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- For other uses, see Thor (disambiguation)
|Thor Odinson
| Donald Blake
The God of Thunder
Son of Odin
|Appeared in
| Thor
The Avengers
Thor: The Dark World
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Doctor Strange
Thor: Ragnarok
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers 4
| Chris Hemsworth
Dakota Goyo
Thor Odinson is an Asgardian warrior-prince, the God of Thunder, superhero and a self-proclaimed protector of Earth. Thor made a name for himself as the mightiest warrior on his homeworld Asgard and subsequently became well known for his actions on Earth, which included acting as a founding member of the Avengers. He is the son of Asgardian king Odin and stepbrother of his archenemy Loki.
First appearing in Thor, Thor is a major character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the only Avenger of alien origin and arguably one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Thor wields the mystical war hammer Mjölnir, which controls the weather, but he himself also has godlike strength, durability and agility.
Early Life
Thor had an idyllic childhood, brought up in Asgard, a futuristic Viking kingdom, as the treasured son of Odin and his wife Frigga. His best friend and playmate was his adopted brother Loki, and though they were rivals for their father's throne, they still remained close companions.
Brought up in the warrior culture of the Asgardians, Thor valued strength, courage, and loyalty above all else. He desired to be exactly like his father the war hero, and often remarks on the monsters he will slay and the wars he will win when he is king. Thor would be worshiped as a deity of strength and courage among Scandinavian cultures.
He proves himself a great warrior, often leading his band of warriors (which includes Loki, the Lady Sif, and the Warriors Three) on adventures. However, he is also known to be reckless. This becomes evident when Loki jokingly reminds him that he would be dead had he not used a smoke veil to ease their escape during one battle.
Although Odin chose him as his heir, he openly remarked that he thought Thor was a "vain, greedy, cruel boy" after Thor started an ill-advised war against the Frost Giants. It is later revealed that Loki feels that he, himself was never in contention for the throne because of his Frost Giant heritage. Regardless of his boyish attitude, Thor was the elder brother, and so was always meant to be king.
The Avengers Initiative
Thor tried to save a group of Dwarves and has to fight Imir to do so. He triumphed over Imir and set the Dwarves free.
- "Your ancestors called it magic, but you call it science. I come from a land where they are one and the same."
- ―Thor[src]
Convincing Heimdall, the warrior who guards the Bifrost, Thor and his allies visit Jotunheim to interrogate Laufey without success. Thor's pride forces him to begin a battle with the Jotuns which leaves many of them dead or vengeful. Odin arrives just in time to save Thor and the others before they are outnumbered. Thor's actions lead Laufey to threaten Asgard with a new war. As punishment for his actions Thor is stripped of his mighty hammer Mjölnir and his godlike strength and banished to Earth where he is forced to live as a mortal. Thor lands in New Mexico and is hit by a truck driven by researchers Jane Foster, Erik Selvig and Darcy Lewis. Thor is tazered by Darcy when she feels "freaked out" by his behavior.
Thor wakes in a hospital bed where he thinks he is being held captive. He eventually escapes and meets Jane Foster again, who wants to speak to him on how he ended up in the storm which brought him to Earth. Thor is instantly attracted to Jane and overhears a conversation between to two men who claim to have been trying to remove a satellite from a crater in the desert. He realizes this is in fact Mjölnir. Thor is accused by Selvig of being insane due to his claims to be the Son of Odin and is compelled to leave them. However, fate allows him to bump into Jane again, who drives him to the crater where the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D. are investigating the hammer. Thor uses his Asgardian warrior skills to fight past dozens of agents until he reaches Mjölnir, but finds that he cannot lift the hammer because it has deemed him unworthy. Thor is imprisoned by Phil Coulson and speaks with a vision of Loki, who deceives Thor by telling him that Odin is dead and Thor's banishment has been upgraded to a permanent exile, which was conditional for the truce with Jotunheim. Thor enters a state of depression until he is freed by Erik Selvig, who tells the agents that Thor is a former physician named Donald Blake. Selvig then tells Thor that he fears for Jane, should Thor continue seeking a relationship with her. Reluctantly, Thor agrees that he will leave town, the following day. After a night of drunken revelry with Selvig, Thor returns to Jane and gives her a fraction of her research which S.H.I.E.L.D. had stolen. He then explains to her about his godhood, Asgard and the Nine Realms and, for the first time, feels comfortable as a mortal man.
The next day, Thor's friends the Warriors Three and Sif arrive to bring him home, explaining that Odin is alive and Loki has claimed leadership over Asgard. Loki sends the Destroyer after Thor, leveling the small town. When the Asgardians fail to defeat the Destroyer, Thor offers his life to the automaton to save the Earth. A blow from the Destroyer kills Thor' mortal form, restoring his worthiness to wield Mjölnir and reclaim his powers. Thor defeats the Destroyer and promises Phil Coulson an alliance. Thor sets out to return to Asgard, promising Jane that he will return for her and giving her a passionate kiss before leaving. Thor reveals Loki's plot to their mother Frigga and battles Loki on the Bifrost, which is slowly destroying Jotunheim with its power. Thor chooses to save the Jotuns by shattering the rainbow bridge and thus destroying the Bifrost. Odin arrives just in time to save Loki and Thor from falling into space. Loki, knowing his actions have not earned him the respect he wanted, allows himself to fall into the abyss while Thor cries out for his brother.
Thor mourns Loki's apparent death and longs to see Jane again, knowing he cannot as long as the Bifrost is gone. He makes amends with his father, saying the quote from the top of this wiki page, then speaks with Heimdall about the likelihood of returning to Earth, to which Heimdall only offers hope.
Black Widow Strikes
Thor was on S.H.I.E.L.D. screens as a possible candidate for the Avengers Initiative.
Thor: The Dark World Prelude #1
Heimdall noted that the destruction of the Bifrost "continues to shift the balance of power across the nine realms...and into the worlds beyond Yggdrasil."
Thor realized that by saving Jotunheim, he had weakened the other realms. Odin indicated that this has brought the universe closer to Ragnarok. As Odin left to meet with Tyr, Heimdall asked Thor if he wanted to know what was happening with Jane on Earth, Thor stated that he would like to know but not at that moment.
One year later, Thor's mother discovered that Loki was alive and seeking the Tesseract. Heimdall confirmed Loki being alive and informed Thor that the search for the Tesseract had led to Earth. Thor decided to stop Loki but couldn't because the Bifrost was destroyed. However, Odin knew another way. Odin used dark energy to send Thor to Earth, landing in a forest.
The Avengers
- "You have no idea what you are dealing with!"
- ―Thor[src]
When Asgard discovers Loki is upon Earth, wielding the Chitauri Scepter and seeking the Tesseract, Odin uses dark sorcery to send Thor to Earth to stop him. Thor lands on the jet in which Loki is being escorted back to the Helicarrier by Captain America, Iron Man and Black Widow, and takes Loki from their custody. Thor tries to convince Loki to give up his plans and return home to Asgard with the Tesseract, though Loki is under duress by Thanos, to succeed with an invasion of Earth. In spite of Thor's insistence on their brotherhood, Loki still resents him. Iron Man attacks Thor and the two trade blows when Iron Man refuses to allow Thor to take Loki away. When Captain America intervenes, he points out that they shouldn't be fighting each other, and asks Thor to put Mjölnir down. In response, Thor brings his hammer down on Captain America, who blocks it with his shield. The shield absorbs the impact, shocking Thor, who realizes they have the same goal and stops fighting.
They return to the SHIELD Helicarrier, where Loki is put into a cell designed to hold and the Hulk and dispose of him if necessary. Thor is quick to point out that while Loki is unstable he is still his adoptive brother. Later he asks Coulson about Jane Foster and is told that she was moved to a secure location when Loki returned and Erik Selvig was put under his control. Thor is asked by Fury if he is capable of inflicting torture on Loki to reveal his goals. Later as Thor and the others argue, Loki's mind controlled henchmen blow up one of the Helicarrier's engines and help free Loki, also triggering Banner to unwillingly transform into the Hulk. Thor fights the Hulk, being the only one who can match him in strength. After the Hulk has been led off of the Helicarrier, Thor goes to make sure Loki is still contained. When he arrives the cell door is open, and Thor tries to stop Loki leaving. It turns out to be an illusion and Thor gets trapped in the cell. Loki threatens to drop the cage when Coulson confronts him with a gun made from the Destroyer. Loki stabs Coulson and proceeds to drop Thor. As he plummets towards Earth, Thor manages to smash free from the cell just in time to avoid the impact.
It is found by Black Widow and Hawkeye, that a hit to the head can remove the mind-control inflicted by the Chitauri Scepter. Once a character takes a hit to the head (assuming they are not concussed or unconscious) the glowing, Tesseract-colored eyes revert to a character's natural eye-color.
After recovering from the fall, Thor uses Mjölnir's powers to replenish his strength before he heads to New York city to confront Loki. Arriving at Stark Tower, Loki has used the Tesseract to open a portal allowing the Chitauri to invade Earth. Thor again tries to convince him to stop, since the Chitauri are destroying the world he wants to rule. Failing, he briefly clashes with his brother before Loki flees on a Chitauri vessel. Thor joins Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye on the battlefield, and starts helping to fight the Chitauri, before Iron Man and Hulk join them. Captain America orders Thor to use his power to stem the flow of enemies coming through the portal, which he does using lightning bolts. He then joins the battle once more and helps Hulk bring down a Leviathan. Soon Iron Man sends a nuclear missile intended for the city through the portal. This destroys the Chitauri base, causing the forces to be cut off from their power source and die, while Black Widow closes the portal.
Once the crisis is over, Thor joins the other Avengers in confronting Loki, who had already been beaten into submission by the Hulk, and takes him into custody. After claiming the Tesseract, Thor takes Loki back to Asgard, by opening a portal with it and leaves the other Avengers in Central Park.
Iron Man 3 Prelude
After Loki was defeated, James Rhodes arrived in New York to help out Tony. Rhodes located Stark in a Shawarma restaurant where he was introduced to Thor and the other Avengers.
Thor: The Dark World Prelude #2
After joining the Avengers to counter the extraterrestrial invasion of New York, Thor returned Loki and the Tesseract to Asgard, leaving Loki to face justice and using the Tesseract to rebuild the Bifrost. He then rallies his fellow Asgardians, including Sif, the Warriors Three and the Einherjar, to help him protect the Nine Realms and join him in battle against the Marauders, who are attacking Vanaheim.
Iron Man 3
Tony Stark states to his girlfriend Pepper Potts that the events of the Battle of New York changed his experiences, saying that "gods, aliens [and] other dimensions" were beyond his understanding, clearly referencing Thor and Loki. While Stark was being held in captivity, Aldrich Killian mentioned Thor, stating that ever since he appeared on Earth, "subtlety had its day".
Thor: The Dark World
- "I gave you my word, I would return."
- ―Thor to Jane Foster[src]
Thor saved Sif and his friends in a battle in Vanaheim, before destroying a Kronan with a single blow of Mjölnir and scaring the rest of the Marauders into submission. After the battle, Thor told Hogun that he should stay with his people because Asgard could wait. Hours later, when Odin was watching the Asgardian soldiers train with Sif, Thor came to speak with him. Odin insisted he had now earned the throne and should take it, but Thor declined. At the celebration, Thor was lonely seeing everybody else enjoying themselves while he missed Jane Foster. Thor left the celebrations to see Heimdall and check on Jane. When Thor talked with Heimdall about the Convergance, Heimdall then checks on Jane but cannot see her (as she has been momentarily sucked into a portal and so becomes host to the Aether). Afraid that she might be in danger, Thor goes to earth.
Thor arrived on Earth where he found Jane, Darcy Lewis and Ian Boothby. Jane walked over to him and slapped him twice, the first to check if he was real, the second because Thor didn't visit her when he came to Earth to stop Loki using the Tesseract. Thor told her that he didn't have time to visit her because of the war of the realms. As Jane was about to be arrested the Aether repelled the policeman. Worried about her, Thor took her to Asgard to be examined by Eir.
Odin walked in as Jane was being looked over and was angry that Thor was so uncouth as to bring a mortal to Asgard. He demanded that Jane should be sent back to Earth, but when Einherjar tried to seize her, the Aether repelled them. Odin recognized the power and explained the story of the Dark Elves to Jane and Thor, now agreeing that Jane should stay in Asgard.
The next morning, Thor and Jane woke up and Jane was amazed by the view of Asgard. Later they went for a walk and Thor explained the story of the Convergence. As he explained, Kurse broke the the prisoners out of the dungeon, so Thor went to stop the destruction. Thor returned to check on his mother and Jane, only to see Malekith kill Frigga. He shouted in grief, and furiously attacked Malekith, but the Dark Elf escaped with the help of Kurse but not before Thor scarred the right side of his face with a thunderbolt from his hammer. Thor attended his mother's funeral that night. Loki was kept in the dungeons, unable to attend.
Thor tried to talk to Odin and persuade him of an alternative to staying and waiting for the Elves to come back, but Odin refused. Heimdall, Volstagg, Fandral and Sif agreed to help Thor break Jane and Loki out of Asgard, in an effort to save the Nine Realms from Malekith. Thor visited Loki, who was hell bent on vengeance for his 'mother'. Thor devised a plan to defeat Malekith: he would follow Malekith to Svartalfheim, force him to separate the Aether from Jane, and then destroy it himself.
After a daring escape, Thor and Loki reached Svartalfheim in a commandeered stealth ship left behind by the elves, while Jane, who was also with them, slipped into unconsciousness. When the pair reached Malekith, Loki tricked the elves into believing that he had severed Thor's hand and then turned Jane over to them. Malekith proceeded to extract the Aether from her, but when the brothers dropped their ruse so that Thor could destroy it, Malekith absorbed it into himself instead. During the ensuing battle, the brothers fought Algrim/Kurse together, but Loki was dealt a grievous blow in the process of delivering his final attack. Thor went to his dying brother's side, after the fight, and promised to tell Odin that Loki had died a hero.
Thor and Jane chased Malekith back to Earth, where they combined efforts with Dr. Selvig and the interns to stop the dark elf from plunging all of the realms back into darkness. Although the fight was a long and difficult one, Jane's expertise eventually saw Malekith shunted out of Earth's dimension and back to Svartalfheim where he was crushed by his own ship. Duty-bound as Asgard's protector, and needing to face up to his treasonous actions, Thor was forced to leave his love and return to Asgard again. But instead of returning to another stern dressing down, he found that his actions had earned him a pardon and also a further gift. He requested that he be allowed to return to Jane. In light of the boldness of the request, he also offered to hand over Mjolnir, but Odin quietly refused it before letting him go. Unknown to Thor, Loki is disguised as Odin. Thor then returns to Earth and reunites with Jane.
Avengers: Operation HYDRA
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
- "You've meddled with something you don't understand."
- ―Thor[src]
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Doctor Strange
- "Earth has wizards now?"
- ―Thor to Doctor Strange[src]
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Thor: Ragnarok
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Avengers: Infinity War
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Avengers 4
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Character traits
Thor starts out as a brash, young, and arrogant prince who defies the will of his father and places his selfish needs before that of those around him. Due to his mighty power and appearance, he felt that he was entitled to rule with an iron fist. However, once he arrives on earth and meets Jane Foster, who shows him kindness and love, Thor is smitten and begins to develop a humble and compassionate heart. It should also be noted that, by the time of The Avengers, likely as a result of her influence, he has developed something of a sense of humor.
As is the case with most Asgardians, Thor possesses superhuman physical attributes, namely strength, speed, stamina, and reflexes. Due to his training and experience, he has become extremely skillful with weapons. His weapon of choice is the all-powerful Mjölnir, with which he is able to control lightning and electricity, as well as use it proficiently as a blunt instrument.
Powers and Abilities
- Asgardian Physiology: As the first born son of Odin the Allfather, Thor is extremely powerful, and possesses a number of superhuman attributes common among the Asgardian gods. However, some are considerably more developed than those of the vast majority of his race. Thor is currently one of the most powerful beings on the planet as well as one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Second in Asgard only to his father. He has overpowered Frost Giants, hundreds of warriors, defeated his brother Loki who was armed with Odin's spear Gungnir (that said to act as a conduit to channel the Odinforce), and a giant Frost Monster. Thor is a Norse warrior-god, trained and skilled in the arts of battle, with centuries of experience. As a deity, he has been associated with the weather, strength, bravery and fertility. Thor has usually been shown to rely solely on his superior fighting ability, super strength, and invulnerability. While on Earth, Thor greatly withholds his power unless fighting someone with similar strength and durability.
- Superhuman Strength: Thor is physically the strongest Asgardian alive, possessing vast superhuman strength, the full limits of which aren't known. However, he easily flipped a ceremonial table full of food and dishware that weighed at least several hundred pounds. He knocked a Frost Giant several meters into the sky which only stopped when it hit the mountain side. He knocked another Frost Giant to the ground with a single blow from Mjlonir and then kicked it several meters away from him. He knocked out several Frost Giants with only a single blow each and on occasion has even knocked out multiple Frost Giants with a single blow at the same time. He possessed enough strength to kill a Frost Monster with a single blow, the act in question saving his friends. Thor also went toe-to-toe with the all powerful Destroyer. Thor knocked Loki through the Bifrost monitor walls in their battle. He was also able to destroy the Bifrost bridge when it was frozen to stay open and threatened to destroy Jotunheim. He was able to battle hordes of Frost Giants with great ease. In his battle against a supercharged Iron Man, Thor managed to gain the upper hand. With Mjölnir, he was able to hold off against the Hulk for a long time. It should also be noted that during his battle with the Hulk, Thor's blows were easily capable of staggering and in some cases knocking the Hulk around, something very few being have been shown to be capable of. He was able to battle the hordes of Chitauri foot soldiers throughout New York. Along with Mjölnir and with one simple strike, he was able to flip a car over, killing several Chitauri soldiers. He also broke out of a container S.H.I.E.L.D. created to contain the Hulk. His strength extends his ability to leap distances far in excess of human capability as shown twice. The first time was when he charged at Loki in the Bifrost Bridge chamber and went through the wall. The second time was when he charged at Captain America with Mjölnir in the forest.
- Superhuman Stamina: Thor's advanced musculature is considerably more efficient than that of a human and most other Asgardians. As a result, his muscles produce practically no fatigue toxins during physical activity compared to those of humans and most other members of his race. His virtually inexhaustible stamina enables him to exert himself at peak capacity for an undefined period of time without tiring at all.
- Superhuman Durability: Thor's skin, muscle, and bone tissue are several times denser then that of a normal human's, contributing to his superhuman weight. At full power he is invulnerable to powerful energy blasts, weighted impacts, falls from great heights, explosions and various other opposing forces. Even when he was stripped of his powers, he was still amazingly durable due to his dense body. He was hit twice by Jane Foster's truck and even though he was knocked down, he showed no visible damage after getting up. He withstood several blows from S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives and when he was eventually captured the only visible damage was a small bruise on his forehead. Thor has even been struck by the enraged Hulk multiple times and showed no signs of damage, only little discomfort. When he is at full power or armed with Mjölnir, Thor possesses invulnerability. He has withstood a direct blow to the face from a massive Frost Giant and laughed afterward. He survived a direct, near point blank range blast from Gungnir blasting him out of Odin's chamber, falling several hundred meters to the ground and still showed no visible signs of injury. He was struck in the face by Loki wielding Gungnir and showed only anger and annoyance as a result. He was able to withstand a full-on strike from a supercharged Iron Man and showed no sign of damage. Also, Captain America hit him and Iron Man in the head with his shield to get their attention and stop them from fighting , after which there was no visible damage. The Hulk however, did manage to give him a nosebleed during a fistfight.
- Superhuman Immunity: When he is at full power or armed with Mjölnir, Thor possesses immunity to human ailments as diseases, toxins, poisons, corrosion, fire, electrocution, asphyxiation, lead and radiation poisoning.
- Superhuman Speed: Thor can move at extreme speeds. He can fly across the New Mexico desert in a matter of seconds. He can also swing Mjölnir at speeds so great that it seems like a blur to the naked eye. He was able to tackle the Hulk through a wall in the Helicarrier before the Hulk would strike the Black Widow and looked like a blur
- Superhuman Agility: Thor's agility, balance, and bodily coordination make him a great warrior in battle. He moves with incredible grace and speed despite his size and body density. He was able to dodge the wing of a jet fighter thrown at him by the Hulk while they battled in the hangar bay.
- Accelerated Healing Factor: Despite his astounding resistance to injury, it is possible to injure Thor. After seemingly being killed by the Destroyer and proving himself worthy of Mjölnir, Thor regained his full power and immediately healed himself in seconds. Seconds after being stabbed in the stomach by Loki using Gungnir on the Bifrost bridge, Thor calls forth a thunderbolt with Mjölnir knocking down Loki and stands up completely healed. He was also stabbed by one of Loki's throwing knives but it did little more than distract and annoy him.
- Superhuman Longevity: Thor, like all other Asgardians, is not truly immortal as it is possible to kill an Asgardian and other beings in the Nine Realms. It is more accurate to say that Asgardians are extremely long lived beings. Thor ages at a pace far slower than a humans. He is more than likely born shortly before the last Great War between the Asgardians and the Jotuns. Making him at least 1300 years old. Mortals' life spans are comparable to the blink of an eye to him.
- Master Hand-To-Hand Combatant: Thor is the one of the greatest and most powerful warrior in Asgard. Second only to Odin, he is one of the most skilled fighters to ever walk the planet. Thor is trained in the arts of war and various fighting techniques by his teachers in Asgard. He is an expert marksman, and is masterful in all areas of combat, including hand-to-hand and various forms of weaponry available in Asgard with over centuries of combat experience. He is known to be very cunning and intuitive in battle, having fought and defeated over a hundred warriors in Nornheim and battled hordes of Frost Giants with great ease in Jotunheim. He was able to fight and gain the advantage with nearly a dozen S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives, while powerless and mortal and deprived of Mjölnir, with only his vast fighting skills - note, he beat every single one of them with only his bare hands and raw physical strength. Coulson stated that "he made his men, some of the most highly trained professionals in the world look like a bunch of minimum wage mall cops." He was able to maneuver around the larger Hulk and strike him with ease.
- Master Hammer Fighter: After centuries of practice wielding his hammer, Thor has become masterful in fighting with Mjölnir and is proficient in hammer throwing. He can even block energy shots with Mjölnir, from both Loki's staff and Chitauri weaponry.
- Master Tactician: For over thousands of years, he has led Asgard and his friends into battle against forces with great leadership. Employing strategies and tactics from possibly every culture on Earth, as well as all the Nine Worlds of Asgard (including forgotten ones). However, quite unlike Captain America and (Ironically) Loki, Thor prefers to explode on to the battlefield and smash his enemies to rubble than utilise cunning strategies, even if he is very capable of the latter.
Mjölnir: Thor has been entrusted with the mighty hammer Mjölnir, that was forged from the heart of a dying star. Thor's mystical hammer Mjölnir, which resembles a mallet rather than a war hammer, has a number of elemental powers. It has been stated by Odin himself that Mjölnir's power has no equal. Mjölnir itself is extremely durable like the Earth metal Adamantium, and, combined with the various enchantments placed upon it by Odin, it is, for all intents and purposes, indestructible. It has deflected three blast from the Destroyer (which was able to disintegrate anything that it hit) and return the blast back into the Destroyer. Thor often uses the hammer as a physical weapon, with almost nothing being capable of withstanding a hammer blow or throw (with the exception of Captain America's Shield). A few examples of the abilities Thor has shown with Mjölnir are:
Mjölnir Abilities
- Weather Control: Wielding Mjönir grants Thor the ability to control the basic elements of a storm. It can control the elements and can create giant raging electrical storms complete with thunder, lightning, hurricane-force winds, tornadoes, tidal waves, earthquakes, and torrential rains on a moment's notice. He summoned a class 5 tornado to battle the Destroyer, a lightning bolt strong enough to destroy a large piece of landscape in Jotunheim and a lightning bolt to knock down Loki on the Bifrost bridge. He was also able to strike Iron Man with a bolt of lighting, but it should be noted that all it did was charge his suit with additional power. He was able to strike Chitauri soldiers and a Leviathan down. The Norse myths and legends regarded him as a Thunder God because of the hammer's influence over weather.
- Lightning: Thor's main weapon using Mjölnir is a lightning bolt or thunderbolt. He summoned a lightning bolt strong enough to destroy a large piece of landscape in Jotunheim, a lightning bolt to knock down Loki on the Bifrost bridge, shot a lightning bolt at Iron Man that boosted his armor's power reserve to +400% and took down a Chitauri with a single thunderbolt. Thor also shot a massive lightning bolt at the portal of the Chitauri to prevent anymore re-enforcements.
- Worthiness Enchantment: After Thor disobeyed Odin and nearly caused a war between Asgard and Johtumheim, Odin banished Thor to Earth without his powers. Odin also placed an enchantment on the hammer Mjölnir. "Who so ever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor." This enchantment surrounding Mjölnir prevents it from being wielded by anyone save those who have been found worthy. When Thor sacrificed himself to protect Earth from The Destroyer he proved himself worthy to wield Mjölnir and gained full use of his powers. In The Avengers, not even the Hulk's incredible strength could lift Mjölnir.
- Material Transformation: By summoning lightning from the sky into Mjölnir, Thor's uniform was transformed into his battle armor.
- Mystical Link: Mjölnir obeys Thor's commands as though it were alive. Mjölnir went to Thor when it was in a crater from miles away. It came to him in seconds. Mjölnir will return to Thor when he throws it at an opponent. In The Avengers, while battling the Hulk in a hanger of the Helicarrier, Thor summoned Mjölnir from another room and it came crashing through the Helicarrier to get to him.
- Flight: Thor is capable of hurling Mjölnir with great force and, by holding onto the leather thong, is capable of flying through the air at tremendous speed. How fast is not specified, but he was able to fly at tremendous speed in Johtumheim to kill a Frost Monster, fly in the middle of a Class 5 tornado, fly from the small New Mexico town to the closet Bifrost site, fly from Heimdall's Observatory to the main hall of Asgard and later from the hall back to Heimdall's Observatory. All of this in mere seconds. Thor is also seen flying during The Avengers, mainly when he fought against Iron Man and during the battle of New York.
- Speed: Thor is capable of hurling Mjölnir at great speed. In the movie, Thor, he bashes the Frost Giants around him, then throws Mjölnir, making it hit multiple Frost Giants in it's path in mere moments.
- Energy Projection: With Mjölnir, Thor can project blasts, waves and bolts of electricity and lightning of various sizes and intensities. While the hammer can generate electrical energy, it can channel more energy from the lightning storms it creates to summon its lightning for powerful energy attacks. With Mjölnir, Odin projects a powerful beam of golden light, using it to take away all of Thor's superhuman powers and destroys what was left of Thor's armor after stripping much of it off of him. It also blasted Thor through the air at great speed and into the Bifrost.
- Buri - Great Grandfather
- Bor - Grandfather.
- Odin - Father.
- Frigga - Mother.
- Jane Foster - Former love interest.
- Erik Selvig - Friend and ally.
- Darcy Lewis - Friend.
- Ian Boothby - Friend.
- Sif - Friend and ally.
- Heimdall - Friend and ally.
- Fandral - Friend and ally.
- Volstagg - Friend and ally.
- Hogun - Friend and ally.
- S.H.I.E.L.D. - Allies.
- Nick Fury - Ally.
- Maria Hill - Ally.
- Phil Coulson - Ally and friend.
- Avengers
- Steve Rogers/Captain America - Team leader.
- Tony Stark/Iron Man - Temporary enemy turned ally and teammate.
- Bruce Banner/Hulk - Teammate
- Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow - Ally and teammate.
- Clint Barton/Hawkeye - Ally and teammate.
- Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver - Enemy turned Ally and teammate.
- Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch - Enemy turned Ally and teammate.
- Vision - Teammate and creator through the use of Mjölnir.
- Loki Laufeyson - Adopted brother, turned Archenemy.
- The Destroyer - Enemy.
- Frost Giants - Enemies.
- Laufey - Enemies.
- Chitauri - Enemies.
- Kronan - Enemy.
- Dark Elves - Enemies.
- Malekith - Enemy.
- Ultron - Enemy.
- Ultron Sentries - Enemies.
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (6 films)
- Iron Man 2 (Referenced only)
- Thor (First appearance) - Dakota Goyo (Young) and Chris Hemsworth
- The Avengers - Chris Hemsworth
- Iron Man 3 (Mentioned only)
- Thor: The Dark World - Chris Hemsworth and Jaimie Alexander (via Loki's magic)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron - Chris Hemsworth
- Captain America: Civil War - (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Strange - Chris Hemsworth
- Thor: Ragnarok - Chris Hemsworth
- Avengers: Infinity War - Chris Hemsworth
- Avengers 4 - Chris Hemsworth
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- Season 1
- "Pilot" - Chris Hemsworth (Recycled Footage/Computer monitor)
- "The Well" - Chris Hemsworth (Recycled Footage)
- "The Bridge" - (Mentioned only)
- "Yes Men" - (Mentioned only)
- Season 2
- "Who You Really Are" (Mentioned only)
- Season 3
- "The Team" (Mentioned only)
- Season 1
- Luke Cage
- "Moment of Truth" (Mentioned only)
- "Just to Get a Rep" (Mentioned only)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (7 comics)
Behind the scenes
- Initially, Chris Hemsworth was dropped from consideration, but had a second chance thanks to Kevin Feige.
- Hemsworth stated that he gained 20 pounds for the role by eating non-stop and revealed that "It wasn't until Thor that I started lifting weights, it was all pretty new to me."
- Regarding his take of the character, Hemsworth said, "We just kept trying to humanize it all, and keep it very real. Look into all the research about the comic books that we could, but also bring it back to 'Who is this guy as a person, and what's his relationship with people in the individual scenes?'"
- About approaching Thor's fighting style, he remarked, "First, we looked at the comic books and the posturing, the way [Thor] moves and fights, and a lot of his power seems to be drawn up through the ground. We talked about boxers, you know, Mike Tyson, very low to the ground and big open chest and big shoulder swings and very sort of brutal but graceful at the same time, and then as we shot stuff things became easier."
- Hemsworth stated that he was able to maintain the strength he built up for Thor by increasing his food intake, consisting of a number of chicken breasts, fish, steak, and eggs a day. When asked exactly how much, Hemsworth joked, "My body weight in protein pretty much!"
- Chris Hemsworth has commented briefly on the friction between The Avengers, focusing specifically on Thor and Captain America. "They're used to being leaders and if you put them all in a room, it's going to be about who runs the show," he said. "They all have some friction, absolutely, but it's about the journey of the team. However, the main reason for the team coming to blows is apparently a fairly simple one.The villainous Loki and his mysterious "alien" army. Thor has a different opinion about how this should be taken care of, because it's his brother," the actor revealed. "I think it's heartbreaking, because he feels very responsible for why Loki has spiraled off. He keeps trying to appeal to whatever good was once there."
- Chris Hemsworth Calls The Avengers "Misfits." "There's a maturity to the character because of the journey he went on, certainly. He was a petulant sort of kid at the beginning of Thor, and by the end of it hopefully you walk away thinking that he is matured and there was a grounded quality to him that wasn't there before. There are certainly moments where Thor says things and there's a sideways glance from everybody: 'What the hell is this guy talking about?' He's not quite the odd one out as much as he was in Thor. These guys... one of them wears an iron suit, one of them turns into a big, green monster. They all have these crazy personalities, and alter egos. They're misfits, and that's how they fit, in a funny way."
- The two final choices for the role of Thor were Chris Hemsworth and his younger brother Liam Hemsworth.
- Before Chris Hemsworth was cast as Thor, Brad Pitt was rumored for the role of Thor; Channing Tatum and WWE wrestler Triple H were also considered for the part; Daniel Craig was the first choice; and Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston, Alexander Skarsgård, Chris Hemsworth's younger brother Liam Hemsworth and Joel Kinnaman tested for the role. Hiddleston would later be cast as Loki in the film.
- The Marvel Comics character was adapted from the mythological Thunder God of the same name by Stan Lee, Larry Leiber and Jack Kirby.
- The scene where Coulson finds Thor's hammer Mjölnir is shown after the credits in Iron Man 2. The scene was added to Iron Man 2 to continue Marvel's tradition of including tie-ins to the other sub-franchises in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Thor's human alias is Donald Blake in the comics. In the film, when Thor arrives on earth, Jane gives him clothing attire that once belonged to her ex-boyfriend Donald Blake. Later when Thor is captured and interrogated by Phil Coulson, Erik Selvig appears and informs Coulson that Thor is actually Donald Blake a member of his scientific staff. An agent confirms it by running a background check in the computer database and turns up a falsified document created by Jane of Thor assuming the identity of Dr. Donald Blake.
- In Norse mythology, Thor and Sif are married.
- Sif is also Thor's lover and main love interest in the comics, not just a friend or a teammate.
- It is stated in The Avengers that Thor was able to get back to Earth thanks to the powers of Odin; however, Loki commented that Odin would have had to "summon up" a lot of "dark energy." This suggests that this action may be tiring, and possibly even dangerous or frowned upon by Odin, and was likely why the Bifrost meant so much to the Asgardians.
- Thor's costume in Thor more closely resembles Oliver Coipel's sleeved redesign from J. Michael Straczynski's Thor miniseries rather than Jack Kirby's art. His trademark helmet is worn only once in the film, at the ceremony celebrating his would-be ascent to the throne of Asgard.
- Although being primarily based on the Marvel Universe version of the character created by Stan Lee, Larry Leiber and Jack Kirby, The MCU version of Thor also shares some traits with the "Ultimate Marvel Universe" version of Thor. Both versions of the character go for a bearded look with no trademark helmet and neither have a human alter-ego as in the classic comics. Both are also accused of being a madman when claiming to be the God of Thunder.
- In The Avengers, when Thor first appears on Earth, his 'costume' is a variant of his Thor costume and resembles the classic Thor design by Jack Kirby, with no sleeves and his trademark cape. Later in the film, when on the Helicarrier, his costume nods towards the Ultimate version of the character based on art by Brian Hitch, which had no cape, no sleeves and stripped-down armour. In the third act of the film, Thor summons lightning which magically completes his armor, adding his armor, discs and chainmail sleeves as he looked in Thor, based on the 2007 redesign by Oliver Coipel. Whereas his Thor costume was black with silver discs, his suit in The Avengers is more blue-coloured with much of the armor on his torso being silver. As Thor: The Dark World took more visual influence from Norse culture, Thor's outfit from then contained more chainmail and leather, and bronze-coloured discs. His uniform in Avengers: Age of Ultron appears to be a minor variation on this costume.
- Thor's debut film was the first in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so explore ancient mythology, space travel and extraterrestrial life. These ideas are continued through Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers.
- Thor's screen time in The Avengers is 25:52.
- Thor's screen time in Avengers: Age of Ultron is 14:18.
- Chris Hemsworth's role in Doctor Strange was uncredited.
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Thor: The Dark World
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I cannot even begin to express how I feel about what I am seeing on the court. Putting aside the rather sloppy side of the Boston game, I like EVERYTHING I've seen these past two games. This is quality team basketball. Players who had been given up on by many (Pollard and Croshere) have shown they have game and bring something to the table. Gill looks better than a fill-in, Harrison is a steal, the added experience of Fred Jones is paying huge dividends. It really has been a sight to behold. I just don't see how it's possible for any other team to have MORE depth and it would be next to impossible for any team to have equal QUALITY depth.
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ST. LOUIS -- Manager Walt Weiss called the team's offensive struggles during a 2-4 homestand against the Rays and Yankees "unacceptable" after Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Bombers. Before Friday's opener of a three-game set with the National League Central-leading Cardinals, he reminded his hitters how good they can be.
"Whenever we do our scouting meeting [at the start of each series], I'll talk a little bit about the upcoming series and maybe touch on the series we just got done playing," Weiss said. "I touched on a few things that I saw this homestand, but nothing major. A lot of it just comes down to us remembering who we are as a club and how we play the game."
In the two losses to the Rays, the Rockies went 0-for-18 with runners in scoring position. Against the Yankees, Jorge De La Rosa's strong six innings helped the Rox to their first shutout of the season, and Colorado pitching gave up three runs in each of the next two games, but the hitters could not come through. The Rockies usually count on scoring big at Coors Field.
No matter where, Weiss reminded the Rockies, they need to have smart at-bats.
"There are times over the course of the game where the game will dictate what you have to do in the box," Weiss said. "I thought we got away from that at times. The game may call for you to attack the big part of the field or lead off an inning a certain way. I thought our awareness and our focus got away from that a little bit.
"I was just reminding them of things they already know but things we have to be reminded of from time to time."
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It's All About the Trade-Offs
By Pierre R. Latour
Pierre R. Latour is president, Clifftent, Inc., firstname.lastname@example.com
Decisions in life involve optimizing risky tradeoffs. Let's see if you recognize and appreciate risky tradeoff problems and opportunities, even if you can't solve them exactly.
Football punter – A football punter, standing at the middle of the 50-yard line, wishes to make a "coffin corner" kick; that is, to kick the ball out of bounds as close to the goal line as possible, but not into the end zone. If successful, the opposing team will get the ball at the yard line where it goes out of bounds; if unsuccessful, it will get the ball at the 20-yard line. Assume the ball travels in a straight line, has enough velocity to cross the side line or goal line, and there is no run-back. If the kicker's launch angle has a normal distribution with a standard deviation σ of 7.5º from where he aims, at what sideline marker should the punter aim so that the expected value of the opposing team's starting position is minimized? What is that expected value (in yards from their goal line)?
A football field, not counting the end zones, is 300 feet by 160 feet. --Steven E Bradley, AZ A'77, Brain Ticklers, The Bent of Tau Beta Pi, Fall 2010. (See answer at end of article.)
Car driver speed limit – There is more or less incentive to drive fast to the posted limit (or beyond) depending on the consequences of being late. And there is more or less penalty for exceeding the limit depending on weather, location and likelihood of a ticket. Further there is some uncertainty about the speedometer reading, traffic radar gun reading and fuzz buster effectiveness. Each driver continuously optimizes his value proposition related to speed, depending on his perception of the shape of his value tradeoff tent and the size of the mishap cliff somewhere beyond the limit. Since 10 mph is too slow and 100 mph is too fast, an optimum exists in between. Goldilocks was correct; not too fast; not too slow; just right.
Offshore oil wells – Down-hole drill mud pressure must be somewhat higher than the expected reservoir pressure to prevent blowouts like the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. But the lower the pressure, the less the mud supply tank nitrogen blanket compression costs. An important risky profit tradeoff must be optimized for the pressure controller setpoint.
Home thermostat – The winter comfort value increases with temperature setpoint until about 75 ºF and vanishes somewhere above that. Furnace fuel cost increases faster than linearly with temperature until the furnace is at maximum capacity. So a smooth value (comfort – cost) tradeoff hill exists for every thermostat, even one for Earth1.
Crude pipeline temperature – An Alaskan crude pipeline has heating elements for temperature control. Heating crude oil reduces its viscosity, allowing higher pumping rates and profit. But heating costs and corrosion rates increase with temperature, and equipment wear and tear increases can overshadow throughput gains. The profit vs. temperature setpoint tradeoff exists, whether one knows it or not.
Refinery vacuum distillation temperature – Vacuum unit heater coil outlet temperature increases will upgrade lower-value residue to gas oil. But if the temperature is too high, typically 780 ºF, residue entrainment from higher vapor velocity quickly contaminates the gas oil, decreasing its value, and furnace or heat recovery limits may be exceeded, causing severe penalties. Temperature must be set just right, depending on oil rate, molecular weight, pressure, steam, equipment capabilities and economics.
While everyone makes tradeoff determinations like these daily, based on experience, training, emotion and judgment, a rigorous mathematical optimization, using accurate inputs, will undoubtedly give superior results and improve learning and decision-making. This is a fundamental tenant of science, mathematics and engineering.
AGO Pour Point Trade-Off Picture
Consider how a refiner should set atmospheric gas oil (AGO) pour point setpoint illustrated in Figure 1.
Red tent – A typical risky tradeoff is shown for the atmospheric gas oil pour point2. The top red curve with peak at 30 ºC is the steady-state profit tent with peak profit = 100 cents per barrel barrel. This red curve of perfection can only be achieved with σ = 0, perfect control.
Blue hill – The blue frequency distribution data is centered at 28 ºC, with σ = 1.25 ºC.
Pink hill – When the product of the red and blue curves is integrated, the risky expected value profit, $85.27, is on the pink hill at 28 ºC. Moving the blue distribution left and right and reintegrating it generates the pink hill with a top at 28.36 ºC worth $86.00.
Green hill – If σ is cut in half to 0.625 ºC, the green distribution profit at 28.36 ºC increases from $86.00 to $92.95 on the brown hill.
Brown hill – When the product of the red and green curves is integrated, the risky expected value profit is on the brown hill, with the new top at 28.81 ºC worth $94.45. If σ returns to 1.25, the blue distribution again, profit at 28.81 ºC drops from the brown hill, $94.45, to the pink hill, $85.00, so one should back off to 28.36 ºC to regain $86.00.
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FOXBORO, Mass. — Patriots safety Josh Barrett still tries to carry on Pat Tillman's legacy.
The two crossed paths at Arizona State, and Barrett has used Tillman's message to keep a positive outlook on life. Tillman, who turned down a $3.6 million, three-year contract from the Cardinals to join the Army in response to 9/11, was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.
"I think the lasting legacy he had on me personally in my career was, 'Do more for others than you do for yourself. There are no shortcuts. Don't make excuses for anything, and live life to the fullest. And be willing to make sacrifices,'" Barrett said.
Tillman's story was a huge deal at Arizona State, where the university erected a statue of Tillman and named a tunnel after him at the stadium. Barrett said Tillman's former teammates, most notably quarterback Jake Plummer, would speak with the student-athletes about the impact he had on everyone he met.
Barrett still keeps some memorabilia that he got from a charity event in Tillman's honor, and it's locked away in a safe at his mother's house in Reno, Nev. Barrett also recalled how one of his friends, former Arizona State linebacker Mike Nixon, received a signed letter from Tillman during his recruitment process with the program.
After Tillman's death, Barrett hoped to honor him by wearing No. 42, but it was bestowed upon senior defensive lineman Connor Banks. Again, the stories just show how revered Tillman is with everyone he's affected.
"They looked at [Tillman] as somewhat of an iconic figure, and you can definitely follow his story and get behind him," Barrett said. "This guy was bigger than the game."
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in Louisville, Ky. The original .65 acre was donated by the Cave Hill Cemetery Company as a burial site for soldiers who died in the service of their country. Additional acreage was added in 1863, 1864, 1867 and 1897 through donation and purchase.
While the site was officially established as a national cemetery in 1863 within the fashionable Cave Hill Cemetery, the first interment occurred in November 1861. The initial burials were soldiers who died at camps and hospitals in the Louisville area. In spring 1867, 732 remains gathered from various points along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad were also interred at Cave Hill, primarily in section D.
Twelve soldiers of the 32nd Indiana Regiment, commanded by Brig. Gen. August Willich are interred in graves 1-12, Section C. The troops perished in a battle at Rowlett Station between the 500 men under WillichÂ's command and 3,000 Confederates. They were originally buried near the battle site and the graves marked by a stone tablet bearing a carved American eagle and the following inscription in German:
Here rest the first heroes of the 32nd Indiana German Regiment, who laid down their lives for the preservation of the free Constitution of the republic of the United States of North America. They were killed December 17, 1861, in a fight with the rebels at Rowlett Station, Kentucky, in which one regiment of Texas rangers, two regiments of infantry, and a battery of six cannon, (over 3,000 strong) were defeated by 500 German soldiers.
The state of Kentucky recognized the sacrifice of these men by purchasing the ground in which they were buried. In 1867, with the approval of IndianaÂ's governor, the remains of the soldiers and the monument were moved to Cave Hill Cemetery. The monument was subsequently mounted on a solid stone pedestal contributed by LouisvilleÂ's German citizens.
In 1867, the United States purchased an additional .22 acres around the corner from the cemetery as the site for a keeperÂ's lodge built in the familiar architectural style originated by Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs. Although the U.S. Army sold the lodge in 1940, it remains in existence on Baxter Avenue.
The larger, private Cave Hill Cemetery has been the pre-eminent burial ground in Louisville since it was dedicated in 1848, and it remains a premiere example of Rural style cemetery design in the United States. The siteÂ's natural rock outcroppings and hilly topography have been complemented with ponds, statuary and architecturally elegant tombs. More than 500 kinds of trees and garden plantings are maintained in this naturalistic oasis.
Cave Hill National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The complete Cave Hill Cemetery property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places previously, and it remains an active burial site.
Monuments and Memorials
The 32nd Indiana Monument is the oldest Civil War monument in America; it was created in early 1862 and was moved to the cemetery in 1867. The limestone block was carved by August Bloedner, who served with the 32nd Indiana, or Â"First German,Â" Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which was composed entirely of recent German immigrants. The monument memorializes men of the unit who died in an engagement at RowlettÂ's Station on Dec. 17, 1861. It was the first Civil War skirmish in Kentucky and these were the first men of the state to perish in the conflict.
The Unknown Soldiers Monument, a rustic boulder marked with a plaque, was erected in 1914.
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Wonder if this affects his reconciliation with Shaunie
Woman calls Shaq a Heavy and a Heavy Breather
Posted Aug 22nd 2008 2:17PM by TMZ Staff
Shaq has allegedly been playing tighter and closer on a Georgia chick than he ever did against his NBA foes.
A Georgia woman just got a restraining order against Shaquille O'Neal, alleging he threatened to hurt her and harassed her with heavy-breathing over the phone. Alexis Miller claims they had an affair and that when it ended, Shaq threatened he'd wreck her career if she told anyone.
According to court docs Shaq wrote her one email that reads, "I dnt no who the *** u think u dealin wit u will neva be heard from one phone call is all I gotta make no try me. Sho me."
O'Neal is scheduled to appear before a judge on Sept. 4.
A call to Shaq's rep was not returned.


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- Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater
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- Jeane DeLaney
Film: Banana Land
The U.S. premiere of a new documentary film by Jason Glaser that examines the struggle of Latin American banana workers to improve labor conditions.
Co-sponsored by Latin American Studies, Media Studies, the Kloeck-Jenson Endowment for Peace and Justice, IGS and History.
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Far East is, step by step, becoming the new centre of the world – and that applies to the 'Generation Y' time wasting activities like blogging, twittering and such. The multi-billion and growing population here has too little space to go out sometimes in all those dense cities, so electronic social activities on small gadgets have a boom time.
Here in super-developed Singapore, the Switzerland of Asia [minus the mountains, plus the extra money], this past weekend saw Intel and Lenovo team up with a famous local department store TANGS [something like Macy's with a Chinese twist and plenty of saucy lingerie], at the busiest downtown intersection, to have a dozen bloggers stay overnight in the shopfront windows and non stop blog and twit, blog and twit, about everything all and sundry. The bloggest were of both sexes, various races, and ranged in size from less than 5 feet to over 6 feet.
Singaporean weather makes any promotion a breeze to organize, especially when gorgeous ladies are around…
The object of desire, i.e. the grand prize for the bloggers? Lenovo's new Montevina+ ULV based subnotebook with a wide 1366×768 screen, yes the same resolution as on cheap "HD Ready" TV sets. Is it me, or does the widened screen shape now match the keyboard proportions more and more? Luckily, the Lenovo girls on the stage didn't have the proportion problems – and no, you guessed wrong: the shortest girl has the best legs:
Singaporeans endulge in the day and night of free blogging and twittering until somebody wins a notebook
Talking about that aspect of portability, it was Nadya, the smallest contestant, who won. Despite her petite [shall we say: Ultra-Mobile] stature, Nadya walked away with the new notebook, a worthy prize knowing the continuous torture she may have had to undergo non-stop scrolling the documents on the wide yet shallow display – give us 1280×800 back at 16:10 proportion, please!
Finally, note that these are top IT players in their fields, bothering to organise such event at a, suffice to say, very expensive piece of real estate, comparable to London's Oxford Street. The morale of the story: blogging, twittering and such can make you famous, and if you're willing to go for sleepless nights in public doing it, even earn a free [sub]notebook!


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Stuart Massey has called for honesty as Carshalton Athletic slip ever closer to the Ryman Premier League trapdoor.
The Robins lost 1-0 to AFC Hornchurch at Colston Avenue on Tuesday night leaving them bottom of the table, and 14 points adrift from safety with seven games to play.
Since Massey took over in January, he has presided over three wins and 12 defeats.
And further home defeats against Enfield Town this weekend and Grays on Tuesday could seal the Robins' fate.
Massey said: "Survival is still possible, yes, but it does no good to just keep saying we can get out of trouble.
"We have to be honest about the situation and say it's a big ask."
He added: "We'll aim to get seven positive results, but I'll be more than happy if I see my lads continue to play at the same kind of intensity which earned us two wins in March."
Massey was pleased with his side's endeavour against Hornchurch despite being without regulars Bobby Price, Jason Goodchild and Rhys Coleman.
"Everyone out there competed well against a club sitting in the play-offs and that's what I'm talking about," he added. "Unfortunately we gave away a soft goal and its ultimately proved decisive, something we need to work on."
Carshalton ended up with 10 men on Tuesday as Stefan Cox received two late bookings, for dissent and then a trip, but Massey felt perplexed by the decision.
"Stefan was silly and I don't condone his actions but neither incident is comparable to an overenthusiastic two-footed tackle Adriano Moraes received in the first-half," he said.
"I don't want to see any player get sent off but their guy only got booked. It all seemed a bit inconsistent to me."
The Ryman League transfer deadline came and went on Monday with Robins adding three new faces, including striker Matt Marshall, while midfielder Jordan Wilson joined Grays Athletic.
"Matt has pro experience and has also played Spanish league football. We've given him a trial and I think he'll be a good acquisition once fully fit," Massey said.
"I didn't want Jordan to leave but he received a great offer and it's closer to where he lives, so he went with my blessing."


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Philadelphia Theatre Company Will Proceed With THE MOUNTAINTOP Previews This Weekend Despite Stagehand Strike
The first preview performances of Philadelphia Theatre Company's production of The Mountaintop by Katori Hall will take place on Saturday, January 19 at 8:00 PM (Broad and Lombard Streets) and on Sunday, January 20 at 3:00 PM at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. The remainder of the performance schedule remains unchanged through Sunday, February 17.
"We have been negotiating in good faith with the stagehands and have offered them a reasonable and fair contract which they have rejected. Our first responsibility is always to our audiences and our community, and we are focusing on delivering a quality production of this inspiring show about DR. Martin Luther King, Jr. The show will go on," said PTC's Producing Artistic Director Sara Garonzik.
"We are eager to come to a resolution with the Union but we cannot allow this situation to impede our ability to bring this marvelous production to the community," said Managing Director Shira Beckerman. "It is ironic that, while we are producing a play about DR. Martin Luther King, Jr. who urged cooperation and consensus, we are engaged in a disruptive and distracting situation prompted by the stagehands' union walkout."
Set in Memphis on April 3, 1968, The Mountaintop imagines the events that might have taken place the night before the assassination of Civil Rights leader DR. Martin Luther King, Jr. After delivering his magnificent "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, an exhausted and defeated Dr. King retires to Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel where he encounters a mysterious and spirited stranger as an epic storm rages outside.
The Company's stagehand employees voted in September to become members of IATSE Local 8. PTC and the Union negotiated an interim labor agreement in October. Since that agreement's expiration in late November, members of the PTC management team have been in negotiations with representatives of the union on an ongoing basis. At the last negotiating session the parties agreed to meet on Monday, January 21.


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ELEVEN years ago, doctors feared Evesham schoolgirl Stefanie Mace-Gould may have serious brain damage from horrific head injuries after she was hit by a car.
The teenager spent two weeks in a coma at Birmingham Children's Hospital fighting for her life and doctors were even forced to remove part of her skull.
Her family were told she might never be able to walk, talk or even feed herself.
But five-and-a-half weeks later, she astounded doctors with her remarkable recovery, leaving hospital and returning to a mainstream school wearing a specially adapted protective helmet.
Now the 24-year-old, who lives in Bidford, has celebrated her wedding to Anthony Gould at Dumbleton Hall, ensuring her story has a happy ending after all.
Mrs Mace-Gould attributes her miraculous recovery to the sterling work of the medical team. She said: "I was in a coma in intensive care and then moved up to the neurology ward. I had a lot of physio when I was on that ward – that's why I was able to come out so quickly.
"Doctors thought I wouldn't be able to walk or talk or feed myself. They didn't expect me to be walking out of hospital, let alone be able to do everything for myself.
They said I was a miracle."
The former St Egwin's Middle and Prince Henry's High School pupil does not remember much of what happened in May 2001 when she was hit by a car and rolled off the bonnet before hitting her head on the kerb on Pershore Road, Hampton, Evesham.
She had to have five operations on her skull and had broken cheek and sinus bones, as well as hip and other injuries. Her determination to recover paid off and she went on to gain eight GCSEs, a BTEC in performing art at Stratford College and a degree at Worcester University.
But despite her miraculous recovery, Stefanie, who now works as a nursery nurse in Stratford, still bears the scars from the accident.
She said: "I still see a physiologist.
I've got a acquired brain injury so I can't work full-time. I get tired very quickly. But I wouldn't be where I am today without the help I've had from those doctors in Leamington Rehabilitation Hospital. At school I ran for the county and played every sport. The doctors say it probably contributed to how I've recovered."
Her father John said: The speed of her recovery surprised everybody. She has done so well to get to where she is today. She had a lovely wedding day and has just returned from honeymoon in Barbados."


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As I've discussed in prior blog posts, 401(k) account balances for many Americans have recovered as a result of better financial markets and ongoing contributions. In tandem, the debate over 401(k)s has shifted—to the question of fees.
Critics share a common complaint: 401(k) fees are too high.* I've been asked this question in this way: Why aren't 401(k) plans as cheap as a low-cost Vanguard index fund? The Vanguard 500 Index Fund, for example, carries a current expense ratio of 0.18%. By comparison, the median 401(k) plan, according to one study, costs about 0.70%—nearly four times as much.
Why the difference? There are four reasons.
First, 401(k) plans require a more complex infrastructure than a retail investment account. I won't go into the details (that would take its own post), but 401(k)s offer a more complex—and expensive—array of administrative services than a typical retail investment account or IRA.
Second, most 401(k) plans offer higher-cost actively managed funds, along with a few passive choices. For example, 96% of the employers who have chosen Vanguard as their 401(k) recordkeeper also have decided to offer active funds. Having weighed the issue, employers choose to offer both types of funds.
Third, and more subtly, 401(k)s are subject to what economists call "economies of scale." Large companies are able to spread recordkeeping costs over a large base of workers; they can also get price discounts on indexing or active management that come with "bulk" purchasing. In layperson's terms, a plan with 10,000 workers will get lower prices than a plan with 100 workers. The same is true with the size of assets to be invested. So a big difference in fees across 401(k) plans is influenced by how big the plan is.
Finally, fees are influenced by the assets accumulated by participants. Suppose you have two 401(k) plans, both with 1,000 plan participants and both with the same services. Company A consists mostly of higher-paid, long-tenured engineers who have accumulated larger account balances. Company B, a chain of retail shops, has many short-tenured, lower-income workers with smaller balances. All things equal, to generate the same dollar amount in fees, participants at Company A will be charged a lower rate (on their larger balances), and participants at Company B a higher rate (on their smaller balances).
The dynamic nature of the job market only exacerbates this issue. Employees change jobs or retire and then roll over their savings to an IRA. As a result, the 401(k) system is always losing money to IRAs—especially large balances at retirement that, if retained, could drive down 401(k) costs.
So what's to be done? Actually, a lot is already being done (a point often missing in some critical articles). A regulatory project has been under way to encourage greater fee-consciousness for several years. The government recently issued the final set in a series of regulations. The project mandates certain 401(k) fee disclosures to the government, employers, and participants. The initiative has the full support of the 401(k) industry—the mutual funds, money managers, banks, insurance companies, independent recordkeepers, consultants, and actuaries who make the system work.
Will better information mean lower costs? Certainly better information is a prerequisite for the tougher price negotiations. The new regulations can be thought of as a behavioral finance "framing" exercise in which human decisions are shaped by how information is presented. The new disclosures are certain to make everyone in the 401(k) system more fee-aware.
At the same time, there are limits to what regulators can do. The new regulations won't eliminate economies of scale. They won't eliminate disparities in incomes, tenure, and asset accumulation among plans. But they are certain to make price comparison shopping easier, and also highlight the enduring question of active versus passive management.
Which sounds like the right thing to do.
* The rhetoric can be heated. When discussing fees, critics sometimes use terms like "train wreck," "disaster," and "investment fraud." For examples, click here or here.
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Guadalajara (Province)
Castillo de Pioz
Parapente en La Muela
Castillo de Santiuse. Corduente
- 자치 지방: Castile-La Mancha
- 지방 / 섬: Guadalajara
It is located in central Spain, in the northeast of the Castile-La Mancha region. The best way to discover the area's rural landscapes is to visit its famous Black Architecture villages. There are also several protected natural spaces in the province, such as the beech forest in the Tejeda Negra Nature Reserve. And for those in search of culture, the historic/artistic sites in places such as Atienza, Brihuega, Hita, Molina de Aragón, Palazuelos, Pastrana and Sigüenza are well worth a visit. Another interesting fact is that the Guadalajara area is the main character in the book "Journey to La Alcarria" by the Nobel Prize for Literature Camilo José Cela. Meat plays a very important role in the local gastronomy, and visitors should make a point of trying the roast lamb or kid.
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A 80-year-old old man came to hospital for physical examination. During the period, he just kept flaunting about his young wife.
"She is only 25-year-old." he said, "we just got married 4 months ago, and you never know how much she is faithful to me. She couldn't be without me in any minute, She's alway sticking on me even making me feel annoyed." "further more," said the old man, "She's got pregnant recently already."
The doctor kept listening and say nothing.
"How about that." The old man was very proud of himself.
The doctor took a glance at him and said, "Uh, yeah, that make me recall one of my long-lost friend. He told me a story about something happened when he was hunting in Africa. Sometime he came cross a lion in a grassland, he reached his back to take the gun to aim quickly. But he found he've made a huge mistake soon, what he got not the gun, but the umbrella. And it was too late, the lion was standing just in front of him, and is going jump on him. So he just pointed the umbrella on the lion, and shouted, "Pong, pong, pong", like a gun shooting. All of a sudden, the miracle just happened, the lion fall on the dust and died."
By then, "~! That's impossible!" the old man yelled, "There must be someone else who did that!"
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Best Horror Movies On Netflix
31 Horror Movies On Netflix That Will Scare The Crap Out Of You
It's time to do the time warp again, folks! Settle down for an awesome night in with your best pal, Netflix, and have it scare the bejeebers out of you and friends (or girlfriend).
Ranked from some of the biggest horror sensations of last year to the pulpiest 80s horror comedies, Netflix has got you covered this Halloween and is ready to keep the Halloween spirit alive and get you psyched for an epic party on Hallow's Eve. Make sure to check in on last year's list as a lot of those titles will still be on Netflix today.
The Babadook (2014)
This Australian psycho-thriller based on a scary book obsessed over by a scary kid sounds fairly cliche. But in practice, this flick will grip you, it will have you on edge, and spit you right out at the end.
Maniac (2013)
Premiering at Sundance 2012, Maniac made quite a splash with Elijah Wood in the lead, wielding a sharp kitchen knife, collecting scalps of innocent young women in New York City. But, as you've probably figured out, it's bloody and gory and gross. But then again, that's exactly what you're here for right now, isn't it?
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
If you haven't yet had the pleasure, make sure to put this one on top of the list this October. It's mysterious, thrilling, hilarious in parts, and will literally have you peeing in your pants a little by the end.
Oculus (2013)
Karen Gillian (Nebula in Guards of the Galaxy) tries to figure out what's so spooky about this one unusual looking mirror. It's perhaps the fact that this guy saw his dead mother in it once.
Scream (1996)
This 90s cult classic slasher film might not have aged as well as others on this list, but that's what makes it so great. Who could forget Drew Barrymore cooking up some stovetop popcorn while chatting to some mysterious (and obviously the bad guy) voice on an oversized landline phone.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
One of Johnny Depp's most iconic moments (before The Lone Ranger that is) shows off the amazing talent of a certain Tim Burton, who was still in his prime at the time. No we're not talking about Nic Cage in a Superman suit. Sleepy Hollow is a fantastic example of why 1999 was the best year in cinema. It's bloody, it's got Depp in it, and the soundtrack by Danny Elfman is unforgettable.
You're Next (2013)
You're Next is another great entry in the admittedly long list of the "home-invasion" category. It's Scream meets Home Alone - but with a breath of fresh air (because of all the shattered windows of course) in an otherwise pretty dusty horror genre.
Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Cabin in the Woods will surprise you again and again with its twists and turns. On the surface you've got the usual tropes and cliches. College kids get lost, and there's that one guy who smokes a lot of pot. But then it all derails into a metaphysical spectacle. Masterminded by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, Cabin In The Woods is an outlier and shines as a perfect blend of a lot of older and perfected horror genres. Bring out the popcorn, and enjoy the show.
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser is famed writer and director Clive Barker's gory and deeply unsettling debut. And he really nailed it with this one. It sure isn't for the squeamish. Your skin will be crawling for 90 brutal minutes.
Coherence (2013)
Coherence is a shaky cam mystery thriller with pretty substantial ambitions. A group of friends meet for dinner but something is off, as a comet shakes up their entire world.
Se7en (1995)
David Fincher's masterpiece starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey, should also be of very high priority as you settle down on your couch for an extra creepy dose of Netflix horror. Freeman and Pitt play homicide detectives, who play a twisted game with a even more twisted mind, who kills with seemingly no motive or pattern.
The Guest (2014)
No doubt about it, Dan Stevens from Downton Abbey is quite a looker. But don't be distracted by his charms. Or should we say, don't fall for them? You'll regret it...
Pandorum (2009)
The opening of Pandorum plays out a lot like The Matrix. But you'll soon notice, it will take a vastly different tone. There's something super awesome about constantly doubting and second guessing yourself throughout a thriller. And this one has got it all right in that respect.
Housebound (2014)
Coming to you all the way from New Zealand, Housebound is a debut film of director Gerard Johnstone. It perfectly blends comedic takes on more predictable and old-fashioned horror genres with gratifying gore and suspense.
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Touted as one of Rob Zombie's best works, this movie refuses to slow down and cranks up the gore and guts to 11.
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
What's scarier than being trapped in a house with an old demented lady, who you are writing your thesis on? A demented lady sleepwalking around like a maniac, while you find out about her gruesome murder history.
Detention (2011)
The Exorcist (1973)
The ultimate entry in our horror list is a true classic that has terrified multiple generations of horror lovers. It is unrelenting, deeply disturbing and you won't forget it for a long time.
Creep (2015)
Creep is a found footage flick about an innocent project about Mark Duplass, who has a terminal illness, filming a movie for his unborn son. Produced by the original makers of Paranormal Activity, you're guaranteed to be in for a fright. And no, it's not the Mark Duplass you know from The League.
The Monster Squad (1987)
It's Ghostbusters meets The Breakfast Club. It's hoaky and dated in a Back To The Future kind of way. But, you know, with monsters. And the special effects is a sight to behold.
The Shrine (2010)
A backpacker goes missing in big 'ol Europe and when a throng of journalists try to find him, you guessed it, the s*** hits the fan. It's admittedly a B-rated pulp fest, but it has its niche audience. Or, y'know, you can watch it for the laughs.
Honeymoon (2014)
In Honeymoon, Rose Leslie (Ygritte of Game of Thrones) creeps the hell out of her young adult husband with her strange and distant behavior (or her fake American accent). A hot and steamy stay at a vacation home for a young couple turns creepy, as Rose Leslie's character starts sleepwalking in the woods and acting strange.
Nightbreed (1990)
Is it hell, or an early 90s horror movie set? Who can tell the difference really. Suffice it to say, Clive Barker's (also director of Hellraiser) monster horror show is for true nerds of the genre.
Zombeavers (2014)
You might have seen zombie sheep, or zombie Nazis, but have you seen zombie beavers yet? Thought so.
These Final Hours (2014)
It's only twelve hours until the apocalypse hits - what would you do with so little time left on Earth? Party? Or be close to your loved ones? It's a fantastic set up for any horror movie and These Final Hours delivers. It's haunting, emotionally gripping and empowering.
Rigor Mortis (2013)
This supernatural horror film from Hong Kong made its debut at last year's Toronto International Movie Festival. It's an awesome martial arts infused twist on the supernatural genre, with stunning visuals and incredible cinematography, the likes of which you've never seen before.
The Canal (2014)
The Canal is about a film archivist who believes he has found a ghost caught on an old film from the turn of the century. And a twisted series of events lead him on a chase to find it. But nobody believes him.
Banshee Chapter (2013)
The Banshee Chapter is a found footage style film about a self-experiment with a synthetic government research drug gone wrong. But what lurks in the dark? A government conspiracy, or a murky figure hiding in the background? Or both?
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
It comes to no surprise that VICE is behind the "first Iranian Vampire Western ever made." Filmed entirely in black and white, it's hipster paradise, for those interested in the more niche (and edgy) kinds of vampiric scares.
Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator is a hilarious blend of comedy horror and sci-fi. A scientist figures out how to bring back the dead and has some chats with severed talking heads. It's written by the one and only H.P. Lovecraft and is chock full of homages to some of the greatest horror films in history.
The 'Burbs (1989)
Tom Hanks stars in this odd mix of mystery and comedy from the 80s. It's pretty far out there, but it's just so much fun to see young Tom Hanks getting chased around by an evil family next door out to kill him.


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Poplar Tree Road Project
Construction is commencing on a project that will widen Poplar Tree Road to a four lane divided section from Sully Station Drive to Braddock Ridge Drive. The project includes a raised concrete median, a 5-foot wide concrete sidewalk on the west side, and a 6-foot wide asphalt walkway on the east side to match the existing.
The project cost of approximately $5.5 million is funded from a November 2007 Transportation Bond. The project is being managed jointly by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services.
Section of Poplar Tree Road to Close Temporarily
A section of Poplar Tree Road between Braddock Ridge Drive and Sully Park Drive will be closed to traffic beginning June 22, 2011 for a little over two months. Estimated project completion date is about twelve months from the start of construction; however, traffic lanes are expected to be re-opened to through traffic by September 2, 2011.
For more information about this project call the FCDOT Public Information Officer at 703-877-5600, TTY 711.