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WINNIPEG - A terrifying few minutes with a promising young defenceman crumpled on the ice marred the Winnipeg Jets' 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday.
Jacob Trouba's head-first crash into the boards in the second period, as he missed a hit on Blues' defenceman Jordan Leopold, silenced the crowd and cleared both benches as players watched and waited.
The minutes ticked by until he was wheeled off on a stretcher but he managed a wave as fans shouted his name.
Just 19, the Jets' top 2012 draft pick impressed his coaches at camp and fans with his aggressive all-out style. He has a goal and an assist this season.
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"Thanks for the support. If you were wondering, the boards are not edible. I'll be back soon," he said.
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"It definitely feels good when you win those," said centre Bryan Little, who had an assist and kept the Jets in the shootout, along with captain Andrew Ladd, until Jokinen's winner.
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Little and Ladd connected for the Jets in the shootout and Oshie and Steen hit for the Blues, until Jokinen beat Elliott on his glove side to win the game in the seventh round.
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Notes: Former Winnipeg Jet Thomas Steen (1981-95), father to Alexander and a Winnipeg city councillor, was on hand for the Blues' second visit to the city since the Jets were reborn in 2011. His son didn't play on their first.
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"Suchat Weroj, secretary-general of the Administrative Court's Office, issued the warning in a statement released yesterday.
He said the Central Administrative Court in March 2007 ruled in favor of the pub's operators in a case they filed against the local police for refusing to grant them a permit to operate an entertainment place. He said the court ruling was based on the legal facts that the owners were qualified to operate a nightclub and the venue's location was not prohibited by law."
The local police does refuse the permit but the CAC ruled in favor of the pub, because the owners were qualified to operate a nightclub and the venue's location was not prohibited by law. In the BP I read; "It could not register as an entertainment venue in 2003 after City Hall enforced zoning in Bangkok". So in 2003 it could not register, because of the enforced zoning in Bangkok, but in 2007 the venue's location was not prohibited by law? Was there no more zoning in 2007 or what? And if you build outside the zone, is it not against laws?
"The court ruled that the police's order refusing the entertainment place to be operated was against the law, according to Suchat. He said the police in April 2007 appealed with the Supreme Administrative Court and a verdict has yet to be made.
In his two-page statement, Suchat said the lower court focused on the police's delay in granting a permit of operation as the issue of possible violations of the building law by the pub operators was not mentioned in the testimonies given to the court.
He said the court had nothing to do with the building-law violation, which was blamed for the high number of casualties. He said it was a matter for police and the city's civil engineering authorities."
The police refused the operation of the pub based on building-law violation, which is the matter of the police, but the court overrules it. But then the court says that the court had nothing to do with the building-law violation, because it is police matter, so why would the court rule in favor of the pub owners and against the responsible police? I mean, the court's rules count, so they look like the responsible, but now they say that it has nothing to do with the court, but with the police?
"It is unlikely the Administrative Court will issue any order or verdict that goes against the law. To give news in a way that can lead to a perception that the Administrative Court is a cause for the disaster can be deemed contempt of court," Suchat said.
Again, what counts at the end, the court's ruling or the police decision not to let the pub operate, based on police matters, like the building law violation? The final decision was with the court, not the police, but the court does not want to have anything to do with the disaster which happened because their final ruling?
"On Friday, deputy police commissioner-general Jongrak Juthanon said an investigation into the club's history had found that its application for a licence in December 2004 had been turned down by the city police on the grounds that the premises did not conform to standards. However, he added, the pub had opened anyway following an Administrative Court injunction pending a ruling."
So it does not really matter if it was against the law, as long as it is not said so by the court? And how long does it take for the court to rule?
"In his statement, Suchat explained that the lower court granted the injunction in July 2004 on grounds that the pub operators met the legal qualifications to operate an entertainment venue and that police refusal to grant them a permit caused them to get arrested for operating without a permit."
The pub operators met the legal qualifications, even if it was against the building regulations? Are building regulations not regulated by the laws? If they are, how could the pub owners have met the legal qualifications? The legal qualifications, has it to do with the qualifications to operate a pub only but nothing to do with the building itself?
"He said, however, that the Supreme Administrative Court in October that year withdrew the injunction as it disagreed with the lower court's decision."
The stat*ments in italics are from The Nation. I wonder, if The Nation may have messed up some stat*ments translating them into English? I think that there are a lot of contradictions in this Nation report. Maybe it is just me not really understanding it? Do I read something wrong in this article? I am lost here. To me it sounds like; me not, you as well!
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Charges for carelessness resulting in death, sounds quite appropriate, but that was yesterday said a by a police Cornel.
"Police say Santika had been refused an operating licence since 2004 because of safety concerns but it remained legally open while appealing that decision." - By: BangkokPost.com and AFP, Published: 4/01/2009 at 10:49 PM.
Apparently the safety concerns were more then justified, but the pub can still operate legally for FOUR years while appealing the decision? Something is badly wrong here and how long may it take for a court to make such a decision? Here it seems like the police's responsibility is not a question at all. They have done their job and that is it. What about the court?
"If the fire was caused by stage effects, musicians or the production team would be held responsible. If it was caused by fireworks, police would take legal action against the customer." – By: POST REPORTERS, Published: 5/01/2009 at 12:00 AM .
How convenient it was either the musicians, the production team or the customers, the responsible ones. Of course, how could it be the responsibility of the police, the court or the owners. They have done no wrong, they have not caused the fire.
"Regardless, owners of the pub could not avoid a charge of allowing underaged revellers to enter the venue, said Pol Gen Jongrak." – By: POST REPORTERS, Published: 5/01/2009 at 12:00 AM .
Suddenly no more charges for carelessness resulting in death? Just a charge of allowing underaged revelers to enter the venue. What do you get for letting in underaged revelers? Two slaps on your hand? But hey, now it is a police General talking.
Other charges will follow by authorities against Suriya Ritrabue, the registered owner. I guess it should have said, the registered owner without a license. Or did he have one?
Yesterday, it seemed like a big argument was going on between the Administrative Court and the police, blaming each other for being responsible. Today nobody speaks about the authorities anymore?
Just some questions; Was the pub against the laws? Did it have proper licenses? Who issued those licenses? Was it registered as a late food place or pub? Can you run a pub with no insurance? Can you get an insurance if the place would have been illegal? Was the building build according to the building laws? Who checked the building? Did they give their ok to the building? And so on…
To me it looks like, the police are just interested to blame somebody for the fire and somebody else for letting underaged kids in. And that is it?
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Very, very sorry to hear that you wife has been hurt. My sincerest condolenses to you and hope that she can come home from the hospital and be back with you very soon. Once she's back, please let us all know.
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pachangamac042 wrote:Sardines, condolences are made when someone died. His wife is "just" injured. Anyways, he will understand and appreciate.
Hi Pach,
Thank you for the pointer.
sorry for the mis-use of the term and no disrespect was intended.
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On topic, perhaps the Thai police and the Thai justice system ARE WORKING TOGETHER!
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Behold the tiny oyster.
No, not on the half-shell, with a squirt of lemon, but in its watery habitat, the Choptank River. Out there on a reef with many other oysters, the bivalve is awesome, a janitor that helps remove pollution with incredible efficiency.
A reef seeded with oysters by the state of Maryland - about 130 oysters per square meter - removed 20 times as much nitrogen pollution from stuff such as home lawn and farm fertilizer in one year as a nearby site that had not been seeded, according to a recently released study.
The upshot, said Lisa Kellogg, a researcher for the Virginia Institute of Marine Science who led the four-year study, is that oyster reefs could potentially remove nearly half of nitrogen pollution from that one river on Maryland's Eastern Shore "if you took all the areas suitable for restoration and restored them." A wider restoration could help clean the Chesapeake Bay, where the Choptank and other major rivers drain.
It is a huge deal, Kellogg said. Man-made nitrogen pollution is part of a one-two punch that creates oxygen-depleted dead zones that have bedeviled the bay. At one time, when oyster reefs were so mountainous and plentiful that European explorers complained about navigating around them, the Chesapeake was crystal clear.
Oyster reefs are more than just the rocks of ages. They are the ultimate mixed-use development, inhabited by more than 24,500 marine animals that are not oysters - mussels, clams and sea squirts, to name a few - that also filter nitrogen.
Excessive harvesting of oysters, combined with massive farm and urban pollution, depleted the bivalves, denuded reefs and clouded the water by the 1980s. About that time, two diseases, Dermo and MSX, came out of nowhere to decimate the stock of oysters in Maryland and Virginia.
Oysters in those two states are experiencing a modest recovery because of the restoration and farming known as aquaculture.
In Virginia, 236,200 bushels of oysters were harvested two years ago, up from 79,600 bushels in 2005. Maryland took in 121,000 bushels in 2011, nearly 95,000 more than 2005.
Kellogg and her fellow researchers wanted to show that oyster reefs could greatly improve water quality and are worth the millions of dollars being invested in their restoration.
They also hoped to build on previous studies that had depended on simulations to estimate nitrogen removal at oyster reefs. Their study, started in 2009, used actual measurements of nitrogen levels.
"There was a huge amount of interest in nitrogen removal," said Jeff Cornwell, a researcher at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science who contributed to the study.
The researchers measured the amount of nitrogen gas production in water channels on a reef near the Emerson C. Harrington Bridge on the Choptank at Cambridge, Md. They did the same at a site where restoration had not occurred.
The study was funded by NRG Energy.
"The rates we've seen in the Choptank for removal is the highest we've seen anywhere," Cornwell said. "The . . . results are so promising. As we develop data sets we can calculate what oysters did when they were a larger population."
Bivalves scarf up phytoplankton that consume nitrogen. Phytoplankton produce algae blooms that die, turn into a sticky black goo and suck oxygen - needed by pretty much every inhabitant of bay tributaries - from the water. Dead zones deplete the bay of life and rob predators such as eagles and osprey of food.
When oysters and other creatures eat phytoplankton, they poop it into dark areas of the reef where microorganisms feed. Those organisms convert the nitrogen to nitrogen gas that wafts into the atmosphere, Kellogg said.
"The good news about oysters is if we do it right and give them a chance . . . they produce huge numbers of eggs each year," she said. "It's a prolific species that can provide this habitat again, to the extent that we allow it."
That message hasn't fallen on deaf ears. This month, Virginia plans to embark on its largest state-funded oyster replenishment in history, focusing on sites in the James, York, and Rappahannock rivers and in the Chesapeake in Pocomoke and Tangier sounds, according to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission.
The state has already created huge sanctuaries in public waters where watermen are restricted to harvesting oysters on a rotating basis about every two years. In March, the Virginia Marine Police hit 10 people with 115 charges related to oyster violations.
Maryland has been even more aggressive about restoring oyster habitat, pouring $50 million into oyster recovery over the past 16 years. Oyster harvesting is forbidden by the state on a quarter of the bars where they grow; violations can draw fines of up to $25,000 and as many as 15 years in prison.
For years, Maryland scientists at the Horn Point Oyster Hatchery in Cambridge have put oysters in the mood to mate, bathing them in warm water tanks. When the vibe is right, the males spew sperm, the females spread eggs and, soon, larvae develop.
The larvae live on a steady diet of algae until they develop into spat - like teenagers ready to move on to shells of their own. Millions are taken by boat onto the Choptank and Harris Creek and dropped onto reefs.
Cornwell and Kellogg hope their work will encourage states to fulfill a mission to create 98 acres of reef a year - even though the diseases that kill the bivalves continue to be a threat.
"You have to leave them out, have them develop a resistance and have a self-sustaining population," he said. "There has to be a jump-start to have the oysters come back in a more natural way."
Cornwell paused for a few seconds, thinking about the risk. "If they're all dead soon, you have to evaluate the value," he said.
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Judge Mathis is a national figure known for his advocacy campaigns for equal justice. His inspirational life story of a street youth who rose from jail to Judge has provided hope to millions who watch him on the award-winning television court show, "Judge Mathis," each day.
Judge Mathis' public service career began in college, where he led Free South Africa and voter registration campaigns on campus. After graduating from college in 1983, he joined the staff of Detroit City Councilman Clyde Cleveland and continued to work as an advocate for equal justice with Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH, where he currently serves as vice president, and also as a national board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Morehouse School of Medicine.
Mathis received his bachelor of science degree from Eastern Michigan University in1983 and received his juris doctor degree from the University of Detroit School of Law in 1987. During this time and thereafter, Judge Mathis continued his work in politics, organizing over a dozen major campaigns resulting in the election of numerous politicians.
In his efforts to reach out to youth both in and outside of the courtroom, Judge Mathis and his wife, Linda, have assisted thousands of youth with their non-profit agency, Young Adults Asserting Themselves (Y.A.A.T.), an outreach initiative that provides youth ages 17-25 with career and job opportunities as well as job training and college enrollment assistance.
They have also opened five non-profit preschools in the inner city of Detroit, while continuing to raise over $5 million for a variety of equal justice political and youth causes.
Mathis is dedicated to offering youth second chances and spreads his message of youth empowerment and equal justice as he travels to speak to audiences all across the country. His national education and youth crusades have attracted tens of thousands of parents and students throughout America.
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Where In The World Is Pacman Jones?
Where In The World is Carmen Sandiego used to be one of my favorite computer games when I was a kid. I used to play the fuck out of that game. A kids show based on the game was created years later but I had no time for that. However I would have time for an updated version based on Pacman Jones. Is he at the strip club?
"Damn! Look at them titties!!"
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Is he at the Hooters? Is he feeding the children? Is he in the hotel bathroom?
I'm not kidding. Where is Pacman? If you know, please let the Cowboys know because they can't find him. Pro Football Talk reports that the team has been unable to reach Pacman and no one seems to know where he is or what he's doing.
Pacman's not around and he's still causing trouble for people. WFAA in Dallas brings news that there could be fallout from the police report which was thought not to exist but now seems to be missing key details from last Tuesday night's follies.
Jerry Jones might want to check Pacman's car to see if he's crying inside. I mean I'm sure he's crying inside because he's a sensitive thug but he could also be literally shedding tears as well. An officer observed Pacman "getting upset as he cried" while sitting in a car following the fight. It also appears that the police were there before the incident started, not after as indicated in the initial report.
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Well as the housing recovery for real last week former Reagan budget director David Stockman was here.
He said -- -- at the start of another housing bubble and here's a reason he gave for the rise in prices take a look.
That is basically speculative money it is not.
Owner occupied buyers.
Movie and for the long haul.
That's why he says were in the midst of a bubble now.
On the total opposite side yesterday I had an opportunity to speak -- Gary Cohn president and chief operating officer Goldman Sachs.
He said about housing this.
I think hasn't Beckham and the good news about housing as we can outsource we need to build it here in the United States and that's a great asset for our economy.
A great asset so what is really happening who's buying properties is this recovery sustainable we've got somebody with her finger right on the pulse of the market Dolly -- Prudential Douglas element vice chairman which side do you agree with.
Phone without a question -- stockman.
And users are not buying the houses that are being absorbed so if it's not end users and it's investors some time soon it's gonna come back in the pipeline.
So we're not over yet you know when it's -- users.
Then you'll know it's a real recovery so your saying that the housing rights stockman you're saying that the house that the right is rising prices and housing is all pumped up.
By investors that are alert looking for quick turnaround.
That plus absorption so it's both -- -- both pricing and absorption.
Is investor are you saying that those beautiful properties that you're selling in Manhattan are simply to people -- up because you're dealing one on one with these people.
The people are gonna flip if they're not moving in -- living there some people gonna -- that some people are just investors have been in -- rented out for awhile some people parking money.
All kinds of reasons but across the country.
It's hedge funds it's private equity firms its people making an investment and property which is good is better than no investment in property.
But it's not as good as an end user.
But it has been enough to stimulate the home -- market we just saw today I don't know if we could put up the charts of the home builders but how 1110%.
Rises in the stock price of homebuilders and this has been going on for months now but -- also hearing all the good news right it's all this flurry of good news.
So we hear Gary Cohn you hear this when you hear that they just building homes based on their own capital are based on a real market real demand for those home.
-- would affect the stock is up doesn't mean they're building so many homes.
Right it just means the stock is up so we'll have to see how many homes actually build and what they use their money for and whose money it is Ara Hovnanian was here the other day on the -- -- show and he set -- sometimes we are selling these houses before -- even put any stakes in the ground yes I -- I saw that in many it you know you're you're putting apartments homes on the market in just weeks staring contract well there -- parts of the market -- the very high and part of the market.
These are generally end users in -- that part of the market is very good.
Some talking about the rest of the market the average market the guy who actually needs a mortgage in order to close on the property.
That's not what.
We're talking Dolly -- is talk -- average market that starts at about twenty million dollars.
Home which is just -- to make that clear you deal and high end switchers say this isn't just the high end this is all across exactly.
Even -- -- lands.
Thank you -- saying thank -- And I was that hopeful news for the housing market dollar moves in the housing market good to see them have you seen the latest --
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text: The Annihilus wiki last edited by CitizenBane on 11/26/13 12:11PM View full history OriginAnnihilusLong ago in the Negative Zone, when the Tyannans seeded life spores on barren planets, one of their ships got hit by a meteor and was sent onto the volcanic planet Arthros. Before dying, the crew released spores. Many years later, one of the spores evolved into an insectoid creature. Due to a mutation he had a high intelligence. Finding the wreckage of a Tyannan starship, he used a special helmet to transfer all information about the advanced Tyannan technology to himself. This caused him to grow stronger and smarter, gaining a "Cosmic Control Rod" and body armaments. The creature became known as Annihilus and he set out to destroy anything that was a threat to his existence. He planned to conquer or destroy all planets nearby Arthros. Other creatures came from the spores as well, but Annihilus used his power so he would rule above them.CreationAnnihilus first appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #6 in 1968 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.Major Story ArcsEarly EncountersWhen Sue Storm was having cosmic ray-related pregnancy complications, the remaining three of the Fantastic Four went into the Negative Zone to find anti-particles that could treat Sue. Annihilus's minions captured Reed, Johnny, and Ben, but the three managed to escape with the cosmic control rod. After siphoning off the needed particles and returning to earth, they returned it to the Negative Zone. Annihilus invaded the Microverse, sending his minions to conquer in his name. Psycho-Man tried to stop the Insectovorids, but they were emotionless so they were immune to his power. Psycho-Man had no choice but to capture the Silver Surfer and Spider-Man and have them help him. He wanted the two to power his weapons. The two heroes escaped and they left Annihilus and Psycho-Man fighting for the Microverse. Annihilus's invasion was repelled.Kidnapping of Rick and FranklinDoctor Doom stole Annihilus's rod so he could steal Galactus's energy. Annihilus captured Rick Jones and would only release him if he got his rod back. The Fantastic Four managed to retake the rod and they returned it to Annihilus and Annihilus released Jones. Annihilus later fought Janus The Nega-Man and won. Since Annihilus won, he made Janus lead him to Earth, but Janus exploded where matter meets anti-matter. Annihilus almost crossed over to earth with Rick Jones, but the Avengers were there to stop him. The Vison tricked Annihilus to fall back into the portal to the Negative Zone. Annihilus sensed Franklin Richard's power and abducted him. Annihilus amplified Franklin's mind causing it to go out of control. The Fantastic Four came and defeated Annihilus, but Reed Richards had to temporarily shut down Franklin's mind (so Earth's solar system would be protected).Age of ApocalypseThe kissDuring the events of Age of Apocalypse on Earth-295, Annihilus features in the Blink volume #1-4. During the period when Blastaar is ruler of the Negative Zone, Blink is transported there after falling through a portal. She meets the man Ahmyor, who later turns out to be the fallen Annihilus, who for some untold reason has lost his memory. Both Ahmyor and Blink start a rebellion in the Negative Zone to topple Blastaar, who upon capturing the two reveals the truth about Ahmyor. Blastaar then forces Annihilus to activate the Annihilation Cannon, but not before Blink saves Annihilus by teleporting them both to safety. The Annihilation Cannon is destroyed, along with Blastaar and his troops. Annihilus remains in the Negative Zone and Clarice returns to the Age of Apocalypse.AnnihilationAnnihilus has become aware that the Positive Zone universe is starting to over take the Negative Zone. With his army, the Annihilation Wave, Annihilus has travelled to the Positive Zone and began a purge of all life that his wave has come upon. He sent out seekers to capture the Heralds of Galactus. He made a deal with Thanos that saw the capture of Galactus himself possible. The Annihilation Wave has destroyed countless worlds. At this time, Annihilus also gained possession of the Quantum Bands.Nova Kills Anihilus During AnnihilationWhile Annihilus had led everyone to believe that he planned to conquer the Positive Zone and become ruler of the universe, he secretly planned to use Galactus as a massive Power Cosmic bomb to destroy both universes. Thanos learned of his plans, but was killed by Drax before he could set Galactus free. Drax freed the Silver Surfer, who was able to free Galactus. An angry Galactus completely destroyed the Annihilation Wave in one massive attack.Still not discouraged and knowing full well he could regroup his armies, Annihilus faced off against Nova. Possessing both the Cosmic Control Rod and the Quantum Bands, Nova seemed to have little chance of destroying Annihilus. When Phyla-Vell was able to take the Bands from him, Nova was on a more level playing field. Nova was able to kill Annihilus by ripping his intestines out through his mouth.War of the Four CitiesUnable to truly die, Annihilus was again resurrected as he has been many times before. He set up a sect on Earth called the Other Side of Zero, led by the Anti-Priest to convert humans to his twisted causes and have access to the Positive Zone for his eventual invasion. Above all else, Annihilus finally wished his own death, although he wished every other living being dead as well.Ready to InvadeAnnihilus made a deal with an alternate version of Reed Richards of the Council to help him gain access through the Fantastic Four's portal, which had been locked for good by the Human Torch on the Negative Zone side, making access for Annihilus and his armies impossible. When the Kree attacked the Earth, Annihilus was forced to put his invasion plans in to motion early or risk the destruction of all the obelisks the Cult of Zero had set in place to make the gate opening a possibility.Before his invasion could commence, prisoners of Annihilus the Human Torch and the Light Brigade escaped and confronted him, their ultimate goal to take the Cosmic Control Rod from him. They were successful, Annihilus being captured and chained and losing control of his armies.Powers & AbilitiesLord of the Negative ZoneAnnihilus is a highly advanced insectoid being with strong chitinous armor, which renders him super-humanly strong and durable. He can survive in space for up to a year via efficient energy and oxygen conversion and storage. Upon physical death, Annihilus spawns immature clones of himself that retain his memories. Annihilus has scalloped wings which enable flight at a maximum speed of 150 mph.His intellect is slightly above human average, though his strategic intelligence is a bit higher. Though he has had no formal training, Annihilus is a formidable hand to hand combatant. He is also highly familiar with the advanced technology of the Tynnans, particularly the advanced weaponry and genetic engineering technology they had at their disposal.ParaphernaliaVarious Tyannan Technology: Annihilus has access to the highly advanced technology of the Tyannans, and possesses other secondary weapons and vehicles which she created by cannibalizing the Tyannans starships. These include energy weapons and flying attack vessels.Cosmic Control Rod: This item, normally worn at his throat, houses the essence of the Tyannan starship's stardrive. Cybernetic micro-circuitry allows Annihilus to harness its vast cosmic energy and ambient cosmic energy (not to be confused with the Power Cosmic). Although cosmic energy has virtually limitless applications, Annihilus characteristically uses it to promote his own well-being, by slowing his cellular degeneration (insects are normally short-lived), warding off disease, and reversing the effects of heat, cold, and radiation. He also uses it to boost his own strength, to fly through space, and to fire energy blasts of up to 10 megatons. The rod is a cylinder approximately 6 inches (15 cm) long and 2 inches (5 cm) across.Genetic Engineering Technology: Using techniques of the Tyannans, Annihilus can create life forms with specific characteristics, such as the Borers. However, he lacks imagination and tends to concentrate on insectivorids.Negative Zone Army: He has a vast army of soldiers and ships known as the Annihilation Wave which are controlled through a hive mind.Quantum Bands: During the Annihilation War, Annihilus killed Quasar and claimed his Quantum Bands. They were however taken by Phyla at the climax of the war.CharacteristicsHeight: 6'8"Weight: 345 lbsEyes: GreenHair: BaldAlternate RealitiesEarth-1610Earth-1610 Ultimate AnnihilusIn the Ultimate Universe Annihilus is known as Nihil. The members of his space-borne race are exceedingly long lived, and Nihil could probably live until his N-Zone universe has died. As Nihil's solar system has aged, he has slowly gathered the vessels of whatever life forms he found, melding their ships into one large conglomerated station, also apparently claiming whatever he needed from those he saved. In this manner, he built himself a large kingdom, a space station in which he took what he wanted while returning the necessities of life to his vassals. The name "Nihil" is actually a traditional cast title for leaders and punishers, dating back to feudal times of his race.When the Fantastic Four visited the N-Zone, Nihil detected them and sent out a hailing beacon to attract their attention. After the foursome's translation techniques proved ineffective, translating Nihil's name as "Annihil Us", Nihil provided them with his own translation devices (which, unbeknownst to the Fantastic Four, contained explosive devices). Collecting information on their home system, Nihil determined they were from a parallel dimension which was younger and had a much longer prospective lifespan. The discussion was curtailed when Johnny Storm took ill and the four decided to leave. When Reed Richards and Ben Grimm informed Nihil of this, he decided to kill them both and take their ship for himself. Despite destroying their suits' integrity by detonating the translating devices he had attached to their helmets, Nihil was defeated in hand-to-hand combat by Ben, who managed to tear off one of Nihil's wings during the fight. While his vassals delayed Reed and Ben's escape, Nihil got to a ship and pursued the Fantastic Four to their home dimension. Both ships crashed on the Sunset Strip in Las Vegas, and while the four defeated his servants, Nihil himself was apparently killed by one of his own weapons while battling Reed Richards.Marvel AdventuresIn the Marvel Adventures universe, Annihilus is able to vomit a stream of mucus to blind his foes. He is defeated when Reed creates a poison that can force him into a dormant state similar to what some insects undergo.


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Friday, October 09, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- You have to be smart to play baseball, but the Collegiate A's take the concept to extremes. All of their players have to maintain at least a 3.5 GPA in high school to be on the team, everyone must be serious about college, and everyone must be a good citizen.
It's a formula that seems to be working for Nick Carden, the veteran coach, psychologist and founder of the program. He wants good kids, smart kids and motivated kids who want to find a good fit for themselves in college some day, both as students and players.
"That's the whole goal of the program, basically," Carden said Friday at the WWBA Underclass World Championship,
"just to make sure that their grades are good, make sure they're taking the SATs as many times as they can, make sure that they're contacting coaches."
Carden, who lives in Albany, Ga., began the Collegiate A's program three years ago. So far, 32 of his former players (about 80 percent) have signed to play college baseball, and there appear to be many more on the way.
"You've got to have savvy to be able to play the game," said Seth Mann, a junior at Tift County High School in Tifton, Ga. "Being able to do trig and all that stuff isn't going to help you on the field, but guys who know how to do all that stuff are going to have that 'smartness' that comes along with it."
Mann is a prime example. He pitched seven shutout innings Friday as the A's tied the South Charlotte Panthers, 0-0, in Pool Play, and he also carries a perfect 4.0 GPA in the classroom, with nary an A-minus or B-plus.
Carden said there are three 4.0 students on his roster, and there's another player who got a near-perfect score on his SAT college entrance exam. He has players from South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Georgia on his club, with mostly high school juniors and a few sophomores. They all hustle and think ahead.
Remember, if you don't get good grades, you can't be on this team, no matter how good you are.
"It's just another thing that keeps me wanting to get good grades and not slack off and all that," said Chase Patrick, a junior at Lee County High School in Leesburg, Ga., who played a strong game at shortstop on Friday and carries a 3.5 GPA. "With Coach Nick and my parents, I don't really have time to make bad grades."
Tate Bullard is another one of the A's with a 4.0 GPA. He likes being on a team with other good students who work hard, both in the classroom and on the field.
"It's upbeat and we're friends," said Bullard. "Nobody has to worry about picking people up about grades. I just try to keep my grades up, because I know that's going to be a big, big deciding factor in where I go to college."
Bullard, like Mann, is a junior at Tift County High School. They're classmates and teammates in high school, and they formed a strong battery Friday morning against the South Charlotte Panthers. Mann pitched a strong game, and Bullard caught a good game.
Carden is serious about getting his players into college. With grades like these, they can get into a lot of schools, but Carden wants to make sure they get into the right school so they can get a good education and play ball. He makes them identify "target" schools, "reach" schools and "fallback" schools, and they go to work. He talks to the players and their parents about college, and monitors each player's e-mails to the various schools to make sure it's done correctly.
"He's really gotten on me about it," said Bullard. "He said don't wait until it's too late. He said it's never too early to start."
Carden has been coaching baseball for more than 30 years and has a Ph.D. in psychology from Florida State. He's been a practicing psychologist for 25 years, working extensively with swimmers, track athletes and baseball players. He promotes a strong body and a strong mind.
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This past weekend the island saw a number of wonderful activities to celebrate the Christmas holiday season.
The news spread quickly Wednesday afternoon at Cape Coral City Hall of the ruling from Judge Keith Kyle. In a document, hed approved the citys fire services assessment methodology.
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Your beautifully decorated Christmas tree can also be a deadly fire hazard.
Lehigh Acres Trailhead Park Lee County Parks and Recreations newest site will host a ribbon cutting ceremony 10 a.m. Thursday in Lehigh Acres.
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Here's a fun one from one of Hannibal's Mark Twain heirs apparent about an upcoming summer blockbuster's possible nod to Twain and Hannibal.
Jim Waddell, a prolific Twain portrayer in Hannibal, emailed me over the weekend to tell me he'd been thumbing through a copy of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," the 2010 novel by literary revisionist Seth Grahame-Smith that imagines our 16th president as a slayer of the undead. A film adaptation is set to be released later this month.
Waddell, who has done some interesting research into Twain's Hannibal childhood, soon found that a figure who fascinated the young Samuel Clemens — and inspired no small share of Mark Twain Cave's spooky vibe — figures prominently in the book. From his email (emphasis mine):
Imagine my surprise when I read in chapter eight that Lincoln sends his cohorts to kill the dreaded vampire Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell. This is the same man who stored the corpse of his daughter in the Mark Twain Cave. Her likeness is visible on the ceiling of the submarine room, traced on the limestone with the carbon produced from the flame of a torch. B.F.M. Farthing wrote an acount(sic) of how he, young Sam, and several other boys snuck out of school to view the corpse and got lost in the cave. The chapter in AL:VH that addresses McDowell is exciting and graphic. It will be interesting to see how its(sic) represented in the movie.
Twain's "Life on the Mississippi" briefly touched on McDowell's gruesome medical experimentations. However, I'm willing to bet Twain never imagined McDowell as a vampire. Maybe this re-imagining of McDowell will inspire a new interest in his real-life fascination with the macabre and how it touched one of Hannibal's best-known landmarks.
Here's the trailer for "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." My colleague Matt Hopf blogged recently about a new Illinois Office of Tourism ad that likewise painted Lincoln as an action hero of sorts.
Speaking of Twain and medicine, a recent Flavorwire post about the notebooks of famous authors included Twain's thoughts on a comedy about a physician-turned-playwright.


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Debbie Maclean pontificates without projectile vomiting assuring that she is a truly cold-hearted idiot:
"It is time to put a stop to the proliferation of welfare organizations that are destroying the 20M dollar investment into the Old 41 Road Business Corridor. It is not singularly defined as Rosemary Drive to Dean Street. It has evolved into a very interesting and international destination spanning the City of Bonita Springs in Lee County to the unincorporated area known as North Naples in Collier County. Look at the big picture."
Woman, you blew it. You have a LONG way to go before you can even SEE 'up'. Should have started out open and honest from the start, too bad. Too sad.
You might be attacked for trying to sell your own mindless bill of hatred but you get CRUCIFIED for being deceptive about it. How those nails feel, eh?
Hint: Just fess up now, be done with it. You hate the poor because they scare the BeeJesus out of you. You have to burrow down on the less fortunate in order to obtain any semblance of self-esteem. If mangled, feral cats were the subject, you'd offer to extend their suffering infinitely just to artificially elevate your sense of power and worth.
You haven't the education or the true sense of reality to understand the issue of the less fortunate so like a dog in heat you run around yelping praying that you will get satisfaction.
You're a self centered git with absolutely no peripheral vision what so ever. You have shattered your credibility and usurping your OWN authority by getting your hand caught in that particular cookie jar of holier-than-thou which you hysterically and pathetically attempt to hide behind while alluding to fantasized concerns over the financial welfare of the historic district of Old 41. As if you really care.
Such lies and would be the text book definition of personal negligence, dereliction of duty to oneself, and a grossly deficient IQ.
Oh, if you want Old 41 Historic to be the "international destination" LOL that you falsify it being, then forget about the much needed St. Matthews shelter.
Concentrate your deluded, self-promoting and id/ego propping efforts on the nuclear demolition of the Hispanic neighborhoods which engulf your fabulous one-of-a-kind entertainment center. Which, in your viewpoint, surely downgrade the touristing atmosphere for the VAST hordes of Germans, French, English, Italian, Croatian and other international visitors which flock there by the dozens.
I pray you are childless.
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Don't forget those who can't shop!!!
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Please, if possible, take in mind those people who physically can't get to the stores on Black Friday. I always make sure to take at least one shut-in's list and buy for them so they get the good deals as well. They are usually on a tight budget and the deals help them stretch their holiday dollar even more.
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What a FANTASTIC idea, I had not thought about that. I personally don't know anyone that is homebound, but I surely will ask if some of my friends do.
Thanks for reminding all of us.
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Also adopt a child off the angel tree if your local stores have one. We not only do that, but we "adopt" a child from our local school that a teacher has submitted their name and get them a coat, hats, gloves, scarf, socks, an outfit and 3 to 4 toys. Last year, I was at the party and happened to hand the gift to my "adopted" child. She didn't know it came from me, we marked it Santa.... It was wonderful! I highly recommend it. Many of us do it at my work and my family loves it.
We have the sharing tree thru the Salvation Army. People who dont have much fill out cards of one thing they would like for X-Mas then at certain stores they have a tree up with cards around it & you can pick a card & get the gift. It is for kids & adults.
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Like Terri and Poornimaa, the ending came as a surprise to me. Looking back on the narrative that led up to that ending, I can agree with the author that there was probably no other way for it to end. I was glad that Sam was the one who inherited Charlie's lands. I just hope that he used them wisely; that he remembered with love the man who saved his life, who loved him and didn't let the violent ending of Charlie and Sylvan mar his future.
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I was very surprised by the sudden, violent ending. Charlie never really seemed like a person who would resort to murder, but then again, we do not know anything about his past. Maybe he was so upset by Sylvan's choice to stay with Boaty that it pushed him over the edge. No matter, it was still a very good book with a satisfying, if depressing, conclusion.
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I didn't see the ending coming either, although I had made a note to myself while reading the book to think about the meaning of the knives, why he had the character as a butcher. Although the ending shocked me, it wasn't unpredictable. Why did Charlie kill Sylvan? Was it that they were both miserable? Did he go crazy? Did they argue before he killed her? How far ahead did Charlie plan it? He had the knife with him, so it must have been premeditated. It was a sad, depressing ending, but I don't see how it could have been otherwise.
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I agree with all of these comments. I thought Woolrick created an ending that was both well-foreshadowed and a total surprise - something that is hard to do. The violence seemed uncharacteristic, but given the circumstances that developed throughout the book I can understand how Charlie might have seen no other way out.
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I thought the ending was contrived. Obviously, Charlie and Sylvan did have other choices. Charlie could have walked away from the situation, but he was obsessed with something he couldn't have. Desire is the cause of all unhappiness, according to Buddhism. Sylvan was a disappointment, but what else could be expected from a person whose personality was formed by the "perfect moments" she saw on the movie screen.
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The ending blew me away. I actually had to put the book down, I was so dumbstruck. I did not expect him to kill her. It all just broke my heart...Sylvan accusing him then walking out of court, Charlie's brother's descent into alcohol, seemed like everyone was hurt by this all consuming passion...even Sam's parents.
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I was surprised as I was reading it. A bit violent, but then I realized there were clues throughout as the knives were referred to so often. Also how else could the relationship end between these two. So after giving it some thought it was a logical ending, I guess.
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The ending surprised me. I could see Charlie killing himself, but was surprised at him murdering Sylvan. I was even more surprised at him doing all this when Sam was present - someone he loved and cared about or at leadt had. It was such a powerful moment that like many others, I had to stop reading for a few minutes and think about the events that led up to such a tragic action and then the ramifications of that action.
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