from the very beginning.
They've crashed the Helicarrier FOUR times in the last six years? Man, Marvel is REALLY out of ideas.
And in "Marvel Time" that's 4 times in the last year! Yeesh.
Google tells me that She-Hulk #17 is the home of my favorite Helicarrier joke: two of the cast members (who read comics as legal precedent) discuss how it is pointless to always draw the Helicarrier as a two-page spread.
The Onslaught Saga crash in Punisher was actually pretty nifty and a good example a one-shot crossover successfully worked into both ongoing and crossover storylines.
At the point where all the major titles had synchonised plotwise in preparation for Heroes Reborn, Onslaught was seen to unleash a MASSIVE electromagnetic pulse (he had all of Magneto and Xavier's powers with none of their restraint after all) from his newly established citadel in the middle of Central Park and cripple the entireity of Manhatten Island and the surrounding region as a pre-emptive measure to ensure himself against attack by the conventional forces of the world.
This had absolutely NO consequences in any of the other titles apart from Punisher except perhaps a scene where the Avengers rescue a trapped subway train, with Thor repowering the track with hammer-lightning. And Teen Tony's armour stopped working so good. The FF were all fine, Daredevil was off doing his own thing and there were few signs of chaos (aside from some rampaging Sentinils) in the Spiderbooks, but then they were the closing stages of the Clone Saga, so they had their own problems at the time.
Punisher was locked up in the Helicarrier for shooting Nick Fury whilst brainwashed, but when a sudden total systems failure caused it to fall out of the sky (which is just the sort of thing that happens when an EMP goes off), the situation changes somewhat. The ship crashes into the Hudson, near the Jersey Bank and Frank Miller-esqe 1980s gang hoodlums on jet skis head over to it to do some looting and pillaging, Waterworld style. This is enough to persuade Shield commander G.W. Bridge (I love that name) to spring Frank and aid the low-tech defence, since this is very much in his wheelhouse, so to speak.
Great scene, and it made the cover ("The Helicarrier Falls!"), which interestingly, I don't think that any of the others did.
I did very much enjoy in Hickman's Secret Warriors, where they establish SHIELD has "The Dock", literally a dry dock with eight or ten spare Helicarriers up for repairs, waiting for deployment or just ready to be put up there the moment the main one goes down.
I think Post-Civil War, they also established that thanks in part to Stark Industries subcontracting on all of the preocurement, there are several Helicarriers of differeing sizes deployed in the air all over the world symltaneously.
You forgot about the time it crashed during the Onslaught fiasco. They covered it in the Punisher issues of the crossover I believe.
I notice most of those listed here were recently. Give 'em points for originality. I must of missed the one during the Onslaught story.
The helicarrier crashing really has no meaning anymore does it. Byrne did it cool, but now its like a monthly thing. Where does S.H.I.E.L.D. keep getting more of these?? Is there a secret bunker somewhere?
This is why our country is 14 trillion dollars in debt…we keep having to rebuild these stupid things.
"JC LEBOURDAIS – It is reference to the Hindenburg crash"
Specifically it refers to the reporter watching burning bodies falling from the sky. Which is why it's such a tasteless joke. Kind of like joking about Sept 11.
Shout out to the opening episode of Avengers EMH where the Helicarrier crashes after the Big House suddenly unShrinks and shreds it from the inside.
Hell, yes, EMH played that out awesome! That whole opening episode (not counting the mini-episodes) was just pure chaos. Loved it!
I enjoyed the Helicarrier crashes in Godzilla! As I recall, the first time the main HC crashed in that comic, it was accidentally knocked out of the sky by Hercules. If I remember correctly, he threw part of a bridge at the Big G, who ducked, and the HC got hit. In fact, I believe that the main point of that story (I think it was Godzilla #3) was how the Champions and SHIELD kept getting in each other's way as they both tried to fight off Godzilla.
After that, the SHIELD Godzilla task force got a HC of its own, called "Behemoth." I'm sure that crashed a few times.
Oh, I recall that the HC almost crashed in the Ultron story arc in the New Avengers. The Sentry caught it and could not stop it on his own. Then Wonderman and Ms. Marvel showed up and, together, the three heroes were able to carry the HC to a safe landing. That would be good to see here.
Didn't Elektra crash one during Elektra Assassin ?
Also one was crashed during Operation: Zero Tolerance, or the next X-Men event including Machine-Man, and another one was crashed by the the Red Hulks (can't remember if it was Red Hulk, Red She Hulk, the Intelligentsia or Hulked Out Heroes)
Man, do these things even fly ?
The hellicarrier also crashed in Earth X.
I think it crashed or nearly crashed at least in New Avengers over Rhode Island. I think it's around civil war, jessica drew has ben incarcerated by maria hill and tony, and then hydra attacks it. to liberate jessica. also ultimates has half a dozen of the carriers or so as wreckage in the ocean after an attack by the chitauri, so maybe half a point?
Zaladane crashed a Helicarrier in the Savageland, you see Magneto, Rogue and Kazar overlooking the wreckage, in Uncanny X-men #274
A Helicarrier crash was a major plot point in Irredeemable Ant-Man.
Someone needs to steer one of those whales into the Baxter Building for a change. Maybe then Reed will hand over whatever tech it is that keeps his flying bathtubs aloft and SHIELD can stop littering the landscape with mile-wide mass graves. As impact approaches the whole thing could just bust apart into 64,000 escape pods and then reassemble somewhere else.
Or just put it on legs. That worked fine for H.G. Wells.
Noting that Wikipedia's built up a list of the known-to-be-named Helicarriers on their page for those ships.
This would make for part of a good argument for Marvel to publish a SHIELD Agents' Orientation Manual, yes?
SteveAsat: The Helicarrier crash from Irredeemable Ant-Man was the same one depicted in Wolverine: Enemy of the State, the Blackhawk.
Stan crashed the thing way back in 1971 in Captain America #141.
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From the magazine "Delicious" August 2005. I figure I can just bake some of my rhubarb with a little sugar to sweeten things up. As far as that goes I could just cook the rhubarb in a sauce pan on top of the stove.
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- Model shown is wearing size S
- Removable hood with faux fur trim
- O'Neill full zip reversible jacket
- Elastic cuffs & waist
- Metal O'Neill logo plate
- Model is 5'6" and measures 32-25-32
- Imported
- Snap button closure at collar
- O'Neill sublimated print
- Two front pockets on both sides
- Contrast color panels & piping
- Heavy puffer lining
- 100% Polyester fabric
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Released: Jul 01st, 2000
Running Time: 74
Director: Karen Dior
Company: Bi Now Productions
Cast: Dirk Adams, Saki, Craig Summer, Chris Dane, Drew Andrews, Sharon Kane, Sean Diamond, Marshall O Boy
Critical Rating: AAA
Genre: Gay and Bi
Use as bisexual section filler.
Three scenes of average girl/boy/boy sex, a handful of poor acting performances and a lack of real athletes comprise this title. Sharon Kane's enthusiasm in the first scene helps make things a little more bearable, however.
Productions value is fair, although there are some editing snafus - for instance, the director calling "action" in scene two.