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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Tessa Worley of France led the first run of a World Cup giant slalom on Sunday, while Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States skied out.
Overall standings leader Lara Gut of Switzerland went out in similar style to Shiffrin, sliding away while making a tight turn on the quick course.
Worley, the world championships gold medalist in GS, timed 1 minute 4.34 seconds on another day of ideal race conditions in the Swiss Alps.
"It was perfect snow really. Running (bib) No. 1, I was loving every second of it until I fell," said Shiffrin, who was runner-up in the previous GS race at Beaver Creek, Colo., this month.
Jessica Lindell-Vikarby of Sweden, who edged Shiffrin for victory then to lead the discipline standings, was second-fastest, 0.29 seconds behind Worley. Kathrin Zettel of Austria was third, trailing by 0.50.
Defending World Cup champion Tina Maze of Slovenia was sixth, with 0.76 to make up in the second run.
Julia Mancuso of the U.S., the 2006 Olympic champion in GS, placed 10th, 1.49 back.
Shiffrin said she was caught out trying to maintain her speed over changing terrain.
"Instead of just doing it I was thinking so much, 'Oh no, here it comes,'" she told The Associated Press. "I got really stiff so then I just got on my inside ski.
"There is always a reason for falling so I will go back and figure it out and hopefully not do it again," she added.
Shiffrin only has to wait until Tuesday for her next race, in her specialist slalom discipline, a seven-hour drive away in France.
"I guess that's the bright side of going out today. Now we'll get to Courchevel sooner," the reigning World Cup and world champion in slalom said.


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Chicago and Minneapolis managed to jab into new contract highs, but Kansas City couldn't get that kind of performance. The KC/Chicago spreads spent most of the week weakening further, with KC new crop trading as much as -21 to Chicago. The likelihood of hard red wheat recovering from the frost better than soft red has kept the KC price action much more subdued than Chicago's, which also has more influence from corn than KC.
Developing dry weather in the EU has elevated concerns of further world production declines and supply shortfalls. While it's still early in the growing season, rains across much of the European continent have been well below normal for the month of April. Forecasts do not call for any soaking rains, so that situation definitely warrants monitoring. Russia, Ukraine and China are all on the watch list as rains have been notably less than normal with little on the way.
Australia did get some good, soaking rains in the eastern regions-greatly needed as they begin plantings. Subsoil moisture is pretty much zero, so they, again, also warrant monitoring. Stats Canada also weighed in last week with their seedings report suggesting that producers would plant 10% less wheat than last year, at 23.8 million acres.
India has issued a tender for 1 MMT, and has stated they'll import 3 MMT (so far). Even with a bumper crop for them, their government is having difficulty procuring stocks from the local farmers. Thus, they are looking to the world market to rebuild government supplies.
The Kansas crop tour starts on Tuesday. There are numerous opinions on crop conditions already out there, with crop analysts already having surveyed as much as they can for frost damage. This will be another snapshot in time, and this year will be difficult to get a good assessment because of the varying degrees of damage to the crop.
We continue to hear reports of further damage, particular in the western region of KS, where it was thought that they'd been spared much lasting damage. Recent reports are showing that weakened wheat stems are unable to support the plant and/or carry the nutrients. It's looking like we'll continue to see conditions decline as time goes on.
Deliveries were heavy for Chicago wheat this morning and zero for Kansas City wheat-pretty indicative of the underlying fundamentals. But, that doesn't explain the discount that KC has to Chicago; I would expect that those spreads would come back to their normal relationship with KC carrying a premium to Chicago.
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Lidia Bastianich, loved by millions of Americans for her simple, delectable Italian cooking, gives us her most instructive and personal cookbook yet. Focusing on the Italian-American kitchen--the cooking she encountered when she first came to America as a young adolescent--Lidia pays homage to this "cuisine of adaptation born of necessity." But she transforms it subtly with her light, discriminating touch, using the authentic ingredients, not accessible to the early immigrants, which are all so readily available today. The aromatic flavors of fine Italian olive oil, imported Parmigiano-Reggiano and Gorgonzola dolce latte, fresh basil, oregano, and rosemary, sun-sweetened San Marzano tomatoes, prosciutto, and pancetta permeate the dishes she makes in her Italian-American kitchen today. And they will transform for you this time-honored cuisine, as you cook with Lidia, learning from her the many secret, sensuous touches that make her food superlative. You'll find recipes for Scampi alla Buonavia (the garlicky shrimp that became so popular when Lidia served the dish at her first restaurant, Buonavia), Clams Casino (with roasted peppers and good American bacon), Caesar Salad (shaved Parmigiano makes the difference), baked cannelloni (with roasted pork and mortadella), and lasagna (blanketed in her special Italian-American Meat Sauce). But just as Lidia introduced new Italian regional dishes to her appreciative clientele in Queens in the seventies, so she dazzles us now with pasta dishes such as Bucatini with Chanterelles, Spring Peas, and Prosciutto, and Long Fusilli with Mussels, Saffron, and Zucchini. And she is a master at teaching us how to make our own ravioli, featherlight gnocchi, and genuine Neapolitan pizza. Laced with stories about her experiences in America and her discoveries as a cook, this enchanting book is both a pleasure to read and a joy to cook from.
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KANSAS CITY -- Jake Westbrook's right arm is no longer in a sling, but now he needs crutches. Westbrook, already recovering from Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery performed in June, had successful arthroscopic surgery on his right hip in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday. Westbrook told the Indians during Spring Training that the hip had been giving him intermittent soreness. The hip condition was not necessarily baseball-related. It was more attributable to Westbrook's body type, according to head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff. "Over time, the body lays down an additional bone to accommodate for a stressful area in the hip," Soloff said. "That extra bone rubs against the hip joint, which would cause the intermittent symptoms in his hip." That extra bone was shaved down as part of the surgery performed by Dr. Thomas Byrd. Westbrook will be on crutches for about four weeks, and the hip procedure isn't expected to significantly affect his return-to-throwing program. He remains on schedule to begin throwing off flat ground around Thanksgiving, Soloff said. "He'll alternate days of elbow and hip rehab," Soloff said. Westbrook, who could be ready to pitch again around the 2009 midseason, will be in Cleveland for the remainder of the season, and he's committed to returning to Cleveland for monthly checkups in the offseason. He will also report early to Spring Training camp in Goodyear, Ariz. "He understands what's at stake," Soloff said. Westbrook, who also missed a month earlier this year with a strained oblique, was 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA in five starts this season.
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El Paso Natural Gas Company
First Revised Volume No. 1-A
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 10/01/1993, Docket: RS92- 60-018, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 296 First Revised Sheet No. 296 : Superseded
Superseding: 2nd Substitute Original Sheet No. 296
28. CAPACITY RELEASE PROGRAM (Continued)
28.12 Notice of Completed Transactions (Continued)
(d) volume in Mcf;
(e) whether the capacity is firm or firm recallable;
(f) all conditions, including any minimums, concerning the
(g) the names of the Releasing Shipper and the Acquiring
Shipper; and
(h) whether or not the Acquiring Shipper is an affiliate of
the Releasing Shipper or El Paso.
28.13 Effective Date of Release and Acquisition - The effective date
of the release by a Releasing Shipper and acquisition by an
Acquiring Shipper shall be on the date so designated in the
Acquired Capacity Agreement or Transportation Service
Agreement referenced in Section 28.11 above.
28.14 Notice by El Paso of Uncommitted Firm Capacity - In the event
El Paso determines that it has any uncommitted firm capacity
on its system, El Paso shall post on its electronic bulletin
board a notice of the availability of such capacity, setting
forth the same information as prescribed in Section 28.4 or
Section 28.5, as applicable. The capacity shall be awarded
using the procedures specified by Sections 28.8 and 28.10.
Any pre-arranged transaction for uncommitted or expansion firm
capacity shall be subject to the posting and bidding
procedures of this Section 28 regardless of the term or rate.
Tied bids will be resolved by the tie-breaking method
specified in Section 28.10(f) with no preference given to any
Shipper involved in a pre-arranged transaction. El Paso shall
not be obligated to accept any bid for uncommitted capacity
that is for less than the maximum reservation charge(s) and
reservation surcharge(s) specified in this Volume No. 1-A
Tariff as in effect from time to time.
28.15 Notice of Offer to Purchase Capacity - In the event a party
desires to purchase capacity on El Paso's system, it may post
a notice of offer to purchase capacity on El Paso's electronic
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"Very practical and real advices"
This book gives practical and sensible advices on income investing. Must listen if you are serious about having a passive income as you grow older and retire in the long run.
"good starting point for income investing"
The audio version needs an accompanying PDF with the reference stuff in it. Its too hard to go back to find something you heard. You either need to keep notes as the book flows, or go back through a second time on high speed to try to locate what you're after.
The performance was good, the only point that irked me whenever I heard it was the expression of decimal places.
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A BURGLAR caught mooching close to a house which had just been broken into told police: "I've got five grand down my pants."
Paul Rowntree had actually stolen £3,500 and a box of jewellery in the early morning raid in Seaham, County Durham, last October.
Teesside Crown Court heard yesterday that the 33-year-old had been freed from prison just a short while before the break-in.
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His barrister, Alexander Burn, said he returned to taking drugs after his partner left him and his daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia.
"All he knew was how to burgle," Mr Burn said, after the court heard how Rowntree has a criminal record containing 116 offences.
Rowntree, who had been living in a hostel in Westmoreland Road, Newcastle, was jailed for two years after admitting burglary.
James Trott, 50, of South Terrace, Sunderland, also pleaded guilty to the charge for driving Rowntree to the scene at around 5am.
He was given a 15-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, with a six-month curfew between 7pm and 7am.
The judge, Recorder Ian Atherton, said Trott was not aware of the purpose of the trip when the pair first set off from Sunderland.
When he realised what Rowntree was up to as he sneaked around, Trott said he would have waited for him and given him a lift back.
His barrister, Michael Wilkinson, said despite being separated from his wife, Trott still looks after he because she is severely disabled.


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What's parking like in Saratoga on a Friday night?
I have to wonder whether Mayor Emily Lo ("Plenty of free parking available in Saratoga," letters, April 25) has ever actually tried to find parking in Saratoga Village on, say, a Friday evening …
Donald E. Grimes
Los Gatos
Council sending mixed message with 85 opposition
The Los Gatos Town Council seems intent upon sending out mixed messages about running the town. First they allow the Netflix expansion, which seems eminently sensible in helping balance housing and jobs in town. Now they strongly oppose Highway 85 improvements.
Have they forgotten what a Godsend it was when it opened? Los Gatos was in gridlock as commuters tried every which way to get through town toward jobs up the peninsula. Los Gatos-Saratoga Road was impossible. The town tried closing roads such as San Benito and adding stop signs everywhere in that part of town, pretty much to no avail. Opening Highway 85 made it liveable again.
Traffic has been creeping up over time as Highway 85 gets to be a more and more difficult commute. If we do not plan in advance, we will be in the same position in 10 years that we were in before Highway 85 opened. Why would anyone in their right mind prefer commute traffic in town rather than on freeways?
People will commute. Let's try to make it easy on them and us! Mass transit on 85 was a ridiculous pipe dream in 1990 and still is. Making commuters miserable has had no effect upon the number of cars nor on making mass transit successful. Such wishful thinking only creates pollution, energy waste and global warming. One of the definitions of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
As an after-note, to put this on a scientific base, my previous car had a per-trip mileage calculator. I averaged 29 mpg on my commute to Fremont when traffic flowed well, and 12 mpg when it didn't. An entire extra gallon of gas was consumed each way every day when traffic was slow. A needless and polluting waste.
Inadequate roads are one of the worst environmental policies we could be pursuing. Simple critical thinking tells us that road improvements are one of the best environmental and quality of life policies we could be pursuing in our area. Let's act sanely for once.
Robert Lipp
Los Gatos


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The code is hosted on https://github.com/MariaDB/server. You can branch the latest code from there, and you can also push your own changes as a new branch that can be shared with others.
Building the code from source is done with standard Unix tools: CMake (or autotools for MariaDB versions below 5.5), Gnu Make, GCC (or other C/C++ compiler on some systems). On Windows, CMake and Visual Studio are used.
The current state of the source with respect to build/test failures can be seen in buildbot.
For project management and bug tracking, we use JIRA.
The source page has links to instructions on setting up a full development environment, if you are interested.


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The 4th part of our best-selling vocal pack is here! If you are a fan of Taylor Swift, Niykee Heaton, Ciara or Justin Bieber you are in the right place. Red Lips Vocals 4 - made with attention to all details in the R&B/ Pop genre. Ready to be a part of your smash hits!
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1. (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 13, Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Governor Rashid Al-Miraj said that he was taking steps to prevent Future Bank from engaging in any illicit activity. He acknowledged the seriousness of the situation and said that Bahrain wanted to be proactive on its own so that US authorities would not have to take additional action.
2. (C) Al-Miraj said that the CBB has assigned independent auditors to Future Bank. Their job will be to review all bank transactions weekly and to ensure that they only include local, retail transactions. (Note: Future Bank's deposits currently total roughly USD 266 million. End Note.) The CBB will also appoint two independent members to the board of directors, ensuring strategic oversight and maintaining tight control over Future Bank's operations. "We are, in essence, taking control of the bank," he said.
3. (C) In coordination with the CBB, Future Bank's minority shareholder, Ahli United Bank (AUB), will place its shares in blind trust. Al-Miraj added that AUB would prefer to sell its stake in Future Bank and that he would like to make the Iranians minority shareholders, but that no investors wanted to participate in a tainted enterprise.
4. (C) Al-Miraj said he was confident that the measures taken by the CBB were sufficient to meet US concerns. He asked that if we have information about other Future Bank activity or holdings that the CBB has not sufficiently regulated, we share it with the CBB so he can take appropriate action. ********************************************* ******** Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website: XXXXXXXXXXXX********************************************* ******** ERELI


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Dirk Nowitzki registered 16 points with five rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced effort in the Dallas Mavericks' 107-87 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday.
Monta Ellis and Chandler Parsons scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, while Devin Harris tallied 11 points off the bench and J.J. Barea added 10 in a reserve role for the Mavs.
Tyson Chandler, who was acquired by Dallas along with Raymond Felton in an offseason trade with the Knicks, notched eight points and pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds in his return to Madison Square Garden.
Carmelo Anthony led all scorers with 26 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed 14 points on 5-of-17...


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As the level of responsibility an individual has in saving for retirement increases, combined with a boost in longevity, especially for the well off, and healthcare expenses eating up a bigger-than-anticipated chunk of those savings in retirement, the troubled markets of 2008 may drive clients into a frenzy, anxious about how they are supposed to save for retirement while there's less money to go around. "For even the savviest investor, saving for retirement can be daunting, particularly in light of the current housing and stock market turmoil," says Suzanne Nolan, director of marketing and communications for the HR giant Mercer's outsourcing business. "Explaining sometimes complex retirement planning strategies in plain English helps build knowledge and, by extension, the confidence to take action," she adds.
With that in mind, Mercer recently introduced the "Count on Your Retirement" online retirement savings educational program (available at www.CountOnYourRetirement.com) after getting some surprising results from its annual Mercer Workplace Survey. The study, conducted in late 2007, is a national survey of employee attitudes and behaviors regarding their company-sponsored benefit plans, and are based on a national cross-section of 2,246 active 401(k) plan participants who are also currently enrolled in their employer's health plan. In the latest edition, and for the first time in the survey's history, "just keeping up with my monthly expenses" surpassed "saving enough for retirement" as respondents' biggest financial worry. Furthermore, 69% of respondents who have identified their target retirement savings income are not fully confident that they will achieve their goal, and 48% said they would have saved more of their pay in their 401(k) plan if they could live the last year of their savings and investment life over again.
"We've taken what we've learned from the Mercer Workplace Survey and have applied our expertise to create the program," Nolan explains. The site, which was originally intended for employees whose 401(k) plans Mercer administers, is now available free of charge to the general public and includes a retirement calculator. "The result is an online experience that truly compels people to take action--whether they increase their 401(k) plan contribution rates, run retirement planning calculations, or simply rebalance their portfolios." Count on Your Retirement enables users to customize their experience by selecting a savings effort level: 1--Effortless, 2--Easy, or 3--Still Really Simple. Then, based on their selection, users can explore a variety of savings tips, use planning calculators, and learn about automatic 401(k) plan features, such as contribution rate increase and rebalancing tools.
Financial Finesse, Inc., a Manhattan Beach, California-based financial advisory and guidance firm that runs a financial services helpline manned by CFPs for employees of the over 400 organizations, recently released a report that reveals the same investor apprehension when it comes to retirement savings amid current market conditions. The Financial Helpline Topic Breakdown is a quarterly report that gives a breakdown of the most requested topics and most popular questions from the Financial Finesse helpline. According to the report, "retirement" and "debt issues" were the top two concerns that plan participants had in the first three months of 2008, with 25% and 24%, respectively. What's interesting, though, is what happens when these first quarter 2008 results are compared with fourth quarter 2007--a change in the nature of the most popular questions regarding retirement and investing. For example, in 2007 questions like "How much can I expect to receive in Social Security benefits?" and "How do I choose the right investments in my retirement plan(s)?" have been replaced with questions such as "How much do I need to retire and how much should I be saving?" and "What impact does a hardship withdrawal have on my retirement savings?"
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A family member of the young father accused of biting off part of his infant son's nose defended the man Friday, saying the injury was an accident and insisting he was "not a monster."
18-year-old Joshua Cooper is in Solano County Jail, charged with child endangerment and mayhem, after police say he bit off about a third of the nose of his one-month old baby boy. He is being held on $765,000 bail.
"The investigation revealed he was frustrated that the child would not stop crying," said Fairfield Police Lt. Stephen Crane.
But a woman claiming to be a relative of Cooper told KTVU by phone: "It was an accident. The story being told is not what happened. He [Cooper] is not a monster."
The caller asked that KTVU not reveal her name.
Police told KTVU the infant's 17-year-old mother called authorities just after it happened Thursday morning. They said eight people including Cooper and other family members were in the apartment at the time.
The piece of the nose was recovered, but the only information on the baby is that he was in stable condition Friday.
Police said the baby also has other injuries, but don't know yet when or how the baby got them.
"The child also suffered a skull fracture and a brain hemorrhage. The family has been cooperative," said Crane.
Neighbors at the complex told KTVU the family keeps to themselves.
"From what I've seen, they're a pretty decent family. Everybody's quiet," said area resident Tenea Cagler.
Mementos on the window sill of the family apartment gave no indication of the horror that happened inside.
Neighbors said they saw no signs of trouble.
Cooper denied KTVU's request for a jailhouse interview. Police said Cooper has no criminal record as an adult, but would not discuss his juvenile record.
Cooper is scheduled to make his first appearance in Solano County Court on Monday afternoon.
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Thousands of people around the world are sharing images of a creative poem after a British man shared it on Twitter in July. The reason? The poem has two totally different meanings depending on where you start to read it.
The poem started making its way around the internet after a man tweeted a photo of the poem tacked up in a bar in North London, Mashable reported. It has since been retweeted thousands of times on Twitter and viewed by over 1.4 million people on Imgur.
Here's a look at the poem in the original tweet:
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Read this... My 14 year old brother wrote this... Crazyyyy pic.twitter.com/RzvhJU1LUN— Derek Nichols (@DerekNichols0) February 26, 2014


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The Marion County Sheriff's Department arrested a couple on drug charges Sunday, September 22.
The Marion County Sheriff's Department said it pulled Anthony and Angelina Riggleman over on a traffic stop Sunday morning.
A deputy said he then searched their vehicle and found a significant amount of synthetic marijuana inside.
Both are charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
Anthony and Angelina Riggleman are being held at North Central Regional Jail. Bail is set at $100,000 each.


text: The Victor Mancha wiki last edited by iro on 09/21/16 08:38AM View full history OriginVictor Mancha was created by Ultron to infiltrate The Avengers and destroy them from within. His abilities were programmed by Ultron to manifest after his first encounter with super powered beings. This is because he was meant to be a superhero fan, and go on a trip to New York City shortly after graduating from high school. While there, he would meet The Avengers, who would most likely ask him to join them because he was so powerful. He would then proceed to work his way through their ranks for a few years, learning all of there strengths, weaknesses, and secrets. After which, he would kill them all.CreationVictor Mancha was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona and first appeared in Runaways (volume 2) Issue 1 (2005).Mayor Story ArcsThe RunawaysThis would have happened, had Gertrude Yorkes (another member of The Runaways) not traveled back in time to warn her friends (The Runaways) about him. The future Gertrude died just after telling them this.After burying her, they sought out the location of Victor Mancha. They found his high school and confronted him there. They tried to talk to him, but his powers were activated by them and he attacked them accidentally. The Runaways knocked him out and took him to the Hostel (their secret underground base). After he awoke, he talked to them for a while, then took one of them hostage to make a phone call to his mother. He found out that Dr.Doom was his father, and had taken his mother hostage.He explained the situation to the Runaways, who agreed to help him. Together, the Runaways and Victor defeated Dr.Doom, but only to find it was a robot. Then Ultron walked in and explained that he had created him, and explained his purpose. Then Ultron took control of Victor and made him fight his friends. Excelsior showed up, and destroyed Ultron, while The Runaways made their escape. Afterward, the Runaways take the now-orphaned Victor back to their hideout to keep him from ending up in the custody of Social Services.Because of his superior intelligence and electromagnetic powers, Chase calls him the Calculator Kid and Nico, calls him Zapper. After observing the team in action for a month, Victor proves his worth by defeating Swarm using his electromagnetic abilities.The Runaways are friendly towards Victor, but they know that he is still a potential threat. He is often paired with Molly Hayes when the team separates to buy supplies, because Molly is the only individual member of the team strong enough to take him down should he go rogue. Chase was suspicious of Victor long after the other Runaways accepted him, but eventually he came to regard him as a brother. Judging by a comment made by Nico Minoru at the end of "True Believers," she is fully prepared to kill Victor if the need arises. In the story arc "Parental Guidance" it is revealed that Victor is being used by the new Pride to spy upon the Runaways. His teammates ultimately accept Victor's protestations that he was bugged and used as a spy against his will, and allowed him use his power to capture the new Pride members, clearing his name.After the death of fellow Runaway Gertrude Yokes, Victor finds himself in a physical relationship with Nico; she bids him to keep their first encounter a secret. During the "Dead Means Dead" story-arc Victor displays several of his less-used powers: he flies the Leapfrog without any prior training (albeit clumsily); dismantles and reconstructs a Glock-9; and fixes the Leapfrog using his powers. At the end of the arc Victor and Nico revisit their feelings for one another and almost kiss, but are interrupted by Chase's return.Versus the Young AvengersDuring a S.H.I.E.L.D. operation to capture the Runaways, Victor uses his powers to shield the Leap-Frog from a barrage of Teflon coated missiles. He is hit and suffers grievous damage and the team returns with him to the Hostel. Victor then experiences intense seizures when the Vision arrives with the Young Avengers.Although the Runaways are initially mistrustful of the Young Avengers, Stature is able to pull the Vision away from Victor. The Vision explains that he and Victor were experiencing a form of feedback caused by their shared programming due to the fact that both of them were created by Ultron. Since he is still broken down, Stature begins to watch over him, and they start to bond. However, in the end, Victor saves the day by touching the Vision again and knocking out Noh-Varr, who had the Vision's arm phase-shifted into his chest.Chase tied up Nico and stole her Staff of One, and was confronted by Victor. Chase revealed that the Abstract has three secret shutdown codes (questions) embedded in Victor's programming. The question Chase asked him was, "Could God make a sandwich so big, that even He couldn't finish it?" Because Victor was programmed by Ultron to be both "super-logical" and "super-religious", these functions cancel one another out and cause a feedback which temporarily shuts Victor down. These codes work only once, yet two codes remain, and the section of the Abstract that contains them is now in Nico's possession - Chase gave it to Nico because he fears Victor will still one day become Victorious.Still completely catatonic, where all he could do was endlessly repeat the computer simulated phrase of "010101010101...", Molly was forced to stay with him while the others fought the Gibborim and tried to stop Chase from killing himself. After trying desperately to wake him, Molly asks the ghost of Gert to tell her what to do, and strangely enough is given instructions on how to cure Victor. She tells him that "Yes, God could make a sandwich so big that even he couldn't finish it, and then he would finish it anyway." With that, Victor suddenly is awakened, with full power.He and Molly go through the portal, and Victor tries shocking the Gibborim, which has no effect. He then instructs Molly to throw him, and as he flies he grabs Nico from the Gibborim's grasp, effectively "killing" them. He and Nico Minoru then began an intimate relationship.Time-TravelThe Runaways accidentally went back in time to 1907. Victor fell for a girl named Lillie, and his relationship with Nico ended. However, Lillie, when offered the chance to come to the future with them, refused, afraid of what it held. When the Runaways got back, they were unaware that a now elderly Lillie was still regretting her decision.Post-Age of UltronAfter his villainous father took over, Victor found himself headhunted by Hank Pym to join a team of robotic Avengers, along with his older half-brother Vision and Doombot. Despite some initial hesitation, due to Ultron having programmed Victor to infiltrate and destroy the Avengers from within, Victor joined the team. On their first mission, a rogue A.I. named Dimitrios took control over several S.H.I.E.L.D. drones and used them to attack a hospital. After stopping the assault, Victor found the real reason why the drones were attacking the hospital: an amnesiac levitating woman named Alexis.PowersVictor is a cyborg designed by Ultron to have his biology adapt to that of a normal human. Victor has exhibited superhuman strength and agility as well as resistance to damage. The nanobots inside his body also allow him to repair himself quickly when damaged. He also possesses magnetic abilities allowing him to reshape and move metal objects around himself. For instance, he was able to reshape some bleachers into a giant hand, and was able to curl an I-beam around Gertrude Yorkes. He is also able to project (presumably electrical) energy offensively.WeaknessesVictor was designed with some fail-safes including a set of three paradoxical riddles that will incapacitate him. Each can only be used once. The first was used by Chase Stein to prevent Victor from stopping him when he wanted to bring back his girlfriend Gertrude Yorkes. The first riddle read: "Can God make a sandwich so big that even he cannot eat it?". The phrase that brought him out of his catatonic state was: "Yes, but then he would go ahead and eat it anyway".


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Arrested Bihar editor begins fast over bad jail foodFebruary 3rd, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) Navlesh Pathak, editor of an English weekly arrested for the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Raj Kishore Kesri, Thursday went on an indefinite fast at Bihar's Purnia jail to protest the poor quality of food served to him."Navlesh Pathak has appealed to the jail officials in his letter to provide him edible food instead of poor quality of food as he has lost eight to ten kg of weight in the last 25 days," a close relative of Navlesh Pathak told IANS.
Navlesh Pathak's family members have repeatedly alleged that he is being badly treated by the jail officials.
Last month, Pathak said he fears danger to his life. "I fear threat and danger to my life in judicial custody to hide evidences against powerful people in the case," he said.
Kesri, a BJP legislator from Purnia constituency, was killed Jan 4 at his home by school teacher Rupam Pathak, who alleged the politician had raped her for over three years.
Navlesh Pathak, editor of Purnia-based English weekly Quisling, was the first to report about Rupam's sexual harassment complaint. He was arrested after Kesri's nephew filed a complaint against three people, including Rupam. A Bihar court last month sent him to judicial custody for 14 days.
He had demanded Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security during judicial custody. The court on Monday extended his judicial custody by 14 more days.
Ruma, Navlesh Pathak's wife, alleged that police have been biased in their investigations.
Rupam Pathak, 40, went to Kesri's home in Purnia and stabbed him to death in the presence of a number of people. Following the murder, Rupam was beaten up by Kesri's security guards and supporters. She alleged that Kesri, 51, had raped her for over three years, a charge the BJP refuted.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in January ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the murder following a hue and cry by the opposition and women organisations.
A group of journalists in Bihar have demanded the immediate release of Navlesh Pathak.
- Arrested Bihar editor to be provided newspapers, books - Feb 07, 2011
- Arrested editor fears danger to life - Jan 18, 2011
- Bihar scribes demand release of arrested editor - Jan 10, 2011
- Bihar legislator murder: Court grants bail to editor - Apr 28, 2011
- Editor's arrest questioned in Bihar legislator murder case - Jan 08, 2011
- Editor sent to jail in Bihar legislator killing case - Jan 07, 2011
- Case filed over assault on killer Bihar teacher - Jan 09, 2011
- Bihar Police arrest journalist in BJP MLA murder case - Jan 06, 2011
- Woman sent to jail for stabbing Bihar legislator - Jan 06, 2011
- Nitish Kumar orders CBI Probe into legislator's murder - Jan 08, 2011
- Bihar legislator's murder: Graver charges against teacher - Aug 09, 2011
- CBI readies to probe Bihar legislator's murder - Jan 12, 2011
- Bihar legislator's murder: Charges framed against teacher - Jun 10, 2011
- MLA murder case: Women organizations demand Modi's resignation - Jan 12, 2011
- Bihar legislator killing: Husband backs accused - Feb 08, 2011


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The Pirate Bay Removes All of Its Torrent Links
The Pirate Bay, the largest torrent site on the Internet, is no more. Or well, it's not like it once was. As of this moment, they've taken down all torrent links on the website and will now only use 'magnet links'.


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I'm taking a quick break from our RV trip posts to talk about my thirty-seventh birthday. Even since I turned 35, I've felt like my birthdays are harbingers of a new elderly status. Like I'm on the decline with more back pain and less energy and forgetting my kids' names (Lars? Juno? Wait, the two-legged one).
The last time I remember being sad about my age was when I turned 19 and knew I had 1 more year left to be a surly, angsty teenager. That melancholy lasted through turning 20 since nothing happens at 20. But then legal 21 came and I was happy to age for the next 14 years.
My friends who are older keep posting about feeling more confident and wise now.
Maybe I'm in between the not-young and the wise. I am more confident in my parenting style and my priorities. I say "yes" and "no" more easily, and my schedule and life are much more inline with who I am today and who I want to be for my family because I don't want to waste the time I have left.
But I lack confidence in other areas. I still have no idea how to dress for my age mostly because sweatpants are my spirit animal.
I wonder how much emphasis to put on a healthy life because I like potato chips and I no longer like running. How much do I give up when I'm almost halfway through my life? Will I regret that donut when I'm 81 years old or be grateful I lived my tastebuds to the fullest?
I finally miss things about being younger. I always had my own style (well by high school), but I had a lot more time to shop. I always had a big group of friends, but with all this talk of villages and parenting, the village of my youth was sleepovers and partying and moving away. I have friends today whom I love, but I'm not as good at getting close to people anymore, or more accurately, staying close to people. I don't know why this is but not having a crew shakes my confidence in making new friends. Or means I have to make new friends, which sucks because I've gotten really bad at small talk. What I think I really miss is having longterm friends nearby — I want to go to coffee with someone who has known me since before I had kids and could say: "Those shorts are very you, Alex." Someone who knows my story.
As I've aged, what I thought would happen is I would be confident everywhere. "Who cares if I don't know anyone at the party! I'll either debate Kirkegaard or the 2016 presidential line-up." "Who cares if all those moms at school pickup are talking! I'll walk up to them and join in because I'm awesome." "Who cares if I'm wearing a shorts from the junior section! I thought they were cute."
My good friend always tells me to pay attention to what I have rather than what I don't have, and I know I have so much at 37 years old. I have more than I need and should focus on taking better care of it, but I just wonder how old I have to get to feel confident enough to not be reminded of that.


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Ah BJ, Please, Not Again!August 6, 2009
Just when I thought my feuding days with BJ Penn were all in the past, I have another bone to pick with him already.
The current bone of contention has to do with Mr. Penn becoming distracted from his upcoming fight with Ken Florian to continue to carp on his old nemesis, Georges St-Pierre.
So Penn fans please take notice that Grandma was intent on detente, but BJ just couldn't let it go.
According to another MMA site, BJ is back on his harangue about Georges being on steroids and growth hormone, which makes me suspicious that BJ has been touched in the head.
Maybe it was the intense pummeling due to Georges ground and pound which bounced Penn's head off the mat like a coconut off a trampoline at UFC 94; I don't know if it is just a case of brain damage or delusions.
Whatever has come over him, I certainly object and completely disagree with his persecutory point of view:


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Rudaroo Records ~ Ladies NIght
Fashionably Late, D.O.B., Hangman's Hymnal, AZP, Otic, Wandering Natives, Rich L'or, Kelan Spinden, Crashopper, Eugene Christopher
Herman's Hideaway
1578 South Broadway
Denver, CO, 80210
Doors 5:00 PM / Show 6:00 PM
This event is 21 and over
Watch & Listen
Summer is going quickly and it's time for us to throw our summer BBQ. Rudaroo Records and Herman's Hideaway have teamed up to bring you a day full of good music, good food and good friends!
Sharing a passion for heavy beats, crunchy guitars, and catchy vocal melodies, the members of Fashionably Late are simply interested in composing quality rock songs, music videos, and playing energetic shows. It isn't what you say, but how you say it, and when poetry meets powerful music, it can inspire people. With a classically trained frontman, and a bassist and drummer with backgrounds in extensive instrumental training, Fashionably Late takes a pragmatic, collaborative approach to their song-writing with painstaking attention to detail and quality.
Braden Rauen- Violin, vocals, guitar
Mark Rossi- Vocals, banjo, accordion, guitar
Dave Lamothe- Upright bass
Matty Boehm- Drums and percussion
Sean McIntyre- Guitar and vocals
Jesse Mitchell- Mandolin
We are Otic. We are a 3 piece rock band. We are powerful, impressive, well formed, and overall super powered band, We are here to blow your mind once you've given us the time.
The Wandering Natives find their roots in Boulder, Colorado, drawing a new version of an old-timey picture. They play an electro-acoustic style of new grass rock that features sophisticated arrangements that please the ear and tickle the heartstrings.
The Wandering Natives find their roots in Boulder, Colorado, drawing a new version of an old-timey picture. They play an electro-acoustic style of new grass rock that features sophisticated arrangements that please the ear and tickle the heartstrings.
Crashopper is an American independent rock band from Denver, CO. Formed in late 2011; the group's lineup includes Ben Ford, Jason Keena, Jim Lawn & Veronica Menard.
Crashopper traces its origin to 2010 when Ben Ford and Jim Lawn met while working at a crummy sales job together. To blow off steam after work, the pair would meet up over some beers and trade acoustic guitar riffs. Over the course of the year a few riffs began progressing into songs, and the duo began testing their music's mettle at open mics throughout Denver.
As the pair continued to write and perform they began the process of recruiting efforts for bass and drums. In the fall of 2011 Jason Keena was introduced to the band and with Keena on bass, the duo became a trio.
The three-piece began rehearsing and writing together, with Lawn sitting in on drums while the search for a permanent drummer continued into early 2012.
Frustrated with the auditions and anxious to begin playing live, the trio decided to name the band and start booking shows. It was decided that trading off drum, guitar and bass duties would suffice, and the band became Crashopper.
The spring of 2012 saw the debut of the band performing live. The summer was dedicated to building and expanding both original and cover catalogues.
The fall of 2012 kicked off with Crashopper's return to the stage, as well as the introduction of a new member, Veronica Menard, on Violin. By the end of the year the band released their first feature studio EP.
In 2013 the band plans to continue to play live shows and hopes to record and release a full length studio album.
Eugene's music was used in the award winning short film, "Vicky and Sam", directed by the multi-award winning film maker, Nuno Rocha. (Eugene also played a leading role in the film.) He presented the film at The Nashville Film Festival in April 2011 with co-star, Luke Bradley Francis, where it was nominated for an academy award.
Eugene and his music will be featured on The Radio Cafe this summer as one of the best independent artist in the country. He has been honored to receive attention in Indie Rock Magazine, Music Connection, Austin Public Television, and a few other media outlets.
He's also played major shows including, SWSX in Austin, TX; many famous landmarks across the country, including The Roxy, and The House of Blues Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, CA. Eugene has opened up for major acts including, Big Bang, Gary P. Nunn, Alan Haynes, Porter Davis, and more.
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Georgia Football: Comparing Todd Gurley to Herschel WalkerSeptember 19, 2013
This conversation was had last season when Todd Gurley was on his way to a breakout freshman season for the Bulldogs.
But now that he's a sophomore and has already made an impact on the games he has played in this season, the comparison between him and Herschel Walker needs to be discussed once again.
This is not to take anything away from Keith Marshall—he's a very good running back in his own right. But it's clear that Gurley is the No. 1 back and the Bulldogs will go only as far as he will take them.
But let's first look at Walker and Gurley's similarities in size.
When Walker was a freshman in Athens he was 6'1'' and 218 pounds. When Gurley played last year, he was also 6'1''and 218 pounds.
Gurley now weighs 232 pounds, while Walker was around 225 pounds his sophomore year.
So both players are similar in size and stature. But what makes this comparison more interesting is their high school backgrounds.
Walker played high school football at Johnson County High School which is located in Wrightsville, Georgia. In his senior year, Walker rushed for 3,167 yards and helped his team win the state title.
He was even awarded the Dial Award for the being the best high school scholar-athlete in the nation in 1979.
Gurley went to Tarboro High School in Tarboro, North Carolina. Gurley did not rush for over 3,000 yards like Walker, but he did help his team win the state title and was named the North Carolina Associated Press Player of the year after tallying 2,600 yards and 38 touchdowns during the 2011 season.
But the real reason many compare Gurley to Walker is what Gurley did last season.
With a rushing total of 1,385 yards on 222 carries and 17 touchdowns, Gurley became the second true freshman in Georgia history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season.
The first was, of course, Walker, who rushed for 1,616 yards on 274 carries and 15 touchdowns.
Walker also helped his team to an undefeated season in 1980 which also led to a national title. Gurley helped the Bulldogs get the SEC title game, and they were one play away from not only winning the conference for the first time since 2005, but also getting to play for a BCS Championship.
What will be interesting is to see what Gurley does the rest of this season. So far, Gurley has rushed for 286 yards on 42 carries and three touchdowns. If he can keep up that pace the entire season, he could rush for 1,800 yards and 20 touchdowns when the season is all said and done.
Those numbers would match Walker's numbers his sophomore season, as he rushed for 1,891 yards with 18 touchdowns. But he also carried the ball 385 times which is something that Gurley won't see with Marshall receiving 12 carries a game.
Another thing that comes to mind when comparing the two is the Heisman Trophy.
Walker won the award in 1982, which was his junior year. But he placed second his sophomore season and third his freshman year. Gurley did not place in the top-5 of Heisman voting, but he was a Freshman All-American, and if the Bulldogs win the SEC East for the third consecutive year, he will most likely be a finalist in December.
Gurley and Walker are very different, but very similar at the same time. Like Walker, Gurley has size, speed, balance and quickness, which is why defenders have a tough time bringing him down. Gurley is also a key piece to the offense and he will be the reason for it, if the Bulldogs win a national title.
The difference is Walker became not only the best player in UGA history, but also on of the best college football players of all-time.
Gurley still has a lot of games left in him to be considered one of the all-time greats, let alone the best to play in Athens but if he continues to improve, fans will have no problems naming Gurley as one of the all-time greats.


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Mother, Dearest, I Am Coming
Published by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
Mother, dearest, I am coming.
Dearest mother, since I left you
Many years have passed away;
I am weary of life's pleasures,
I have found its idols clay;
I have glided with its current,
Feet its turmoil and its pain;
Mother, dearest, I am coming,
Take your wanderer home again.
I know that I have often grieved you,
You, so good, so pure and mild;
Care has touched me, it has changed me,
I'm no longer weak and wild:
And my lonely heart is pining,
From thy love no more I'll roam;
Mother, dearest, I am coming
To my childhood's happy home.
You said your love will watch and wait;
It has watched and waited long;
And you said it was forgiving;
I know it is true and strong.
Friends I've trusted have deceived me,
And so sadly now I roam,
Earth has lost for me its brightness—
Mother, dear, I'm coming home.
500 Illustrated Ballads, lithographed and printed by CHARLES MAGNUS, No. 12 Frankfort Street, New York.


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This year, Memorial Day is May 26. It's a time to remember those who served in battle and lost their lives in service to our country. These soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines protected our country from opposing forces and gave their lives to preserve the freedoms Americans enjoy today.
While Memorial Day is a chance for us to remember and give thanks for the sacrifices made by fallen members of our armed forces, it is also a good time to honor those veterans who are still with us. But that honor should not simply stop at saying "thank you." Instead, take the time to sit down and speak with these old soldiers of their service, lives and stories. I guarantee it will be enthralling. These soldiers are quickly dwindling in numbers, especially for World War II. Take an hour or two and sit down with grandpa and listen – really listen – to what he has to say.
I am at a disadvantage when it comes to hearing war stories. Those of you who know me or follow my columns know that my family is almost entirely English and almost entirely still there in England. I never grew up with gramps just a short drive away – I was lucky to see relatives more than once every five years or so.
Add to this that I never knew my grandfathers who served in the Second World War. My father's father died when I was very young and my mother's biological father died before I was born. (Her stepfather, the only granddad I knew, died when I was too young to ask him anything.)
So everything I know of my grandfathers' service in the war is secondhand and sketchy at best. It comes from my parents and is difficult to pry out. As my father said, "Nobody ever talked about the war."
I can somewhat understand this. Both his father – Albert "Bert" Copsey – and my mother's dad, Hayden Harvey, served in India and Burma, where some of the hardest battles took place.
Bert was in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He was not a pilot; instead, he was a member of the ground crew. He was stationed in Lahore, India (now Pakistan), and South Africa. He was one of the "Brylcreem Boys," a nickname for the RAF servicemen who used copious amounts of hair gel, as was the fashion. He had malaria at some point and fought in Burma (now Myanmar) against the Japanese.
I know even less about Hayden. My mother's father died when she was a young teen, so I never knew him and she was too young to really care about his service. He was stationed in Aden Colony, now part of Yemen, also as a member of the RAF. That's about all I know.
Her stepfather, Michael, did not serve. He was a coal miner and was exempt from military service.
Over the years, I have had the chance to interview and speak with many veterans of many wars. They all have stories to tell that Hollywood could never match. I wish I could have taken an hour or so with my family to learn more about them, but that time has long since passed. For those readers lucky enough to have surviving family members, be sure to learn from them and maybe even record their stories.
This Memorial Day, please remember those soldiers who never made it home to hear the thanks of a grateful nation.


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As part of my search for the perfect burger, I like to try every famous burger I can, to enable me to improve my own burger recipes. During a recent tour of southern England I found myself at the Marriott Highcliff hotel in Bournemouth, so therefore could not resist trying out the famous Marriott Burger.
The Marriot Burger is an 8oz burger with cheese and crispy bacon, and comes with chips and a salad garnish. At first glance it did look a good burger. It was well presented in a white sesame seed bun, the chips were golden on the outside, and the salad was OK as far as salads go.
Unfortunately it was soon obvious that the first impressions were misleading. The presentation did not make up for what was a very disappointing burger. The first problem was the bun was slightly stale and over toasted. It seemed that the bun may have been frozen, then quickly defrosted. Or it may have just been a bit stale. Either way, not what I would expect from the brand as highly respected as Marriott. The burger was rather disappointing too. The burger itself was slightly over cooked, and bland, there seemed little if any seasoning to the meat, and certainly no spice. There was no juice whatsoever. The bacon was certainly crispy, and the cheese was cheesy, but neither complimented the burger. There was also no burger sauce or relish provided with the burger, just the standard tomato sauce, mustard and mayonnaise.
The Marriott burger was a real disappointment, especially as it came with a price tag of GBP10.45 (about 22 US dollars). Maybe the chefs at Marriott should take a look at the recipes here before putting their burgers back on the menu.