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Grassroots Rugby League clubs can take advantage of a spellbinding 50 per cent cashback offer for tickets to the Magic Weekend at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium on May 26 and 27.
Hotels and coaches are also available as part of special deals and any clubs that are interested in organising a trip to the event are encouraged to contact the RFL's Business Development team for information about how they can get cashback as part of a group deal.
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Local rivalries will once again take centre stage on Magic Weekend when the Manchester venue hosts a full round of Stobart Super League fixtures for the first time on May 26 and 27.
Some of the biggest battles in British sport will be played out at the home of Manchester City FC, where three matches take place on Saturday May 26 and four on Sunday May 27.
Saturday's action begins with Castleford Tigers facing neighbours Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at 1.00pm before Super League newcomers Widnes Vikings renew their rivalry with Warrington Wolves at 4.00pm. The opening day's action climaxes with what promises to be another compelling Hull derby, Hull FC v Hull Kingston Rovers at 7.00pm.
The action continues at 12 noon on Sunday, with Catalan Dragons and London Broncos doing battle in an Anglo-French tie which will be followed at 2.00pm by Huddersfield Giants versus Salford City Reds.
The penultimate game of the Round 15 fixtures sees Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos go head-to-head before St Helens and Wigan Warriors play out a repeat of the 2010 Super League Grand Final in the weekend's finale.
The 2012 Magic Weekend schedule in full is:
Saturday May 26
1.00pm - Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Wildcats
4.00pm - Warrington Wolves v Widnes Vikings
7.00pm - Hull FC v Hull KR
Sunday May 27
12.00pm - Catalan Dragons v London Broncos
2.00pm - Huddersfield Giants v Salford City Reds
4.00pm - Bradford Bulls v Leeds Rhinos
6.00pm - St Helens v Wigan Warriors
Day tickets for Magic Weekend tickets cost from just £30 adult and £15 concession. Tickets for the full weekend cost from just £45 adult and £22.50 concessions and are available by calling 0844 856 1113 or by visiting www.rugbyleaguetickets.co.uk
Super League clubs will start to sell Magic Weekend tickets from next month with club season ticket holders entitled to a 50 per cent discount when purchased through the club ticket office.

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Benefits of higher oxygen, breathing device persist after infancy
By the time they reached toddlerhood, very preterm infants originally treated with higher oxygen levels continued to show benefits when compared to a group treated with lower oxygen levels, according to a follow-up study by a research network of the National Institutes of Health that confirms earlier network findings, Moreover, infants treated with a respiratory therapy commonly prescribed for adults with obstructive sleep apnea fared as well as those who received the traditional therapy for infant respiratory difficulties, the new study found.
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Choral Chameleon's Tempus, a fun journey through "Time"
Last Sunday evening, the innovative Manhattan-based choir Choral Chameleon presented an eclectic program titled "Tempus: Art of Time and Concord."
Choral Chameleon has obviously built up a devoted following in their nearly four years of existence. The venue, John Street Church, a mid-size structure in downtown Manhattan, was filled save for a few cordoned-off rows. Quite notably, the palpable pre-concert enthusiasm of the audience, (comprised of young and old and everyone in between), was a welcome start to the show.
"Tempus" was built around Stephen Chatman's ethereal Time Pieces, a dynamic four-movement work on the theme of "time." Time Pieces is a true choral gem filled with stylistic variation and beautiful tonalities, and one that I would recommend highly to advanced chamber ensembles. Surrounding these movements was varied fare from composers as diverse as Guerrero, Britten, and…Cyndi Lauper, in addition to other newly-composed pieces. The musical direction was handled confidently by Vince Peterson and the choir was overall quite polished. In particular, the sopranos as a group achieved a beautiful pure tone and their voices were balanced nicely with the others. Also, the choir should be commended for their excellent diction. The words were consistently crisp and intelligible. Percussionist Erika Johnson played with aplomb throughout the program. I found Time Pieces IV: Clocks and Sonnet 12 by Thomas Conroy especially impressive as they both included complex vocal percussion that was obviously well-rehearsed. Particularly exciting was Joseph Gregorio's Look Back on Time With Kindly Eyes, a 12-part canon in which each singer is a soloist. The choir sang with great effect from the balcony, the voices moving around overhead. Cyndi Lauper's hit song "Time After Time" (arranged for the choir by Erika Johnson) and soprano, Erika Lloyd's own "Time Pops Bubbles" were upbeat tunes that had the audience nearly dancing in the aisles.


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Trying to beat the second boss in La Mulana but this game is maddeningly hard. :c
Trying to beat the second boss in La Mulana but this game is maddeningly hard. :c
Yeah, nothing can beat 1946, the best Sturmovik game there is. CoD is just too broken right now, poor performance, the planes all sound like lawn mowers, enemies are too easy to take down, the crash physics are nowhere near as good as they used to be.
A shame really, but oh well. It's still really fun.
Yes, it is and it knows it. The manual even recommends taking screenshots and posting on forums for help.
But isn't the 2nd boss music awesome? Every boss has a distinct theme. (Wait until you have to fight Viy and Tiamat, they're even harder. But Tiamat has awesome music, too.)
Juggling between Heroes of Might & Magic IV and DnD Tactics. Both are pretty good.
May Time, ever fleeting, forgive us.
We who have forsaken your song, and buried our future.
Doom and Doom 2.
The worst boss I've defeated was
But that was then, still playing AC:Revelations Multi maybe until I sell my PS3 away.
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One of my favorite games of all time.
Still Heroes of Might and Magic IV. I swear I will win, eventually.
May Time, ever fleeting, forgive us.
We who have forsaken your song, and buried our future.
Yeah, Sakit is totally immune to subweapons. He's not the only one either, Tiamat is too.
Energy balls? (checks a video) Oh, those. Well, if you don't have the right timing to jump over them, you can always jump early so they target you in midair and fly over you as you land.
Boss #3 is pretty easy though . . . at least if you have plenty of shurikens.
Apparently, in the Wii remake Sakit loses his energy ball attack, and halfway through the battle his stone face crumbles revealing a skull (which IS vulnerable to subweapons). In fact, judging from the vids I saw pretty much every boss in the remake has been given a significant change. Bahamut and Viy the least so. Tiamat the most.
Anyway, some of the music you'll probably love: Spring Sky you've probably heard already, Inferno Cavern, Giant's Graveyard (aka Ice Cavern), Bahamut battle.
Then there's the epic music for the Dimensional corridor and its boss Tiamat, the last guardian before Mother's temple itself. (Can you tell?)
Sims 3
I hate the bottom of the well. Maybe I'll just try and get through the Shadow Temple without the Lens of Truth.
Mega man 3.
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Don't know about you guys but I don't have much faith in anyone who says they support either major party 100 percent on all issues. I think it's safe to say, at least for thinking voters, that we all have views that cross over party lines, and sometimes we shock each other when we have discussions because of the diversity of thought and views that reside in many thinking voters. Yes, there are still plenty of extreme conservatives as there are extreme liberals, but I see this now as the opposing tips of a social model that is undergoing change.
In my circle of friends and social contacts I'm finding registered Democrats and Republicans who candidly admit that, at least on some issues, they have views that stray from the party line, and sometimes radically so. Maybe it's time to consider the possibility that not all politics is rigid or black and white (as in color not race), and it's okay for someone to have views on certain issues that differ from the expected norm of what their stated party represents.
No doubt the two major parties will rule the roost for a long time yet to come, but all of us (or most of us) occasionally stray on the ballot as the occasion and issue arises. Hardcore lefties and righties may not be ready to walk away from their rigid party affiliations, but the Independent and Libertarian parties do offer an alternative that may look more appealing as time goes by. And with all due respect to both my liberal and conservative friends, they certainly can't be any worse than what we have now.
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Fletcher Jones can chirp like a bird, grunt like a monkey, sing in nearly every key, and disguise his voice to sound like a woman, but he isn't dangerous as so many believe. He's a circus performer who lured a couple of hot studs into his trailer one night. When the men's wives caught them in the act, they made sure that Fletcher was sent to the infamous Manninger Institute. When he escapes, the quirky carnie eludes the authorities with his many ploys, until the institute's founder stumbles upon clues as to his whereabouts.
Well hidden by rows upon rows of massive trees stood a residence grand in scale, surrounded by lush green grass, and boasted every amenity any gay man could ever desire. No dress code restricted freedom of spirit, no menu subdued the most delicate of palates, and well, pretty much anything went. There were wedding ceremonies, coming out parties, masquerade balls, and an S&M club for the more adventurous types.
Dr. Mann reclined by the side of the pool and rubbed oil on his body that was not at all in bad shape for a middle aged man. He had inherited his tall lean build from generations of Mann men and the bronze color of his skin had taken years to achieve. He was well aware of the dangers of tanning and skin cancer, but looking good was important to him. Everyone knew that when Dr. Mann presented himself in this manner, with nothing on but his shorts that he wore high up his thighs, the doctor was waiting for someone and no man could resist the doctor. It was an unspoken rule that whoever noticed the doctor first was rewarded with the honor, but on occasion two men would be unable to determine who had been the first to have witnessed the doctor's arrival, and on those occasions Dr. Mann received the royal treatment.
As he did every day, today Dr. Mann searched the web for some mention of a wayward carnie or a note of strange happenings at a traveling circus. Ah Fletcher, where art thee? The good doctor had nearly given up when he noticed a photograph of a man who had been caught urinating in a park. It had been late at night and ordinarily it wouldn't have gotten the attention of anyone, but as luck would have it a policeman had caught the poor man in the act. A brief reprimand was all that he had planned until he noticed something very peculiar. After the man had finished, he turned to the officer and smiled. The bright red lipstick was the first clue that something was not quite right, the second clue was that the officer had not seen anything being 'tucked away', but the real kicker was the man's voice. It was high pitched, feminine, and as sweet as a slice of pecan pie. "Excuse me," the officer said. "Yessiree, officer. How can I help you?" The officer wanted to ask if he was truly a he, or if he was a she, but he was too stunned by the man's appearance. The man smiled sweetly and turned on the charm, twirling his long hair with his fingers. The officer was certain that the man, or woman, was in need of psychiatric treatment, so he politely offered him a ride to the hospital.
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Devil Dogged
The son of a general, Trent Green is the only one in his family not on a fast track military career, so he does the only thing he knows he will be a success at and joins the Corp, where he literally falls into the lap of the man of his dreams. Noah Wilson is sweet, honorable, and takes Trent's heart with his blazing smile. Noah is also part of a religious sect that lives simply…very simply, with no electricity, no television, no dirty movies, and a lot of rules. Trent hopes that the two of them can make something happen; that is, until the 'accident' which keeps him constantly broke, with no money to see a base run movie, much less pay his bus fare to Noah's duty station. When a conniving bartender offers Trent the chance to make some fast and easy (easy with BIG strings attached…) money, the young Marine finds himself in a seedy business, with no foreseeable way out.
"Language, Marine, language!" Noah Wilson, who was bobbing in the water far, far below me, yelled. "Just JUMP!" he shouted again, smacking his hands against the flat water he was treading.
The constant swearing was the one thing about the Marines that Noah had trouble with. I had been raised around it, so I was used to it. I wasn't afraid of anything – bullets, bad guys, witches with buckets of water. I was just amazingly happy right then, standing on the edge of a huge rock quarry buck naked on a spectacularly sunny day, looking at the man I was falling in love with. Noah's grin made of moonbeams and lightning bolts sent a thrill down my spine every time I saw it. Plummeting toward the water and Noah, I could not remember a time when I was happier. Knifing into the cold water next to him, I went deep into the cold clear water before turning and kicking toward the surface, breaking the water not far from him.
I'm Trent Green, Gay Marine, Private First Class, a step above being a private, but a long way from my father's rank of general. I didn't join the Corp to be hyper masculine to cover my gayness, and although it's alright to be out in the military now, I wasn't naïve enough to walk into the recruiter's office wrapped in a rainbow flag. I joined the Marines because I had been around the Corp my entire life. My brothers and I were raised as Devil Pups, sons of a career Marine. The old man was a general with two stars hanging on his collar. He blew a gasket when I told him that I, the son of General Nathanial Green, had joined up like a regular guy instead of taking officers candidate training, but I wanted to be a ground Marine first. It took the old man awhile to come around. The general tended to get what he wanted, and I have to give him some credit. As a middle child, I was the most difficult for him, I'm certain. I can be headstrong, willful, and impulsive. I threw a fit and wore pink tennis shoes for half of the year when I was in the third grade and once the general stopped making comments about my footgear, I stopped wearing them. A lifetime spent in boarding schools with a military theme had given me a lot of useless information that from time to time did come in handy. I can short sheet any bed in less than three minutes, make anyone wet the rack with a pan of warm water, and I am a master at the old hand-full-of-shaving-cream-then-tickle-their-nose routine. I also know how to make a stink bomb that could clear a campus. I know exactly where to put a dead fish in the heat ducts just before finals, and I have a dozen or so easy-to-put-together-from-readily-available-products that can, without taste or smell, induce sleepiness, vomiting, diarrhea, and one that will tint skin green.
"I root for the underdog. St. Louis has always been my team," Noah said, his sexy grin all but hypnotizing me.
Taking his hand, I gave him my name, and well, was pretty much hooked. Noah was cute, funny, smart, and his total lack of self was captivating to me. I went home with him on leave. Of course, I would have followed him into the mouth of hell or into a Republican convention if it meant being with him.
My time with Noah couldn't have been better. We did chores on the farm, took horseback rides, skinny dipped, and got to know each other…likes, dislikes, and we learned each other's bodies like roadmaps. I could read him like Braille and cherished every second our skin was touching. I had fallen in love with him. I knew it was fast, but the heart wants what it wants. At the time, making a promise to be together seemed the most natural thing in the world, and I was more than willing to try and make it work, but that was before the 'accident.'
"There's this guy in town who runs a sort of business involving Marines."
I fell off of a turnip truck, but not yesterday. He didn't need to paint a big colorful picture of what he meant, but I had to ask a few basics.
"You mean interviews about Marine life, history, that kind of stuff?"
Jordan grinned at me. "Well, he does ask a lot about barracks activities and Marine life in general," his grin came back. "He likes uniforms, both dress and work. What happens after that is up to you." His grin went even wider. Pulling a business card from his pocket, he slid it across the table to me. It was for a bar in town, one of the gay bars everyone knew about. With a knowing smile and a shrug, he watched me pick up the card. "This guy is a bartender there…name's Keith. Everybody there knows him and can hook you up. He gets you to the guy who does the actual work."
"What do you get out of this?"
"Smart Marine. You'll do well and go far," Jordan said as he took another slug of beer. "It's a business with this guy…a big business. The more you do, the more work you get. Some guys become favorites and do a lot because of that. Some he just likes. The money is good and the work is fast. Hell, it beats training all day."
I was around hot guys all of the time, but Noah was the only one I wanted.
"Give Keith that card. It's got my name on it so I get credit. No doubt they'll want to use you, though. You're hot, all American," the M.P. said with a sly grin.
Our meeting ended after the second beer. I walked slowly back to the barracks, my mind reeling as I tried to sort out my feelings. I loved Noah, but a little action, while probably still not okay, seemed acceptable enough for me to live with.
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Once Upon a Wolf
In The Rainbow Forest, the evil Queen has arranged for her husband to be murdered, following which an unfortunate chain of events ensues. Two secret lovers, a simple hunter and the King's dresser, become separated. The hunter is arrested and brought before the Queen, who has devious plans for the handsome man. When the King's dresser betrays the evil Queen, he is turned into a wolf that the Queen orders her sexy huntsman to kill. As the huntsman journeys through the Rainbow Forest on his appointed quest, he encounters numerous intriguing characters, including an elderly woman who lives in a humble cottage with her granddaughter Rose Red, a young woman who sold her virginity to a disfigured designer in exchange for a red cloak; a pie maker and his boy toy Simon; the Peters who rather enjoy an occasional visit from a sexy stranger; and many more. But what will happen when the huntsman clashes with the man/wolf who no longer resembles his former lover? The Queen has an evil plan for the forest, but she may not know her true enemies and the powers they possess.
The Rainbow Forest had suddenly and without warning taken on a disturbing silence. The constant fluttering of blue jays wings had all but disappeared and the playful cries between a newborn fawn and his proud father could no longer be heard whispering through the frozen winds. The sound of the babbling brook crashing over the heavy boulders ran still.
The two men naked and hiding behind the camouflage of nearby shrubs were too involved in each other to take notice of the eerie silence. The heavy breathing of the masculine hunter was like an aphrodisiac to the young dresser and the salty beads of perspiration dripped from the stubble of his unshaven face downward to the hungry lips of the servant.
"Tristian, my heart will belong to you always and someday we will live together without shame or fear of the love we share," the hunter panted.
"Did you hear something, Remmigon, my love?" the young man whispered. He became startled when a few of the King's horsemen could be heard quickly approaching. Tristian was in an awkward panic when he looked directly into the bluest eyes that were hidden beneath the saturated dark locks of hair dangling over the hunter's chiseled face. "We've got to get ourselves far away from here before the palace guards catch us together," the dresser muttered nervously.
Remmigon stood over six feet tall, brushed the pebbles and dirt from his knees, and leaned forward to steal one last kiss from his younger lover. The two men remained silent as they scurried to get themselves dressed when the gallop of the horse's hooves drew nearer.
Rose Red was mesmerized by the blood red garment dangled before her. She caressed the material with the tips of her fingers and became aroused by the tingle of the fibers against her skin. "I've got to have that cloak, Sir. Can I pay with what little money I have and work off the rest? I can do all types of housework and I'm not afraid to get dirty," Red pleaded.
"I think we may be able to strike a bargain if you are willing to do 'anything' as you put it," he stated with a demented grin. The man led Red into a dark alley just off of the village square.
Red appeared a little later from the dark alley wearing her newly acquired hooded cloak. She re-laced her corset and lowered the hood over her eyes to avoid the blinding sun.
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Master of Criminals – Rescue (Part 1)
Since Kyon's kidnapping, Tashi feels responsible for his abduction. He assembles a team to go to Saint Petersburg, as it is believed that Vladimir is in Russia and Kyon is with him, if he is still alive. The local police insist they know nothing and that they have no records of Vladimir or Ryzdul, so Tashi and his team decide to investigate in person and go to Russia. They learn that Vladimir frequents rather peculiar night clubs, and a plan is set into motion to find him.
Following the Master's arrival, Vladimir has had little time to indulge his somewhat peculiar sexual appetites, so when he notices the sexy blonde angels kissing each other on the dance floor, he feels the desire growing inside of him and he approaches the gorgeous foreigners. Although they dismiss him quickly, the way they dance together arouses Vlad's innermost desires and the way they speak make him lust for them even more. He is unaware that it is a set up, but he is much too clever to be caught easily, if ever, and there is no guarantee that he will lead the foreign guests to the Master.
Vladimir watched them dance. It was difficult to tell which of them was more handsome than the other, the silver-haired blonde or the golden-haired blonde. They were both gorgeous and perfect in every way. They danced together sensually and aroused Vlad's innermost desires. Both of them were tall, strong, sexy, and incredibly beautiful, causing Vladimir to lust for them, even though they leaned and touched each other as if they had already chosen partners for the night. It didn't matter. Vladimir had chosen them. To his puzzlement, the gorgeous foreigners dismissed him by informing him that they would be spending the night together. After evaluating how deeply their words had stung, the platinum-haired blonde stared at him and said in a charming dreamy way, "But who knows about tomorrow? Just behave and wait for our call." Vladimir felt his blood boiling. Behave? Of course he could instruct his men to seize the beautiful specimens right away, but the promise of tomorrow had an unanticipated effect upon him. They exchanged phone numbers and walked away, saying they would be back tomorrow. Promises hung in the air. Vlad would have to get free from his commitments, as only a nuclear disaster would prevent him from returning to the club if the hot tourists called him. With his heart racing, Vlad watched them walk away. They moved like cats. He could hardly wait for tomorrow.
As always, Vladimir's exit would be preceded by a multitude of security measures. One man would go all the way to the mansion to scan the road for unusual out comings. After that, his head of security would allow him to leave the club. Normally Vlad would complain and check his watch every minute, but tonight he was so entranced by the blondes that he didn't notice the five minute delay from the green light indicating that he was to leave.
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Desert Stormed
Soldiers live in close quarters day and night. A natural result is the occasional conflict, which can usually be quickly resolved. The trouble with Connor Harris and model sexy Myles Jace is never resolved even after a quick thinking drill instructor tries to use their differences as a learning tool, an experiment that ends badly and widens the rift between the men. Connor and Jace are pushed to help each other in the most challenging of ways throughout this romance set against a backdrop of modern war.
I had never picked up a hitchhiker, but I figured I could take on any trouble that might come my way. A cute little blond named Norman slid into the passenger seat next to me, his wicked grin beaming over at me as he said thanks. I hadn't picked him up for sex but he turned out to be a little blond lifeboat who could fold himself around me like origami. "That was a lotta fun man, gonna miss you," Norman said while gathering his gear. We were parked across from the main gate of the base I had been assigned to. End of the road for me. The next day I was due to start my duty and was going to rack out early to be ready.
I heard a shower running in back of the latrine, hooked up my towel and gear, and went into a stall. I hadn't been paying attention to the other shower, caught a glimpse of someone else in the drying area, and stepped out to face my past. The tall guy turned and I prepared to smile, only to find myself looking up into the face of Jace. We both stopped dead still, and time seemed to stop. The last I had seen of him I was being rolled onto a stretcher and he was standing next to me, chest heaving like a charging bull and dripping sweat. He was still breathtakingly beautiful, couldn't deny that. There was a moment when our eyes met that I saw a flicker of excitement in Jace's eyes. A tiny faint smile crossed his lips and I thought in that split second that he was going to give me a full on smile, but it stopped short. Tightly cinching the towel around his waist, Jace simply turned and left the shower room.
Luckily, we were too busy most of the time for me to even think of Jace. I did have some buddies by then. One was a smart, foul mouthed guy from the Company next to us. He had the laugh of a demon, the smile of a swindler, and the charm of a snake handler. A south Texas rancher, Gil did not know a stranger. Everyone was met with that wide, sun bright grin and a "Howdy." He was one of those guys who connected everyone, which I of course found endearing, and the fact that he was cute as a bug and built like his muscles had been sewn on like a costume drew me to him even more. The one person who, naturally, was not taken with Gil was Jace. Oh, he tolerated the jokes and shenanigans well enough, but it seemed like he bristled whenever Gil would take a poke at me, no matter how lighthearted or even if it was just teasing.
I began finding my space shared with some kind of livestock everyday – a spider in my bunk before bedtime, a scorpion couple that had decided to check into one of my boots for a little R&R in the morning, and several snakes made their way into my locker. I had no set proof that Jace was behind the placement of any of them desert creatures, but since the fight I did suddenly seem to have more than my share of them invading my space.
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Somerville Mysteries – The Missing
When Jerry wants to write for the school newspaper, the editor decides to give him a chance to prove himself by writing something new and exciting to impress her. Jerry can think of nothing until a friend suggests checking out the missing person story that was recently in the news. Jerry searches through a stack of old newspapers and on the front page of one is a picture of a beautiful blonde haired blue eyed woman who went missing two months ago. She was young and recently married to a wealthy man, and so far the police have been unable to solve the mystery of her whereabouts. The rumors are rampant. Some say her husband murdered her, some say she died at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, and yet others claim that she ran away. One thing is certain – if Jerry can solve this mystery, the editor of the school newspaper will be more than impressed. In their perilous quest to solve the mystery, however, Jerry and his friends discover that some of the citizens of Somerville have gone to great lengths to ensure that this particular mystery is never solved.
Kate turned her car to the left and we found ourselves on a narrow road. Tall trees grew on either side of the road, and with the darkness around us, the whole environment was giving an eerie feel.
"This road leads out of town," said Kate. "Why would she be driving here?"
I was about to tell Kate to turn the car back when it happened. Courtney's car came to an abrupt halt and started to reverse. Kate pressed the brakes and her car stopped. I watched as the small blue car kept reversing, coming towards us.
"She is going to ram into us!" yelled Kate, her eyes wide open.
The blue car turned and faced us, its headlights on.
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I heard Courtney's car slow down and then I heard it drive past us with speed.
"Why did you do that?" asked Kate, getting back up on her seat.
I got up and sat properly in the seat. Courtney seemed to have gone away. "I didn't want her to see our faces," I answered, pushing my glasses up on my nose.
"Our faces?" asked Kate in disbelief. "You have taken this lost rich lady case way into that weird head of yours."
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Master of Criminals – Under Siege
After the Master is shot, the shroud of mystery surrounding him thickens. There is one person who knows his true identity and he has vowed to protect the Master until his dying day. But the enemy of all enemies arrives in Canada to deal with the Master in his own way. Carefully kidnapping him, he places the Master in a wooden crate without food or water for several days as they journey to a destination unknown to the Master. When they reach their destination, the Master is greeted by someone he thought he would never have to face again, and welcomed to hell. No one knows if time will run out for the Master before he can be rescued and his true identity revealed.
Vladimir smiled with cruelty. The Master had tried to foil their plan many times. Since Julian's arrest, Ryzdul became nearly obsessed with capturing the Master. They tried often to locate him or access his files, but the European Community kept his files in absolute secrecy. Thus, they didn't know the Master's real name. With Julian, Iain, and Vallen, Vladimir determined how to proceed and he became annoyed with his partners who only wished to grab their sex toys. As for Vladimir, his only goal was to capture the Master and bring him to Ryzdul. Derek would be an asset to help Vladimir obtain information from the Master. Thus, Vladimir decided to join Julian and wait for Derek's return. Luck was on Vlad's side, as Derek showed up sooner than they had expected. Vladimir ordered Derek to call the Master, otherwise Derek's brother would be beaten. Derek dutifully obeyed, and after that Vlad strangled Derek slowly. Even though Derek didn't beg for his life, Vlad knew he would when the actual pain began. Then Vlad would stop worrying about producing visible marks of torture and would only focus on causing pain at the place Ryzdul prepared for the Master. Lost in sweet thoughts, Vlad almost forgot where he was when the door opened and the Master finally appeared in front of him. For the first time, Vladimir smiled as he watched the surprise on the Master's face when he recognized Vladimir. No one would expect that would come to Canada to get involved in a mission like this one.
"It's a pleasure to meet you in person after all these years, Master," Vladimir said, kneeling near Derek to push his gun threateningly against his head.
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Master of Criminals
A group of hackers is attempting to defraud the Canadian banking system. Investigations conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the O'Unit (Ontario), are inconclusive since this particular type of fraud is unheard of. The Superintendent of the Department of Electronic Fraud, Derek Savill, receives an unexpected and well written e-mail signed by a certain Master of Criminals stating that he needs to speak with him regarding the course of his investigations. Derek does not take the e-mail seriously and continues to work with his team mate and best friend, Adam. That night, however, when Derek arrives home, an intruder is waiting for him. Derek is hit in the head, blindfolded, and cuffed to his own bed. The stranger informs him that on that same night he will kidnap one of Derek's brothers. Oddly, the criminal assures Derek that his brother will be treated well as long as Derek meets his requirements regarding the course of his investigations. The Master of Criminals is elusive, intelligent, and not who he appears to be.
Master of Criminals is an action packed, gripping international crime story.
The signatory named himself Master of Criminals. Due to Derek's profession and his excellent investigation results, however, he received hundreds of threats. Normally the threats were not as refined or well written as the one he received that morning, as they only stated that he would be killed. Sometimes the different manners of his supposed death were even described. The respectful tone of the threat ignited a tiny flame of curiosity in his mind.
"Derek, they attacked again."
"Who was the target this time?" Derek asked blankly.
"A socialite. Her name is," Adam consulted his notes and added, "Charlene Harrison."
This one was famous, Derek realized, as he recognized her name from newspapers and magazine covers. The case was maddening since Adam never had trouble finding flaws in others' procedures or arguments. This case defied their abilities in different ways, such as the apparent lack of failures, the poor connection between the victims, the inventive methods, and the new employee lent to their department by the technical area.
The gang, as it appeared to be the work of much more than one man, so far had attacked only wealthy women across the Canadian territory. Systematically they stole their data and banking passwords and relieved all funds they might have deposited. The traditional means of tracking electronic fraud had not worked and this case astonished them all. No spyware, sniffers, or Trojan horses. Not a malware in SQL. Not an evidence of cloning sites or phishing e-mails or known scams. Up to now they failed to locate the source of the fake IP. How had they done it? To complicate everything even further, among the victims there were no known connections, other than the fact that they were all loaded women. To make everything worse, the case had fallen into the interest of the press, which caused their superior to determine it a priority.
The modus operandi was always the same. All the funds were transferred, although the encrypted data stored in the financial systems remained the same. Despite this, the hacked financial institutions didn't seem to know where the funds were transferred to, as the internal codes were switched. It was as if the money had never existed. It had already happened four times, with different women and different independent financial institutions. Derek had considered internal involvement and interrogated numerous employees, without success.
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It's nice to see this forum up and available to share info etc. I have been an EAC member for a few years now. I also belong to the ANA, RCNA and a few specialty clubs and other forums. I am actually primarily a Canadian large cent collector but I am fascinated with early American copper. I read Penny-Wise cover to cover each time it comes, and I have sprung for a few attribution books as well. I don't yet have laser focus on a particular area of American copper, that is still developing. It's safe to say that once I focus on a particular area I go all in. Looking forward to developing my EAC collection and sharing info back and forth.
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Outside their homes and offices this morning to see something you don't see every day and that most of them may never see again.
Correspondent -- Callaway reports on the final flight of the space shuttle discovery.
It came -- so low and slow over the nation's capital that you could make -- the individual tiles on discovery's.
Scorched and faded from 365.
Days in space drink thirty night missions over 27 years there was -- Incredible to be a part of history it's -- -- was visible to hundreds of thousands over Washington.
While it's touched down at Dulles airport and prominent display at the nearby Smithsonian air and space museum annex marks the end of its life.
Many hope its fate is not a metaphor for US manned flight and the big dreams of space exploration that inspired generations of Americans.
We've always had issues with our budget -- -- -- financial issues but we've always had the ability to continue to do big things.
And that should not constrain us.
The future of NASA it's more promising than the past we are right now across the country building vehicles that will take us farther than ever before.
Vehicles that names like -- Ryan and try again.
And the dream safe there are being built.
That are gonna not only be -- service the International Space Station and a wonderful space shuttle built over the last decade.
But we're gonna be able to download to an asteroid and beyond -- us great hope that the money and the -- are still good.
Continue the expiration of our universe because there's so much untapped.
But with the national debt and deficit spending -- unprecedented levels some fear US manned flight might be on extended hiatus.
In today's money the NASA program that led to the moon landing would cost 52 billion dollars.
So the US remains entirely dependent on Russia to transport its astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
That fact prompted an interesting remark today from former astronaut and a Fisher.
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I think you'd like Daredevil. It's really good righ tnow. You can start from issue #10.1 or #1 (the first 10 are great so it might be worth going back but I think 10.1 is the start of smething new.)
Planet Hulk is pretty much self contained and a good starting point. All you really need to know about it beforehand is that Hulk was exiled into space by a select group of superhero's called the illuminati. WWH follows pretty much directly after Planet Hulk. If you want some best of suggestions then Peter David's run on Hulk comes highly recommended by fans. Jason Aaron has just started his Incredible Hulk run and its just had a point one issue with #7.1 this month, which would be a good jumping on point for a new reader.
I recommend Greg Rucka and Marco Chechetto's Punisher run. Its a great book which has just had a crossover with Daredevil and Avenging Spider-man so you could jump on with #11. which is the first issue after this crossover. Mark Waids run on Daredevil is being praised non-stop by fans so if you like the character then don't let Shadowland put you off and jump back on. Issue #12 picks up right after the Omega Effect crossover so its a good opportunity to check out the book. If you like Bucky then you should pick up Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker. This has only started a few months ago so you can still jump on relatively early.
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While it is arguably the definitive take on the character, Peter Davids Hulk run is massive. It includes most of #328-467 in volume one, issues #77-87* from volume 2, and assorted tie-ins, crossovers, annuals, minis**, and a novel (What Savage Beast is in continuity until someone can prove to me that it isnt). Theyve been slowly collecting it in trades.
*Not nearly as good as his first run.
**The two issue Future Imperfect is the big one.
I though Paul Jenkins run (vol 2 #12-32) was really underrated but unfortunately the trade for the second half (Past Perfect) was only just published even though the first (Dogs of War) has been out of print for a decade.
Greg Paks run which started with Planet Hulk is pretty great too. Its recent enough that the collections should be relatively easy to find.
Honestly, you might want to just start with the first issue of the current run. Ive yet to read any of Jason Aarons Hulk but i hear its a pretty good jumping-on point.
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I get twenty five Marvel titles (i know its not loads) and i will tell you all my favourite two are X-Factor and Daredevil.
Cannot speak highly enough of this titles and they are both at the cheap scale as well.
I ordered Hulk 50# and New Mutants 41#, because they should be good Jumping Points. I wonder how they will be.
I need to do some reading on Thanos... is the infinity gauntlet the only thing I really need to read or is there some more stuff out there that is imperative?
Okay, so I've been getting into comics gradually over the last year or so, and it suddenly hit me how little Marvel I've read, so I'm looking for recommendations for a newbie - nothing too obscure or irrelevant, just the core 'classics' to get me going.
I've already read 'Amazing Spider-Man: Coming Home', 'Uncanny X-Men: Dark Phoenix' and I'm currently reading the Avengers vs X-Men series as it is released.
In theory, I'm interested in Spider-Man, X-Men (with familiar characters like Cyclops or Wolverine, etc) and Avengers (again, preferably with familiar characters; Cap, Thor, Iron Man, etc.) and anything else relating to them that is a great read. Also kind of interested in Ultimate, but not too sure if that's a good place to start.
Any advice or recommendations would be hugely appreciated!
Honestly, I don't think you can go wrong. Nine year olds jump in all the time and just pick up whatever is on the rack, read it without knowing the characters, and two months later they are hooked like junkies. Adults, IMO, tend to overthink "how to get started" in things.
But, if you want to be scientific about it and money isn't an issue, I would recommend starting with some of the recent acknowledged classic runs that are widely loved and available on Amazon or at any comic shop. Older runs are great, but the language is often dated and turns off some new readers.
In the past 10 years, the following runs have been very popular and/or praised, and (as you requested) have familiar characters:
1.) Ed Brubaker's Captain America: Critical darling, loved by fans (at least for the first 50+ issues) and one of the seminal runs on Cap.
2.) Brian M. Bendis's Daredevil: Bendis tends to be controversial, particularly on comic message boards. But everyone loves his Daredevil. That should tell you somthing. It is one of the great runs on the character.
3.) Brian M. Bendis's Ultimate Spider-man: Even people who hate the existence of the Ultimate Universe and dislike Bendis's Avengers loved this series.
4.) J. M. Straczynski's Thor: Brought Thor back to life, put Asgard in Oklahoma, and it was awesome.
5.) Greg Pak's Incredible Hulk: One of the great Hulk runs of all time highlighted by the 12 part "Planet Hulk".
Ongoing runs that I recommend:
1.) Mark Waid's Daredevil: Mark Waid is beloved by long term comic readers because he "gets" the charcters. His current run on DD is only 11 issues old, but is highly praised.
2.) Ed Brubaker's Cap: Still going.
3.) Hickman's FF: Terrific Fantastic Four run but a bit heavy on FF history. You didn't mention the FF above, so maybe you aren't a fan, but I would give it a go.
Runs to recommend if you are brave:
Brian M. Bendis's Avengers in all its variety (or lack thereof): Bendis has been the voice of the Avengers for the past 8 years. It is highly controversial among long-term fans because many long time Avengers were killed, written out of the book, or underwent major personality overhauls. However, it is the first time in decades that Avengers has been Marvel's lead team book so someone likes it. I would start with the first arc of New Avengers Vol. 1, which was entitled "Breakout", see if I liked it and then keep going if I did.
Grant Morrison's X-Men: Morrison is the current ruler of the comic creator mountain. Critically adored and loved by fans. But his X-Men run was less loved. Some called it derivative of Claremont's, some thought it ended badly, some thought it regressed Magneto by decades, but some loved it (including me). I would find the first arc and try it.
Joss Whedon's X-Men: Yes, he also writes comics. Some liked this run, some didn't.
The Big Events: These tend to sell a lot of issues while being panned by critics and fans. People seem to read them because they have to. I tend to like them, but I seem to be in the minority on this board. Civil War is essential reading to understand Marvel of the last 10 years. Probably House of M as well. The rest you could take or leave as looks interesting.
Slightly older runs worth checking out:
1.) Kurt Busiek's Avengers: In 1998, Kurt Busiek started one of the all-time great Avengers runs and it lasted about 5 years. It, if you include JLA v. Avengers and Avengers Forever, contained the best Ultron story, the two best Kang Stories, and the second best Marvel/DC cross-over ever put together. It also had great character work with "classic" Avengers such as the Wasp, the Scarlet Witch, the Vision, and others.
2.) Mark Waid's Captain America: My prediction is that it will not be as referenced as Brubaker's Cap in the future, but it was a great run and is well-loved.
3.) Walt Simonson's Thor: From the 80s but still widely available and it reads fresh. Many consider it the best Thor run.
4.) Frank Miller's Daredevil: The Modern comic book era basically started with this run. By the same author who wrote the Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year 1, Sin City, 300, and others. It is almost universally regarded as the best DD run and introduced Elektra and Bullseye.
5.) "Classic" storylines: It sounds like you are mostly interested in the X-Men and the Avengers. For both teams and their individual members who have titles, the major storylines have been largely collected and are available. Browse around. For the Avengers, the must have "classic" tales are often considered to be "Under Siege" by Roger Stern and Steve Engelhart's "Korvac Saga". For the X-Men, you have Dark Phoenix, I would try "God Loves Man Kills" as well. One of Marvel's best ever stories.
I would also strongly recommend branching out to lesser known characters. Much of Marvel's best work is in properties that are outside the mainstream where creators have a lot more freedom with the characters and plots. A few recommendations from the last few years:
1.) Annihilation: A cosmic event collected in 3 volumes that is fantastic.
2.) Annihilation Conquest: A slightly less outstanding but still outstanding follow-up to Annihilation
3.) Captain Britain and MI:13: Basically the U.K. superteam. Terrific short run.
4.) Runaways: When Brian K. Vaughan had the book it was brilliant (roughly first 24 issues). When Joss Whedon had it, it was very good. After that it fell off.
5.) Young Avengers: Allen Heinberg's Young Avengers has been very good. Unfortunately, the YA stories by others have been less so.
6.) Agents of Atlas: My favorite series of the past decade. Too bad not enough of us felt that way.
7.) The Incredible Hercules: After WWH, Greg Pak turned his book over to Hercules and a young boy named Amadeus Cho. It was fun, brilliant, and I don't know anyone who read it and didn't like it.
All good choices! Runaways is a great way to ease someone into a super hero universe, especially Marvel, and a great read! but it sounds like you are ready to jump in!
My advice? Pick up Amazing Spider-Man its FANTASTIC Right now!
Avengers Assemble is a new series featuring a familiar (read movie line up) of the Avengers, in a story with out being in the crossovers. Daredevil is fantastic right now! even if you aren't a Daredevil fan (like I wasnt until I started this series). And another really really fun book is "Avenging Spider-Man" just think of it as Spider-Man team up.
Young Avengers is also ridiculously good, features relatively new characters that are taking up where the old Avengers left off. (They DO have connections to the previous Avengers.. but what they are will surprise you!)
I am also really digging Avengers Academy, but like YA and Runaways it focuses on new and obscure characters primarily. Theoretically "New Avengers" features the characters you know, Wolverine, Spider-Man ect, but its in the middle of the AVX Crossover and focusing on Iron Fist, and unknown how it will be after the crossover. But something to keep your eyes on!
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Hi, welcome to Marvel!
For the Avengers, I'd suggest starting with Avengers Assemble volume 1 by Kurt Busiek. It has all the classic Avengers there, and is a great overview of what the Avengers are all about. If you enjoyed it, continue with the other volumes of Avengers Assemble, which continues until volume 5. There's also Avengers Forever, which was written by the same writer, and is a wonderful time travel epic that also explains some of the Avengers history. If you're interested in reading how the Avengers came together, I'd urge you to read Avengers: The Origin and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (not to be confused with the cartoon) by Joe Casey.
For the X-Men, I'd recommend beginning with Grant Morrison's run, starting with New X-Men vol 1-3. Some of the plot points are then picked up in Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon, which is available in two Ultimate Collections. Whedon's X-Men is very different in tone to Morrison's X-Men, but they're both great.
Dan Slott's run on Spider-Man is great fun, too. Take a look at Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time, and the followup volumes: Matters of Life and Death, Fantastic Spider-Man, Return of Anti-Venom and Spider-Island.
To sum up (links to Amazon.com included):
Avengers: The Origin
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Avengers Assemble vol 1
Avengers Assemble vol 2
Avengers Assemble vol 3
Avengers Assemble vol 4
Avengers Assemble vol 5
Avengers Forever
New X-Men vol 1
New X-Men vol 2
New X-Men vol 3
Astonishing X-Men Ultimate Collection 1
Astonishing X-Men Ultimate Collection 2
Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time
Amazing Spider-Man: Matters of Life and Death
Amazing Spider-Man: The Fantastic Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-Man: Return of Anti-Venom
Spider-Man: Spider-Island
You can find all of these editions on Amazon.com, eBay or the Book Depository. Your local comic shop may or may not have copies.
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If you like X Men start with Chris Claremont his X Men may be the best piece of comic writing and character development in comic history he gave Magneto the greatest back story than any comic book character.
Animals sense weakness, sharks smell blood in water
Ishmael, Moses and Job, knew the divine order.
Just read the wiki pages on the characters you care about. If you run into a character you don't recognize, just wiki them.
I found trying to find the best spot to jump in is impossible. So just make the leap and google or ask people on here stuff you don't understand.
I would just start with the main books and branch off into certain characters as you go along. So I would go with Avengers, New Avengers, Wolverine and the X-men, Uncanny X-men, and Amazing Spider-Man for sure.
If you like Wolverine, go with Uncanny X-Force for sure or maybe his solo Wolverine.
Other books people really like are Venom and Daredevil.
If you are going to do the Ultimate Universe... I would start back at the #1's for the current issues and make sure you wiki what has happened in the universe before hand because a lot of people you may recognize are dead. Both Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimates are excellent books though


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My question is for a 16 week cut for competition where would I start off with carbs and how much and how often will I decrease them
I'm 6 foot tall 205lbs around 16% body fat. Maintenance level for calories 2900 cals. So I was calculating for a cut I would eat 2300 cals but I'm not sure about the carbs because I'm feel as though I'm sensitive to carbs. Where would I start off? Any help
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We love love love this place. Xochil, Gary & Jose have created the most perfect place to stay in Cabo. This is our second trip and we love it so much we will most definitely be back. Xochil goes out of her way to open her home and make it yours. She is truly one of the most welcoming and... More
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Whether it's furniture, lighting or tabletop accessories, Folklore focuses in on "a selection of goods that are created with care and made to last". In this disposable age, that's a refreshing concept. And while the concept of built-to-last is a bit old fashioned, the products at Folklore most certainly are not. From the Dip Chair to the collection of funky lamps, each piece puts a refreshing spin on a classic item.
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Roy Hodgson believes the England job came along at the perfect time in his career, as he aims to add more success to his personal record with the Three Lions. The 65-year-old took over as England Manager last May before leading the squad to the quarter final of EURO 2012 in the summer. And after his time in charge of clubs and countries with the likes of Switzerland, Finland, Fulham, WBA and Liverpool, Hodgson is now looking to guide England to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil Speaking to the Scottish FA, at a meeting of their Pro Licence candidates at Hampden Park, he said: "It's always the next success which is the important one. "You can't live on Switzerland, the UAE and Finland, but I don't know if there's any massive difference between being a national manager and being a club manager. "If you've got any skills as a club manager, you've got to be more aware of them and then hone them even more as a national manager. "There is so much less time with your players, but the qualities that a manager needs are similar. "The differences are the longer times between games and the games are of more importance to people within the country, so there is perhaps more pressure when the game comes around. "That's why it's probably suited to someone who is a little bit older because you're less likely to miss that day-to-day involvement when you're older. "When you're younger, that's going to be the first thing you miss, going out and kicking a ball every day." Hodgson was joined in Glasgow by fellow home nation bosses such as Scotland's Gordon Strachan, Wales chief Chris Coleman and Northern Ireland coach Michael O'Neill. And he only had words of encouragement for all of the Pro Licence candidates aiming to collect the highest qualification available for coaches. He added: "The Pro Licence is a very important qualification. "It's becoming mandatory now if you want to work at the top level and we're getting a very good quality of football person doing their Pro Licence. "I find that very positive and it's very positive for those who have got their Pro Licences and are able to profit by talking about their experiences and continue their development." Watch the full video interview with Hodgson below:
A brief rundown of the England Manager's career.
New England Manager says international experiences 'improved and rounded' him.
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This place was the one picked by the travel company, so I read of the robbery stories before going there. I made a point of locking the sliding glass door AND putting a walking stick in the door for added protection (mostly visual, but still). Woke up the second morning to the sound of waves and was amazed how loud... More
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VideoToGif – Android App From Scratch – #7 – Preferences & Preference Activity
In this part of the series I create a preference activity and a couple of different preferences that we are going to need later. I also talk about the changes I made to JMF. Source code available here: code.google.com


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......and he completed this feat several years before Al Gore invented the Internet..
I notice the MSM hasn´t asked him to spell potato...
Once a horse´s ---, always a horse´s ---! And this many is a heartbeat away from the presidency. Oy!
I think that was the whole theory behind his selection, #3, impeachment insurance.
Ws that before or after he met his wife, Morgan Fairchild?That´s the ticket!
Contrary to what progressives want me to think, when I think of a ´gun nut,´ I think of Biden. His bully bragging doesn´t strike me as funny. He is simply a new brownshirt and more Americans than we would like to think, approve of his act. They like him getting in the face of non-progressives and backing them to the wall with whatever outrageous statement he feels like making. It isn´t the content of his debate, it´s his knuckle to the face style they love.
If the House had the nuts (which they don´t) to impeach Zippy, they could easily declare Ol´ Joe, non compos mentis and move him to the funny farm.
He brought his shotgun to the theater and demanded that black people be allowed in.
Originally read the headline as he had desecrated movie theaters.I would believe that one too.
The ONLY good thing about Biden being VP is that he is no longer a senator. As far of the residents of Delaware are concerned Biden is Alfred E. Neuman about whom Mad magazine stated "You could do worse ... and you always have!"


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2011 Capsules: Starting Pitchers
Have I got a treat for you today.
No more emailing me and waiting for me to shoot you back an email between my random dates, wild drinking binges, and time spent with the neighbors' wife (if you don't get that "in" joke make sure to tune in to my daily radio show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio, 5-8 PM EDT, Monday through Friday).
Today I've got something special for all of you.
If you've been coming by the site you know that I've been giving away hitter capsules for all the positions on the diamond. At this point all the positions have been released – thankfully – as my finger is awfully tired from clicking on "attach" and "send." Honestly, the response has been tremendous, and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. If you missed any portion of the capsules you are in luck. All you have to do is to click on the following link to get access to my position by position capsules for hitters.
But that's only part of the good news today, here's the really exciting part.
I'm also releasing, for FREE, a 75,000 word file on Starting Pitchers.
I can't take credit for the work, I didn't write a single word of it, but I've been fortunate enough to set up a partnership with Paul Sporer of paulsporer.com. Here is what the deal is all about.
(1) Paul put together a massive file on starting pitching. More than just pitching capsules, there are also a handful of articles in the Guide. Here are the titles:
Throwing Strikes, Pitching Outliers, Mining for Hidden Gems, Top-25 Under 25, Keeper Contracts for SPs and Drafting Pitchers Early.
(2) In addition to Paul's great work, the Guide also includes work from the following esteemed writers:
Jason Collette of Baseball Prospectus, Rotowire and Dock of the Rays.
John Halpin of FoxSports.
Tim Heaney of KFFL.
Zack Sanders of Fangraphs and Rotohardball.
Mike Siano of MLB.com
Wow is right.
Two things I would ask you all to do before you download the Starting Pitcher Guide.
Make sure you visit paulsporer.com. On the homepage at the top right there is a link to DONATE for your appreciation of Paul's great work on starting pitchers. Every little bit helps.
Second, Paul is also giving away Tim Lincecum and Justin Verlander jersey's. If you donate, you are automatically entered into the raffle. For more on this potential windfall visit the Jersey Donation Page.
With that, let me present the 2011 – STARTING PITCHER GUIDE
PS If you want to donate to me, and who wouldn't, you can always drop me a line at email@example.com. The "donate" tab I mentioned above is only for Paul and his excellent work on pitchers.
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Gantt joins an elite list of Cougar player who have earned All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball. Since 2002, College of Charleston has had a player on one of the three All-American teams in all but two seasons, good for 14 All-America designations in all.
A native of North Augusta, S.C., Gantt won the Southern Conference Player of the Year award from the coaches and media while earning a spot on the All-Conference first team. Gantt is currently third in the Southern Conference with a batting average of .375. His league-best 64 runs rank 12th in the nation, while Gantt is also one of the league leaders in walks (43) and on-base percentage (.485), while ranking second in doubles (19) and third in stolen bases (25) and slugging percentage (.612).
Gantt was also selected as a semifinalist for the prestigious Dick Howser Award, given to the top amateur player in the country.
The senior was one of three SoCon players on the three team award list, including Samford's Brandon Miller (2nd team) and Josh Martin (3rd team). Missouri State's Nick Petree was named the Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year.


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Why should you trust Google, Facebook more than the NSA?
"We want to be really, really clear that whenever you give us information, we're going to take it."
These aren't the words of some suede-shoed government spy, trying to put an honest face on an inherently sneaky job.
No, these were uttered by Erin Egan, Facebook's chief investigations officer -- I am sorry, Facebook's chief privacy officer -- on introducing yet more (and allegedly clearer) elucidations of the company's legendarily clear privacy policy.
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It sites Forbes magazine. It reports Utah is "The Best State for Business" three years in a row.
It also shows Gov. Gary Herbert (R) Utah speaking on a bloomberg television news program called Taking Stock. "Our job is to keep government off your backs and out of your wallets," Herbert said in the promotional video.
ABC 4 interviewed Department of Workforce Services Chief Economist Carrie Mayne after she watched the video. She said Utah's economy is improving. The unemployment rate dropped form 5.2 percent in February to 4.9 percent in March.
She says a threat to Utah economy is coming from a portion of the population who gave up searching for a job. She says there are over 17,000 job openings on the Department of Workforce Services website.
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The mascot of the 2014 World Cup is a yet to-be-named endangered armadillo.
Organizers made the announcement Sunday on a television show with the participation of former Brazil star Ronaldo. The mascot's name will be decided after input from the Brazilian public.
The three-banded armadillo, which is in danger of extinction, rolls up into the shape of a ball when threatened and is commonly found in northeastern Brazil.
The mascot carries the colors of the Brazilian flag. It is yellow, with green shorts and a blue shell and tail. It is dressed in a white shirt with the words "Brazil 2014" written on it.
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The Spellweaver presents an alternate magic system that transforms arcane magic into a matter of skill and not just level climbing.
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Outlining Section 7:
As previously stated, always begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property.
Describe the present and, if different, the relevant past environmental setting that prevailed during the property's period(s) of occupation or use, or its period of significance (which may relate to the time when the archeological research was done at the property). This description should focus on the environmental features or factors that are or were relevant to the location, use, formation, or preservation of the archeological property.
Describe the physical characteristics of the property including: site type, important structures or ruin, density of features, artifacts, ecofacts, the extent of the deposits, and integrity including any natural and cultural process that have disturbed the site.
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Travellers Rest, MT: Travellers Rest is the campsite where Lewis and Clark stopped before crossing the Bitterroot Mountains both on their 1805 trip west and on their return east the next year. Travellers Rest NHL is also eligible for NHL status under Criterion 6 for three reasons: Travellers Rest NHL has yielded historical archaeological information of major scientific importance by shedding light upon several aspects of the Corps of Discovery; Travellers Rest has the ability to provide additional significant historical archaeological information; and the information uncovered at Travellers Rest provides research potential for the entire Lewis and Clark Trail. Recent investigations at Travellers Rest offer new and consequential information about the Corps of Discovery not revealed during previous Lewis and Clark site studies As a result, the application of these methods and theories to other Lewis and Clark sites could greatly enhance and define theories regarding the expedition. |


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It's A Cruel World
I'm a pretty positive person. Really. However, the series of very unfortunate events that have happened to my mom has made me wonder, "is the world out to get my mom?"
Let me explain:
My grandma passed away about 6 years ago (maybe 5, forgive me for not knowing exactly). My grandma owned a large piece of property in Newport Beach, California. The property was less than a mile from the beach. It was big enough for 3 houses, well there were 3 houses until she passed.
So for years they waited for the house to sell. The received many offers. They went through the time when the market was so low that a million dollar house was going for $100,000. They didn't sell. They waited. The house was valued a little over $2 million. Yes, that's the truth. They waited until they got something better than $1 million.
Finally, the house sold! My mom was so excited, she could finally have enough money to buy her own house. They settled for less than they wanted, but it was time. They couldn't sit on the property for any longer.
Right before my grandma's house sold, my mom found one she wanted. She was so excited, it was perfect. Well, grandma's house didn't sell in time and the sellers of the house my mom wanted couldn't wait. They sold it to someone else.
After they sold the house my mom wanted…my grandma's house sold. Gee, whoda thunk it? lol
So, she had to look some more. She found one she LOVES. They have gone through so much trying to get the bank to "consider" her offer. The house is almost a foreclosure, so she wanted to do a quick sale. Well, she's buying the house for LESS that what's owed on it.
This next part of my story is relevant to my mom's awful luck and it happens in "perfect timing" so I have to add it, then I'll continue with her house (which happens after this incident).
So her dog got out one day while she was subbing for a lady at work. Her dog attempted to attack another dog that was being walked down the street. The owner to the dog that was attacked said that Jack (my mom's dog) stopped immediately when they pulled him off. So he wasn't attacking to kill.
So, animal control came and took Jack away. They have kept him in quarantine for 10 days (tomorrow). The law is to keep him for a full 10 days (meaning she will get him on the 11th day). She was told that she will have to pay $10 per day to keep him there (mandatory $100, more if she wants him to stay longer). Then she was told that 1 of 2 things could happen to Jack. He could be found a vicious dog and have to be registered as a vicious dog (or put down) or he will go home as if nothing happened.
This next part will cut into the dog story, but again, I'm going in order of events so try to keep up (:
So Wednesday, I went with my mom to the Animal Control and to do the inspection for her [not so] future house. We got to the house and the inspector had already inspected the roof and the outside areas, he was working inside when we arrived.
The first thing that was said is "the roof has severe damage." We had the realty company call a roofer so we could get started on a quote. Depending on how much it was to fix the roof would be a huge factor in deciding if she still wanted to buy the house (she's still in her waiting period and she can drop her offer at any time). So there is a roofer and the inspector at the house. The inspector tells us a few other problems as he finds them. Nothing DRASTIC but all the tiny problems are certainly starting to add up.
The electricity isn't grounded, there are no GCHI outlets (or whatever they are) due to age. The pool pump makes a horrid noise when it's turned on, the roof is bad and that was just what he found for the 30 minutes we were there. We left while he kept inspecting.
We went to the animal control to see what judgment was made on Jack and if there was any more information for us.
He was found a vicious animal. He was not ordered to be put down because he did not attempt to attack a human.
My mom was told she will have to pay the $100 quarantine fee, $175 to register him as a vicious animal, $25 for a sign that says "caution: vicious animal on premises" and $15 to get him microchiped (assuming he isn't already, she can't remember and they didn't scan him at the time). Or she could pay the $100 quarantine fee, $15 to put him down and $5 for a disposal fee.
She was also given the option to appeal the "vicious dog decision" with the local judge. If the local judge stuck to that decision she is given one more chance to appeal with the county judge.
She decided to sleep on it to see what she should do. Meanwhile, she was waiting for the inspector to send her a copy of his final report….
So this morning she decided she was going to pay to get him registered as a vicious animal and then try to appeal the decision.
She was told by a worker at the Animal Control that she has a strong case. He said he would be there to testify that Jack didn't act viciously towards any of the other animals there. He said it's the truth. So she's going to appeal. But she wanted to bring him home so she's going to pay to register him now. They can refund her payment after/if the decision is overturned.
So she gets the email from the state inspector. She has decided that it's cheaper to purchase a different house than it would be to purchase her "dream house" and make all the repairs. She is going to ask the bank if they will repair everything or if she could get a lower price on the house. Her realtor is doubtful. So the next week will ultimately be the determining factor to her buying the house or buying a different one.
As for Jack, he gets to go home tomorrow. The law has it that he will have to wear a muzzle at all times until/if the decision is overturned by the judge.
I just feel so bad for my mom. It's constantly been one thing after another…it's a cruel world and it's out to get her.


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