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I almost wish she was the center of the film
"Has he lost his mind?
Can he see or is he blind?"
There's a reason why the film ends with the riff from the famous Black Sabbath song but without the lyrics. Black Sabbath's song described a flawed and conflicted person. He might be interesting, but nothing we'd hope to be. The same thing can't be said of Iron Man's Tony Star. Black Sabbath said about their character that nobody wants him. You couldn't find a more unfit description for Tony Stark
If this was just a dumb superhero film, I might have forgiven that. It wouldn't work well as one anyway, though. There isn't enough violence and the characters aren't insane enough. Too many moments hint that the creators wanted to make this an important superhero film. The nature of weaponry is an obvious theme. The creators understand a superhero should be a symbol for some idea, not just a human with superpowers.
A time before duckface
Tony Stark's suit leaves little room for exploration, though. It's not a Medabot. Medabots symbolized toys as weapons, and were an exaggerated portrayal of violent toys. It's not a Terminator, which was a weapon with the appearance of a human being. Tony Stark's suit is just a means to save people and instigate the final action scene.
There is something about how weapons can be harmful in the wrong hands, but that's an idea that goes nowhere. The film never asks if there is more to do with weapons other than attack other human beings or if weaponry (and violence) is a part of being human.
No hair, no heart?
The people who represent the bad way of using weapons are evil clowns. The Ten Rings are just a gang of mooks who are like the bandits from Borderlands without the humor. As for Obadiah, he was stuck under Tony's shadow and for some reason we're expected to dislike him for his evil deeds. No matter how hard the film tries to make Obadiah look like the devil, his story remains more interesting psychologically.
Obadiah's development happens off-screen, but his is a story that can never get old. He's a man stuck under another's shadow who felt like he never got what he deserved. This is a common sentiment and the fact Obadiah still lives a kickin' life makes it even better. Even as a villain, these ideas could've been explored. Why Obadiah wants Stark's place so much? Why can't he be content with still being stinking rich? They say no matter what you do there's always someone better than you. What if there's only one person who's better than you?
This is a sci-fi film, in case you didn't notice
Obadiah's motives have nothing to do with these. He's evil so there will be someone to fight with (and also because he's not as pretty). These so-called motives are here to put a cover that a film is serious and that its villains have motives.
Tony has some sort of arc, but it barely qualifies as a cheap psycho-drama. His development happens in 20 minutes. After spending some time in a cave and seeing that people shoot each other in real life, he develops a desire to save the world. That's all that happens. It doesn't affect anything else. He's still a womanizer and he still loves being funny.
He was a selfish person in the beginning. That was why we saw him have sex with a lot of women and being told he has nothing because he doesn't have a family. You'd think that such a person would change dramatically along with his desire to save the world. You don't have to make a complete 180-turn. Impmon became less of a bully but he still retained his sarcastic personality. Tony doesn't become anything new but is just given a desire to save the world.
Allow me to be cynical, but that's because the film wants to keep Tony's coolness. The beginning isn't meant to satire the lives of the rich and famous. It's meant to portray them as cool, charismatic and living an ideal life. Tony may have given up selling weapons, but no way will he give up the cool lifestyle of casinos and having sex with anyone he wants. Even if the rich truly live such perfect lives with no problems at all, isn't it insulting? Most people will never live this way, so why dangle the carrot?
Tony aims for Chris Martin's ex
The seriousness of the film is ridiculous when you look deeper, but there's a good side to this. The storytelling is so focused that it feels much shorter than it is. No scenes are unnecessary. There are no extra characters that don't serve some purpose later. Action scenes don't clog the film with incoherent explosions. In fact, there are few of them and even in those scenes they don't go full retard. They're not a series of endless explosions but a collection of set-pieces that build up to a conclusion. It's not one of the best action scenes ever, but it's purposeful.
Pepper Potts is also a unique character to see in such a film. It's been a while since we had a female side kick that could be worthwhile without packing heat. She's not developed, but the script never lets her fall into cliches. She never becomes pure eye candy, or a woman whose character is passed off as strong because she kills people. She almost ended up as an empty character, but Paltrow's performance gives her a humanity everyone else lacks. Everyone is charismatic enough, but Paltrow is the only one who plays like her character can star in a variety of other stories.
Guitars also make constant apperance in the musical score. It's a bold decision. It's not the most uncommon element yet but it's still rare compared to cliched orchestras. This adds some punch to many scenes. If the only point of Tony's character is that he's cool and macho, add some macho guitars to go along with it.
Iron Man became popular because it's a well-constructed film. All the professionals in the film industry and I still see a lot of incoherent stories. Simplicity is rarely a death sentence in films, especially when you want to make some easy fun. Iron Man's attempts at depth aren't convincing, but it's fun enough.
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.101 no.3 Pretoria mar. 2011
The extraordinary story of the life after death of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, on 4 October 1951 at the age of 31. Some 25 years later, her husband received a jaw-dropping call from Dr Susan Hsu, an immigrant Chinese genetics researcher in Baltimore. 'We've got your wife. She's alive in a laboratory. We've been doing research on her for the last 25 years. And now we have to test your kids to see if they have cancer.' At least that is how Day Lacks, an indigent black tobacco farmer from Virginia with only a third-grade education, recalled the conversation. But he had only grasped half the story. The other half was lost in the scientific jargon of cells and cell culture, the halting English of the researcher, and Day's deep-Southern black vernacular.
The extraordinary legacy for science of Henrietta Lacks' illness and death, and the parallel story of her impoverished family, are vividly and evocatively narrated in a fast-paced bestseller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (New York: Crown Publishers, 2010). Nearly five months after the birth of her fifth child at the age of 29, Henrietta experienced abnormal vaginal bleeding. When she performed a pelvic self-examination, she felt a lump like a marble high up in her vagina. For more than a year she had known that something was wrong with her. She had palpated a mass in her lower abdomen, and had confided in her closest friends that 'I got a knot inside me ... When that man [her husband] want to get with me, Sweet Jesus - aren't them but some pains!' Now additionally concerned about the bleeding, she presented herself to the 'coloured section' of the gynaecology clinic at Johns Hopkins and was seen by the legendary Dr Howard Jones Jr, who promptly took a biopsy specimen and scheduled her for radium treatments.
The biopsy specimen was received in the Hopkins tissue culture research laboratory, headed by the indomitable Dr George Gey. Gey had spent three decades of his professional life trying in vain to grow human cancer cells outside the body in an effort to better understand malignant pathophysiology. There was a widespread belief that understanding how and why cancer cells multiplied out of control would lead to a cure. Unfortunately, malignant cells grew hardly at all in vitro, and mostly died quickly. Moreover, researchers were faced with two challenges - contamination, and lack of a suitable culture medium. Gey tried a wide assortment of concoctions, including the use of blood freshly aspirated from the hearts of live chickens. Henrietta's biopsy was treated in the routine manner - placed in test tubes, laced with culture medium and placed in incubators.
On conducting her routine checks two days later, the lab assistant was astounded by what she saw. Henrietta's cells, labelled HeLa cells from the first two letters of her first and second names, were growing 'with mythical intensity'. It soon became necessary to decant them regularly to cope with the exploding volume. Soon scientists around the world learned of the miracle tissue, and demand saw samples of HeLa cells being shipped to researchers in New York, India and Amsterdam, and even riding 'into the mountains of Chile in the saddlebags of pack mules'.
In the early 1950s, the world experienced the biggest polio pandemic in history. Jonas Salk devised the world's first polio vaccine, but testing it would require huge supplies of live cells that, at the time, would have involved the sacrifice of thousands of monkeys. HeLa cells proved to be technically more suitable for testing, and much less expensive and messy, than using monkeys. Moreover, HeLa cells grew virtually anywhere and on any surface, including while floating on liquid. A HeLa mass production and distribution centre was therefore established at the Tuskegee Institute, ironically at exactly the same time that the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study on black subjects was being carried out. Soon HeLa cells were to enable the first disaggregation of chromosomes, numerous discoveries from genetic and viral studies, the first-ever cloning of a cell, gene mapping, in vitro fertilisation and much, much more. HeLa cells have been irradiated, bombarded with chemicals, and studied in space. Sixty years after Henrietta's death, 50 million metric tonnes of her cells have been grown and continue to populate countless laboratories in countries all around the globe. Yet for decades, until the day that Day Lacks received that confusing call, her family had remained largely unaware of her contribution to medical science, and exactly what her tissue was used for. The story raises ethical, racial and socio-economic issues, some of which have received attention in the years since the 1950s when Henrietta died.
But here's the rub. Driven by unremitting demand, HeLa cells became the first human biological material to be bought and sold, and trading in Henrietta's cell line became big business worth billions of dollars. Meanwhile, Henrietta's descendants of three generations remain mired in dire poverty, even struggling to access health insurance. Understandably, the family became consumed by a desire to get some of the money, but this proved fruitless. It all seems unjust, notwithstanding the California Supreme Court ruling in a similar but unrelated case that 'when tissues are removed from your body, any claim you might have had to owning them vanishes. When you leave tissues in a doctor's laboratory, you abandon them as waste, and anyone can take your garbage and sell it.'
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Well It's that time of year again...........FAIR TIME!!! And of course when the fair comes to town so does the Fair Queen Pageant! And of course both my girls wanted to do it!
And I was so against a red dress but she insisted and she could not have been more right; it was perfect!
Micah Claire did not place and it was hard to see her down. And I can only imagine how hard it was for her to see and hear all the people congratulate Kinley. It took a few hours to process it all and come around and that was hard to watch! I felt like I was caught in between and rock and hard spot. I did NOT want to take away from Kinley's joy and excitement but I wanted to comfort MC too. MC had questions like...why did that girl win....she didn't' really answer her question. If I was a judge I would have picked so and so over her. As a mom this is why I HATE pageants. Three people get to decided who wins out of 15 girls. I sat down with her and we talked about everything. She said when it was all over and done she walked outside and a certain someone had a pouty lip expression on her face and that really upset her!!! She wanted to know why that person would do that; she assumed that person did it because they were sad AT HER because she didn't' win. I told her that is not what it meant. I am sure that person felt sad FOR her; not upset at her. Then we discussed the actual pageant some more ........ who walked the best, who had the best dress, who answered the question the best and really worked through the process and I think it helped her quite a bit. She told me she wanted to do it again next year and I was proud to hear her say that.
I am 35 years old and you could not pay me to walk out on that stage and be judged with 14 other beautiful girls so I am proud of her for doing it twice and wanting to do it again next year. Mommy and Daddy are more proud of you than you will ever know Micah Claire!


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Brain swelling led to death of gang-rape victim
Published: 29th December 2012 11:30 AM | Last Updated: 29th December 2012 03:12 PM | A+A A-
Serious swelling in the brain resulting from the cardiac arrest she suffered a few days ago was an "important cause" that led to the death of 23-year-old gang-rape victim who fought for her life with "great fortitude and courage".
Cerebral edema, a condition characterised by excess accumulation of water in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain, proved fatal in the case of the paramedic student who was airlifted to Singapore on Wednesday night for specialised treatment.
The young girl suffered a cardiac arrest on Tuesday night which caused severe injuries to her brain as well.
Complications in brain along with multi-organ failure took the life of the victim at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.
"Brain injury is an important cause for the death. She suffered a cardiac arrest at Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday.
This could have caused the brain injury and she also suffered from multi-organ failure," Dr Yatin Mehta, Chairman Institute of Critical Care and Anaesthesiology at Medanta Medicity, told PTI.
He said that in such cases the death is finally due to cardiac arrest.
Mehta, who was by the side of the girl in the air ambulance in which she was airlifted to Singapore, said the girl's blood pressure was normal and her heart was pumping blood till last evening when he had left Singapore for India.
"Her lungs were infected slightly yesterday but her blood pressure was normal," he said, adding that she was an "extremely brave girl" and a "role model" who fought back after suffering grievous injuries.
Cerebral edema is a serious medical condition where there is way more fluid in the skull than there should be causing swelling in brain which compromises its own blood flow.
About the nearly six-hour journey to Singapore, Dr Mehta said the victim's blood pressure dipped very low for a few minutes but it was brought to normal level immediately.
"It was just for a temporary period. She responded quite well. In fact, she responded better than what I was expecting.
Till yesterday, her blood pressure was normal and she took the treatment very well," he said.
Maintaining that the girl was air-lifted only with an aim to get best of the treatment for her, the doctor paid rich tributes to her courage.
"She was an extremely brave girl. She is a role model for everyone. She fought back," he said and noted that it was time for action.
"As a society we should unite and fight against such crimes. It is not just enough that people shed artificial tears and forget. We should work hard," he said.


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The appointments of seven new faculty members as full professors have been approved by the Board of Trustees.
They are: Manjul Bhargava, professor of mathematics, effective July 1, 2003; Jan Gross, the Norman B. Tomlinson '16 and '48 Professor of War and Society, effective Sept. 1, 2003; Thomas Palfrey III, professor of politics and economics, effective July 1, 2004; Brent Shaw, the Andrew Fleming West Professor in Classics, effective July 1, 2004; Michael Smith, professor of philosophy, effective Sept. 1, 2004; Erik Sorensen, professor of chemistry and the Arthur Allan Patchett Professor in Organic Chemistry, effective Sept. 1, 2003; and James Stone, professor of astrophysical sciences and applied and computational mathematics, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
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Algirdas Šemeta, EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti- Fraud hat nach einem Meeting mit den Vertretern der USA am 29.11.2011 in einer Stellungnahme die gegenseitige Anerkennung der C-TPAT und AEO-programme bis Ende Juni 2012 angekündigt.
A huge step forward has been taken in the EU-US trade relationship – and in securing the supply chain at global level.
Yesterday, I met with Secretary Napolitano and had an open and frank discussion of how we cooperate in this field. Following further contacts this morning, I am pleased to announce that the EU and USA have agreed to mutually recognise each other's security certified operators. This means that smooth trade and secure trade will now go hand-in-hand.
In recognising each other's safe traders, we are enabling them to enjoy lower costs and simpler procedures at customs, as well as greater predictability and fewer delays in moving goods. In Europe, 4,600 Authorised Economic Operators have been waiting eagerly for this. They stand to become more competitive, as they and their US trading partners will spend less time and resources on validation of their security standards. The 10,000 members of C-TPAT will have a much wider choice in certified counterparts, securing the supply chain from end to end In short, this agreement will make trade easier and cheaper for companies, at a time when they particularly need such facilitation and support It will start to take effect no later than July 2012, once the I.T. systems are set up. So businesses and traders do not have long to wait before they see the benefits Mutual recognition will also contribute to the enhanced security of both our trade lanes and our citizens, by allowing customs to concentrate their resources on targeting real risks.
As discussed today, we need to continue to work together to make the global supply chain more resilient and better protected against attack. Mutually recognising each other's programmes is a concrete move in that direction.
This mutual recognition agreement is the result of years of work, involving all EU Member States. It clearly proves the benefits of Trans-Atlantic cooperation. In these times of economic difficulty, such a business-friendly and trade-friendly agreement is truly something to be welcomed.


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Positive year ahead for Sunshine Coast
THE Sunshine Coast can look forward to a positive 2018 with good growth stories in tourism, health, education and construction.
That was a key conclusion from the Sunshine Coast Business Council Strategic Direction Discussion held at Marcoola this week.
Local government representatives joined with leaders from the Sunshine Coast property, business, tourism and education sectors to discuss the future prosperity of the region.
Sunshine Coast Business Council chair Sandy Zubrinich said the event had considered investment, infrastructure and regional job growth opportunities, and also explored transport initiatives, the economic impact of the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), challenges to employment and how best to address regional issues at a State and Federal level.
"While there were some concerns raised regarding sluggishness in the retail sector, largely, sentiment is positive for the year ahead," Ms Zubrinich said.
"There have certainly been plenty of good growth stories in the tourism, health, education and construction sectors; however, one of the major discussion points was that each of these areas is experiencing skill shortages."
"While the proposed opening of an Australian Industry Trade College on the Sunshine Coast in 2019 will help to address the issue in the future, and TAFE is already addressing the shortage of skills through their courses, it will be beneficial to gain more insight into where these gaps lie so they can be addressed appropriately."
"Both Sunshine Coast Council and Noosa Council are working with TAFE Queensland East Coast, USC and industry groups to better understand where the shortages are occurring so they can plan for the future."
Ms Zubrinich said there was still some concern around youth unemployment, and widespread agreement that more needed to be done to connect youth into the growing employment opportunities on the Sunshine Coast.
"One suggestion was to strengthen an appetite and enthusiasm for entrepreneurship among the Sunshine Coast's youth population, and use this work to establish new, innovative businesses locally, or to bolster employee numbers within the region's existing small businesses," Ms Zubrinich said.
"Generation Innovation is an example of this but more can be achieved to connect youth."
"Further to this, it is important that as a region, we are investing in programs that support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-up businesses as a means of helping to stimulate economic growth and job opportunities."
Ms Zubrinich said transport infrastructure projects were once again placed on the agenda, noting that a rapid mass transport solution linking Sunshine Coast communities with Brisbane was considered the highest infrastructure priority for the Sunshine Coast.
"The North Coast Connect Project is in the privileged position of being the only Queensland project shortlisted to potentially win federal government business case funding, and we are looking forward to finding out the three successful national projects, which will be announced later this month," she said.
"This infrastructure would not only benefit the region, but also present significant advantages to the more than one million people living in proximity to the North Coast Line."


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Hey, T-Mobile customer, do you have any idea that your wireless carrier is actually owned and operated by German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom? No? Well, ignore everything I just said, because it probably won't be true soon.
If you're interested in why DT would spin off their entire US arm, it's just a matter of numbers:
T-Mobile USA has languished under perceptions that its wireless network is inferior and lacks reach, a major shortcoming as customers turn to their cell phones to surf the Internet and stream video. In the third quarter, 77,000 users walked away from T-Mobile USA, while AT&T and Verizon Wireless added millions of customers.
DT is a conservative company, T-Mobile USA, while massive, represents a fraction of their business, or a medium-sized liability, depending on how you look at it.
The excision could come as either a partial spinoff, a merger with another American carrier (and not an AT&T or a Verizon – we're talking the likes of MetroPCS), or a public IPO. Whatever happens, we'll probably hear about it within "the next two months". [WSJ]


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Qualcomm has got in touch with us regarding the video recording capabilities of the Galaxy S4, and has confirmed that it has made a mistake – the Galaxy S4 is capable of shooting 1080p at just 30fps.
To be honest, this is a bit disappointing, but it was always likely to happen, given that our test unit lacked it. Guess we'd have to wait for the Galaxy S5 or at least the Note III to come along with support for that awesome sounding high framerate high-res videos.


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Every picture you ever take will be a lie. People take pictures for lots of reasons but all of those reasons have some element of seeing something worthy of documenting. Something catches our eye and we want to recreate it. Regardless of how good the picture turns out, it will never live up to the flawless, crisp, three-dimensional image produced by our 100MP eyes.
Pictures that begin to approximate the beauty of what we see with our eyes don't catch your attention because their image was produced with flawless glass or the latest and greatest sensor. Award-winning pictures have almost everything to do with excellent composition (not framing —composition) and telling a story. Ridiculously high-end equipment can improve the quality of your work. Faster lenses let in more light and allow for faster shutter speeds. Faster auto-focus (be it through psychic predictive tracking or advanced AF tracking processors) will get you crisper photos more often. But none of that matters if what's in the picture doesn't stop a person in their tracks from fifty feet away. The rest is details and technical specifications for people to argue over and none of it will ever be true to what your eyes captured when you were really there, anyway.
In school I studied Electrical Engineering, which makes me a nerd at heart. I get sucked into specifications and features as much as the next tech savvy person. I temper that tendency by reminding myself that some of my most cherished pictures -for content as much as technical accomplishment in photography- were taken with a cell phone. In fact, I could show you twenty amazing pictures, ten of which were taken with cell phones and ten taken with professional DSLRs, and you wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
So if I think that my equipment is so unimportant, (and I don't, really) what is the most important element of photography? Storytelling. I approach shooting for clients -regardless of the project- as if I'm shooting for myself, as if I'm photographing my kids. It doesn't matter if I'm holding a cell phone or a multi-thousand dollar DSLR; as soon as I put a camera in front of my face I take myself out of the story. I may as well be on the other side of the planet, looking at the subject through a web cam. For that reason, I want my pictures to matter. I want them to inject details, emotions, the presence of the event; the story. I want my pictures to make up for the fact that I'm missing this to take a picture. So I want my composition (the arrangement of people and things in the photo) and my framing (the position of all that stuff relative to the edges of the photo) to tell the story well enough that I don't feel like I missed something. And I want my exposure, lighting, and color reproduction to fill in enough of the details that my clients (even I) don't feel so lied to by the inadequate reproduction that is a photograph of a live event or person.
The front page embodies this idea. Baltimore and one of its most cherished harbors is framed by Key Highway. By de-emphasizing the skyline, areas of the harbor where locals congregate to play volleyball, enjoy great food, and generally socialize, are brought to the front of the observer's attention.
Spatial arrangement is reinforced through the use of colors that project depth. Caustic orange of Sodium lamps lighting Key Highway blend the foreground into the background as the observer tracks the more neutral tan and green colors of the volleyball playing fields all the way back to vivid blues, grays, and blacks of the skyline, pushing it back as far as possible.
Choosing to compose this photo in such a way is how I tell the story of where and what is dear to the people who live in these places. Throughout this project I want to find the social hot spots that tourists might never think to see. Equally importantly, I want to compose my pictures in a way that won't betray the scene by relegating it to a postcard. The stories must be genuine, and most importantly, personally palatable to the inhabitants of these cities.


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The Humane Society of the United States invites our members, supporters, and other animal advocates to join our California state director and our friends at the Butte Humane Society to discuss current issues and learn what you can do to advance the cause of animal protection in California.
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Cross Rates: An unprecedented wave of cross-border mergers and acquisitions is driving demand—and rates—for foreign currencies.
Global Finance's annual list of Who's who in Foreign Exchange.
In the long run, a fully convertible renminbi will make things easier for global companies doing business in China. Shorter term, treasurers face hard choices.
Innovation is bringing transparency and diversity to the FX market.
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Against the backdrop of a lackluster economy, Canadian voters will head to the polls on October 19—and it's no shoe-in for incumbent prime minister Stephen Harper.
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The executive board of the International Monetary Fund recently held an informal meeting to discuss a staff report that found some deficiencies in the renminbi as a potential reserve currency.
The strong US greenback is making life difficult for corporate treasurers.
A wobbly administration and a plunge in commodities prices have triggered one of the nation's toughest years in recent memory.
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The surging dollar, falling euro and plunging emerging-markets currencies had a record $32 billion negative impact on the earnings of companies in North America and Europe in the first quarter, according to Scottsdale, Arizona‒based FiREapps, which helps corporations measure and manage foreign exchange exposure.
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The demonetization of the Zimbabwean dollar began in June and holders of the near worthless currency have until September 30 to exchange it for US dollars.
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In May, South Korea reported its first case of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome). The death toll had climbed to 24 as we went to press, making it the largest outbreak outside of Saudi Arabia, where the strain was first reported in 2012.
Milestones | Iceland
Nearly seven years after introducing controls on capital movements, Iceland is planning to ease restrictions it put in place when the collapse of its banking system brought the country to the brink of financial meltdown.
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Petr Grishin, head of macro research and chief economist for Eastern Europe at VTB Capital, discussed the ruble, oil prices and Russian trade with Global Finance.
Vietnam | In May, Vietnam's central bank once again devalued the country's currency, the dong—the second such adjustment since January.
The European Union is still debating the nature of its common currency, the position of non-eurozone EU members like the UK, and the future of stressed eurozone countries like Greece. But the situation in other parts of the world is quite different.
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- Fuel Capacity: 35.0 gal.
- Fuel Type: Flexible
- Gross vehicle weight: 10,000 lbs.
- Instrumentation: Low fuel level
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By Zach on Wednesday, December 13, 2017I purchased this truck about 2 years ago. Fortunately the oil and gas market came to a halt right before making the decision to upgrade from my 2015 F150 (aluminum body). I was beating the heck out of that F150 and it was way too pretty to be doing too much...with the consequences of expensive (ie: 2700 tailgate) repairs. It was the best decision I think Ive made on a vehicle...especially given that the previous owner (O&G) had already put a lift on it, deleted the cat, and installed a tuner (MiniMaxx) which calibrates the intake (P&B) and turbos for maximum performance based on what you are using it for (ie: all out/street/tow/stock). I have put this F250 thru task after task...pulling 15k pound trailers / hauling rock / getting out of sticky situations (traffic) / etc...and it has been one heck of a rig. Now...just keeping it 100...if you dont plan on using all that it has to offer (best for construction/O&G/landscape/civil and industrial work) then dont buy the truck. The only complaint Ive ever heard from previous owners - which was coming at me 10fold right before I decided to buy it - is that owners dont like them because they are just too big and like driving a boat. Well, Im here to tell you that you need to be purchasing this for work...and plan on keeping all four wheels on the ground. NOT FOR OFF ROAD! This truck is rugged, dependable, and luxurious (with higher-end packages). If you are buying for the right reasons...you cant go wrong! PS - the 6.7L engines have been proven. Save yourself some trouble and go with a 6.7 over 6.4 all day long!!!
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. is an independent, commercial bank holding company serving Indiana and Michigan through its commercial banking subsidiary, Horizon Bank. Horizon Bancorp, Inc. may be reached online at www.horizonbank.com. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HBNC.
Michigan City, Indiana (NASDAQ GM: HBNC) - Horizon Bancorp today announced its unaudited financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010.
Craig M. Dwight, Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Bancorp stated, "We are extremely proud of Horizon's year-to-date results and the incredible effort put forth by our employees to maintain our performance at such high levels. Horizon's year-to-date financial performance is on pace to achieve its eleventh year of record earnings. We truly are fortunate to have such a dedicated team that can deliver results."
Performance Highlights:
Net income for the third quarter of 2010 was $3.3 million or $.88 diluted earnings per share. This compares to $2.4 million or $.61 diluted earnings per share for the same quarter of the prior year. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $7.6 million or $1.96 diluted earnings per share. This compares to $7.1 million or $1.84 diluted earnings per share for the same period of the prior year.
Diluted earnings per share for both the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 were reduced by $.11 per share and $.32 per share, respectively, due to the preferred stock dividends and the accretion of the discount on the preferred stock.
Net interest income increased $1.9 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2010 compared to the same time periods for the prior year. This increase was primarily due to an increase in interest income from a higher average balance of interest earning assets along with a decrease in the cost of funds. The net interest margin increased to 3.72% for the nine months ending September 30, 2010 compared to 3.64% for the same period in the prior year. The net interest margin has been increasing throughout 2010. At three months ending March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010, and September 30, 2010, the net interest margin was 3.55%, 3.78%, and 3.84%, respectively. The increase in the net interest margin during the third quarter of 2010 was primarily due to the reduction in cost of funds from lower deposit rates and the repricing of certificates of deposits and wholesale funding into lower rate instruments.
The provision for loan losses was $2.7 million for the three months ending September 30, 2010, which was approximately $759,000 less than the provision for the same period of the prior year. The 2010 third quarter provision was the lowest compared to any of the previous four quarters as net charge-offs also declined to their lowest level over that same period.
Non-performing loans totaled $21.7 on September 30, 2010, up slightly from $21.2 million on June 30, 2010 and up from $16.5 million on September 30, 2009. As a percentage of total loans non-performing loans were 2.22% on September 30, 2010, down from 2.26% on June 30, 2010, but up from 1.87% on September 30, 2009. Horizon's non-performing loans to total loans ratio as of September 30, 2010 compares favorably to National and State of Indiana peer averages1 of 4.77% and 2.78%, respectively, as of June 30, 2010, the most recent data available.
The increase of non-performing loans from the prior quarter was due to an increase in residential mortgage and consumer installment non-performing loans, partially offset by lower commercial (which includes commercial real estate) non-performing loans. Residential mortgage non-performing loans increased from $7.9 million on June 30, 2010 to $8.5 million on September 30, 2010. Consumer installment non-performing loans increased from $3.5 million on June 30, 2010 to $4.4 million on September 30, 2010. Non-performing commercial loans declined from $9.8 million on June 30, 2010, to $8.9 million on September 30, 2010. The change in non-performing commercial loans during the quarter was the result of four non-performing loans totaling $2.0 million being moved to OREO, $471,000 of charge offs, and $856,000 of pay downs. There were nine new non-performing loans added totaling $1.9 million and one new troubled debt restructure ("TDR") for $427,000. The new non-performing loans during the quarter included a $910,000 loan secured by a restaurant that is current but placed on non-accrual due to other deterioration of the credit factors.
Residential mortgage and consumer installment non-performing loans at September 30, 2010 include $896,000 and $2.3 million, respectively, of loans in bankruptcy. This compares to $261,000 and $1.8 million at June 30, 2010. These loans are not considered TDR's while they are going through bankruptcy. The bankruptcy process can take six to eighteen months. Therefore, the amount of loans in bankruptcy included in the Company's non-performing loans continues to increase, which indicates that this cycle potentially has not peeked. The Company's experience with bankrupt loans has demonstrated that some continue to make payments during the bankruptcy process, many reaffirm when they come out of bankruptcy, and some are discharged or restructured by the court. The Company has been accumulating historical data on the performance of loans going through the bankruptcy process and utilizes that data in the calculation for allowance for loan losses. No commercial loans are currently in bankruptcy.
TDR's are also included in the non-performing loans. TDR's increased from $3.4 million at June 30, 2010 to $3.9 million on September 30, 2010. Of these, $3.3 million were residential mortgage loans, $427,000 were commercial loans, and $202,000 were consumer installment loans. The increase was primarily due to the addition of one commercial loan totaling $427,000. These TDR's were accruing interest and were not over 30 days delinquent based on their restructured terms, except for one consumer installment loan for $37,000, and the new commercial loan for $427,000, both of which were on non-accrual.
Non-accrual loans totaled $16.8 million on September 30, 2010, down from $17.7 million on June 30, 2010, but up from $15.7 million on September 30, 2009. On September 30, 2010, nonaccrual loans to hotel owners totaled $4.6 million, to home builders and land developers $1.2 million, and to restaurant operators $1.0 million.
Loans 90 days delinquent but still on accrual totaled $833,000 on September 30, 2010, up from $77,000 on June 30, 2010, and $856,000 on September 30, 2009. Horizon's policy is to place loans over 90 days delinquent on non-accrual unless they are in the process of collection and a full recovery is expected.
The increase in the Company's non-performing loans over the past year can be attributed to the continued slow economy and continued high local unemployment causing an increase in consumer bankruptcies. Business conditions in our markets are improving but remain weak.
Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) totaled $3.9 million on September 30, 2010, up from $2.8 million on June 30, 2010, and $1.7 million on September 30, 2009. During the quarter 24 properties with a book value of $1.6 million on June 30, 2010 were sold. Another nine properties with a book value of $3.0 million on September 30, 2010 were transferred into OREO. On September 30, 2010, OREO was comprised of 29 properties. Of these, 9 totaling $2.5 million were commercial and 20 totaling $1.5 million were residential. Repossessed personal property totaled $107,000 on September 30, 2010, up from $70,000 on June 30, 2010.
No mortgage warehouse loans were non-performing as of September 30, 2010, June 30, 2010, or September 30, 2009.
The residential mortgage loan activity was strong through the third quarter of 2010 with $2.5 million of income from the gain on sale of mortgage loans, up $1.3 million from the same period in 2009 and up $800,000 from the second quarter of 2010. For the nine month period ending September 30, 2010, gain on sale of mortgage loans was up $668,000 compared to the same nine month period in 2009.
Increased pre-payment speeds on the mortgage loan servicing portfolio caused the servicing asset to be impaired during the third quarter resulting in a $331,000 net loss on mortgage servicing net of impairment compared to $35,000 of income for the same period in 2009.
Total other expenses were $2.3 million higher in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the third quarter of 2009 and $2.7 million higher when comparing the nine month periods ending September 30, 2010 and 2009. Salaries and employee benefits increased $1.4 million and $1.7 million for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2010, respectively. This increase is the result of additional payroll expense from the consolidation of the American Trust & Savings Bank transaction that closed at the end of the second quarter, the expansion into Kalamazoo, Michigan, and bonus accruals based on the Company's performance through nine months of 2010. The Company also continues to experience higher loan expense related to problem loan, bankruptcy, and collection costs. In addition, the Company recognized $664,000 of transaction costs related to the purchase and assumption of American Trust & Savings Bank during the first nine months of 2010.
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Horizon Bancorp is a locally owned, independent, commercial bank holding company serving Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan. Horizon also offers mortgage-banking services throughout the Midwest. Horizon Bancorp may be reached online at www.accesshorizon.com. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol HBNC.
Statements in this press release which express "belief," "intention," "expectation," and similar expressions, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management. Such statements are inherently uncertain and there can be no assurance that the underlying assumptions will prove to be accurate. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Contact: Horizon Bancorp
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Ubisoft has taken to Twitter to announce Driver: San Francsico will be released in the US on September 6 instead of August 30. The date was changed due to "shipping considerations and getting the best exposure in North America," and had nothing to do with its production. Apparently, this was revealed a few days ago, and […]
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Anways, I would like to highlight some of the changes since 0.8.3:
- Lots of improvements to our interoperability with other DLNA devices in the market.
- Many optimizations to search, browse and streaming.
- More efficient and correct use of Tracker APIs.
- Richer media hierarchies.
- Simplified transcoding by use of new 'encodebin' GStreamer element.
- Preferences UI has been trimmed down to only provide a few options that users actually need. The plan is for this UI to disappear completely in GNOME 3.2 in favor of better (more integrated with rest of the desktop) alternatives.
- More configurability (through config files, commandline and environment) for power users.
- Ability to use Rygel as only a streaming server (without advertising it on the network).
- Ability to bind Rygel to specific networks by their ESSID or network IP address.
- Loads of random bug fixes.
- Port to more modern APIs. For example port from dbus-glib and GValue usage to GDBus and GVariant.
For a full list of changes, please refer to our NEWS file. Hopefully this release is in time to make it to upcoming releases of all major GNU/Linux distributions along with awesome GNOME 3. Which reminds me:


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In many parts of the country, you don't have to look far to see cherry trees in bloom in coming weeks. Still, more than half a million visitors annually embark on a spring pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., to see the ones there.
Besides sheer profusion, those cherries have history. They were a gift from Japan as thanks for our help during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. Howard Taft was secretary of war then; he was president when the first cherry tree was lowered into the ground in 1912 by his wife, Helen.
Alas, no tree lives forever, and those original cherries have been succumbing to age despite efforts to coddle them along. It wouldn't seem right to stick just any old cherry trees into the ground to replace those that fail. After all, these particular trees symbolize a bond with Japan and have stood witness to history. Besides, there are a number of different cherry species and varieties — not even all pink-flowered, or double-flowered or weeping cherries are the same.
The 3,000 or so trees sent as a gift in 1912 were mostly Yoshino cherry trees. Yoshinos are hybrids of unknown parentage, and come in a number of varieties, among them those with pink flowers and upright habit (Afterglow), white flowers and weeping habit (Pendula), and diminutive size and weeping habit (Shidare Yoshino).
The earliest replacements for ailing trees around the Tidal Basin were made in the 1930s and were of a Yoshino variety called Akebono ("Daybreak"), which has double, pink flowers.
In recent years, efforts were made to replace ailing trees with genetic replicas of the originals. Such trees would be exactly the same as the originals, only younger. Genetic replicas are created by cloning, which involves taking cuttings from the original trees and rooting them to make whole new ones.
Rooting cuttings from an 80-year-old tree is not easy, because cuttings generally root most readily from so-called juvenile wood. Where do you find juvenile wood on an 80-year-old plant? In sprouts near the base, the original part of the plant.
Since not all of the original Yoshino cherries were identical, efforts have also been made to "fingerprint" them, using their DNA to better identify and differentiate them. The greater the genetic diversity that is found the better, because a narrow gene pool makes any planting more likely to be wiped out by pest problems.
Some of those original cherries are not even Yoshinos but so-called Japanese cherries, another species with a similar range in varietal characteristics. Kwanzan is perhaps the most famous variety of Japanese cherry.
A few other ornamental cherry species exist, and the one I'd plant would be Higan cherry. Unfortunately, Higan is not counted among those trees originally set in the ground around Washington's Tidal Basin. While cherries generally are susceptible to a number of insects and diseases, Higan is one of the most pest-resistant. It is also longer lived, faster growing, and more tolerant of heat and cold than the others.
Higan cherry's qualities do not sacrifice beauty. Like other ornamental cherries, Higan varieties show a range of ornamental characteristics. For instance, the variety Whitcomb has horizontal, spreading limbs that each spring are dotted with pink buds that unfold into almost white blossoms. Pendula is a variety offering very early, single pink blossoms on weeping stems. Autumnalis is truly unique, not for its semi-double pink blossoms that unfold in spring, but because it often puts on a repeat performance in autumn.


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ConCam Monte (With DVD) by R.Paul Wilson
ConCam Monte is a powerful, professional routine based on the world's most famous scam. This incredible routine has been part of Paul's professional repertoire for over twenty years. Now, for the first time, he is ready to share the secret.
The name of the game is "find the lady" but, without any difficult moves or sleights, the audience just can't follow the Queen as it jumps from hand to hand, transforms before it vanishes and appears "up your sleeve".
R. Paul Wilson's ConCam Monte, can be carried in your wallet or pocket and performed anywhere, any time.
This is stunning, impossible card magic at it's very best.
Easy enough for beginners
ConCam Monte is suitable for performers from novice to expert. Included is a DVD teaching every moment of this powerhouse routine with step-by-step detail. Everything you need to know is on this DVD!
Includes special cards manufactured by the US Playing Card Company


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Tennis is a highly skilled sport requiring a good level of fitness and upper body strength. It is also quite an expensive sport, requiring well-maintained pitches, balls and racquets. United Through Sport is working with children across the world to help make this sport available to all.
Tennis Coaching Volunteer Project
Destination: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Trip Type: Internships & Work Experience, Volunteering
Help United Through Sport coach tennis to thousands of under-privileged kids and find the next Juan Martin del Potro.
2 Weeks
From £695
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Tennis Coaching Volunteer Project
Destination: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Trip Type: Volunteering, Internships & Work Experience
Bring the benefits of tennis to thousands of children in this seaside city.
5 Weeks
Was: £
Now: £995
| Trip Code: ZAVTN1
Tennis Coaching Volunteer Project
Destination: Castries, St Lucia
Trip Type: Volunteering
Work with a range of kids from 6 to 11 years old bringing fun but structured coaching sessions to kids from around the island whilst also being able to play against locals too.
2 Weeks
From £695
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"I had the most amazing 5 months ever. Working with the charity and seeing the impact they have on some many lives was just incredible. Thanks to all involved."Ruben Baarda (NL) , Hockey, South Africa
Tennis is so important to me that I'm glad I was able to use it to help the young children in Port Elizabeth. I had a blast!"Dimitri Le Vourch , Tennis, South Africa
I am really thankful to the guys of United Through Sport which gave me this opportunity to teach tennis to hundreds of great South African children. These 5 weeks made me a very happy girl and changed my life back in Holland in a positive way as well.Maud Calame (NL) , Tennis, South Africa
Watching the kids improving in the water was so moving I can't think of a more rewarding way to spend a summer. Phenomenal."Amy Nicholls , Swimming, South Africa
"Taking my love of tennis to Argentina was a dream come true. I will never forget this once in a life time opportunity to play and coach tennis to a range of abilities in such a great country. Thanks to all who were part of this!"Emily Prescott , Tennis, Argentina
Teaching in Argentina was better than I ever expected it to be. It was very emotional saying goodbye and I will miss the buzz of excitement we used to get before arriving at the schools and the incredible welcome the kids would always give us."Sam Edwards , Teaching, South Africa
"I loved it, just loved it! Hope to get involved with United Through Sport again in the future!!"Max Vigor , Teaching, South Africa
Great tour! Met some lovely people in South Africa, me and the guys loved the warmth that we were met with and the teams we played against were fantastic, it was good to Braai with those guys after the games. Superb"Matthew Brannigan , Sports Tours, South Africa
We were all impressed with the standard of football that we were up against in South Africa and it definitely brought out the best in us. As for the opposition, a great bunch of lads."Jonny Cox , Sports Tours, South Africa
"What an amazing time I had in Argentina, I miss it already. Alejandro, our coordinator, showed us all a fantastic time. Thanks United Through Sport!!!"Tom Leahy , Football, Argentina
"Thank you to everyone at United Through Sport. I have had my eyes open to the poverty in Argentina. It is so important that volunteers continue to sign up, they will not regret it"Declan Cockpu , Football, Argentina
"The most amazing experience of my life. I enjoyed this opportunity so much that I now live in Ghana and work for the charity's sports academy".Alex Burrows , Football, Ghana
"This was my first time in Africa and it was such an eye opener. An amazing opportunity to coach the academy lads at United Through Sport."Tom Lyonette , Football, Ghana
"I loved the friendships I made through the netball sessions and it's great to see what this charity is doing for so many."Anna Robinson , Netball, Ghana
"I volunteered on a netball project in 2010 and loved it so much that I never went back. Ghana is my favourite place on earth and I just love the Dzandza brothers who look after you."Liz Wells , Netball, Ghana
"Such an amazing time spent with all my Ghanaian friends. Thanks so much for making the netball experience such a fantastic and unforgettable time."Natalie Schaffer , Netball, Ghana
"This was a unique experience. Working in all areas of Ghanaian athletics has given me a great understanding of how athletics is developing in West Africa."Josh Curtis , Athletics, Ghana
"I play a lot of golf in the USA, so to have the chance to play in Ghana and also coach kids was a fantastic experience."Peter Lamenzo , Golf, Ghana
"It was great to work alongside the Ghana Golf Association to help run tournaments as well as coaching for the young caddys."Peter Dunmore , Golf, Ghana
"This was such a rewarding project that got great results. Seeing kids who were scared of the water gradually gain confidence was amazing."Rob Scott , Swimming, Ghana


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Cybercrooks are gearing up for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a range of malware traps and hacking attempts both on social networks and the wider internet, net security firm BitDefender warns.
The first wave of these attacks comes in the form of the newly established websites offering supposed content such as "Bin Laden alive", "in depth details about the terrorist attack", "police investigation results" and "towers going down" to attract the curious.
The sites are filed with links to scareware and phishing sites. Others have created fraudulent charity donation sites that serve only to line their greedy pockets at the expense of genuine gift-giving sites.
In addition, fraudsters are running fake auctions and sales of items supposedly linked to the devastating attacks such as shards of metal from the twin tower or even "commemorative coins" supposedly minted from silver collected at the attack site.
More scam, perhaps involving malware, can be expected to follow over the coming days.
"Because of the advancement of hacking and spamming technology over the past decade, plus the significance of the anniversary and increased media coverage, Sept 11 this year may prove hectic on the malware front," said Catalin Cosoi, head of the Online Threats Lab at Bitdefender.
BitDefender says many of the scams likely to be on show are similar to those seen during anniversaries of the London bombings of July 2005.
Cybercrooks marked remembrances of the 7/7 attacks with fake donation requests, spamming of viruses disguised as supposed videos of the assaults and advanced fee fraud email scams. ®


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The Northern Coaliton invasion of Fountain has largely been stalled by the CFC blueballing everything that is not a important timer. While many players may question this strategy, the CFC has made it very clear that this will be their policy. The CFC is determined to hold on to Fountain as it is one of the richest areas of the game and keeps the pockets of their members full. This move shows that the CFC is determined to win, not to have fun at the moment. Whether this will continue indefinitely or only until "fozziesov" or a future event is unknown. Nonetheless this move has caused internal tensions to rise, something that could lead to disastrous consequences.
(8:37:00 PM) atrum_veneficus: nour_samy: we win wars
(8:37:07 PM) atrum_veneficus: we don't win 'gud fites'
(8:37:29 PM) atrum_veneficus: if there's no timer to win, or no timer to create, we provide no content to elite pvp
(9:28:29 PM) reagalan: So.
Earlier today I had a domifleet with 230 dudes and great comp, full boosts, triage, fuckloads of capital support, 170 FYF support, 110 ishtar support, and bomber support. I had twice what the hostiles had in a doctrine that countered them. I could have jumped right into them while they were set up and wrecked their face earlier today.
Why didn't I?
Because the hostiles wanted me to do that. They wanted a fight. They would have lost that fight, but they would have got a fight. They would have gotten a handful of kills, and we would have gotten about an equal number in return.
But that isn't the way we do things, and it never will be. I don't want to give the enemies a single fucking inch of what they want. Not one bit. They either get helldunked or blueballed. There is no middle ground.
You have two options: get with the program, or fuck off and go join some elitepvp fuckfest who care about kill death ratios instead of playing the objective..
The fact being that this war is a defensive war for the CFC, they have no motivation to fight BL and N3. They simply want to return to peacetime where they can pick their fights from any number of targets across the map. It remains to be seen if this war in Fountain will continue. At the moment N3 shows no signs of letting up. Will this war continue? Let us know in the comments.


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Think a Challenger looks giant and menacing in America? Here's one parked in Budapest behind a Suzuki Swift—which you'll recognize as the Geo Metro.
The Swift—ubiquitous in Hungary as it was the first car manufactured in this country—is positively dwarfed by this Mopar monstrosity, seen here in top-of-the-line SRT8 trim, with the 6.1-liter engine and the appropriate Hemi Orange paintjob.
The scene is full of little surprises. Like how you could make a whole new set of wheels for the little Suzuki from the material found in one Challanger wheel. Or how it shows that even downtown parking spaces are indeed giant when compared to the average car: it takes 16.5 feet of American muscle to fill one to the brim.
It's a wonderful sight in Budapest, this Challenger, comically inappropriate, with a punk swagger often missing from city cars. And while we know that the perfect city car is the Mercedes-Benz W140 S600, this come pretty close.
All you need now is plenty of Hungarian gasoline. At $6 a gallon. Yeehaw!