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Summer is the perfect time to drink refreshing cocktails and Head Bartender Jayce McConnell will offer a special Summer Cocktail Class on Tuesday, July 22 on the topic. For this class, McConnell will share his techniques on making a variety of cocktails inspired by New World spirits including tequila, cachaca and more. Drinks will include Caipirinhas, Pisco Sours, Margaritas, Agave del Sols and Palomas. McConnell will provide an informational and historical background of the liquid libations as they are sipped in breezy comfort.
Set for Tuesday, July 22 at 6:30PM, attendees can taste five refreshing summertime cocktails and learn about how to make them. Small snacks will be served and the class is $45 per person and space is limited.
WHO: Edmund's Oast, 1081 Morrison Drive
WHAT: Cocktail Class and Tasting: Refreshing Summertime Cocktails
WHEN: Tuesday, July 22 at 6:30PM
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First Choice: Trade the Taurus in on a more reliable pistol. Taurus seems to have inconsistent quality control, so some samples of a particular gun will work perfectly, while others will never work well.
Second Choice: Send the gun to Taurus with a written statement that you will not accept the pistol until it works reliably 100% of the time. When you get it back, immediately check it for reliable function, and then send it back to Taurus again if it falters even once.
Third (and Worst) Choice: Let the salesman's armorer fix it, with the written provision that you will not accept it back unless it is made 100% reliable, and that the work is to be done at the seller's expense.


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its funny, there was a guy who had a ford truck with a 429 CJ built nicely with cam, intake, headers, ignition and a 800 cfm edelbrock, and it did run good...or so he thought...I at the time had a 68 cougar with a 357W about a 400hp build with world products heads 1 3/4 headers weiand stealth intake and a 750 hp series holley... he liked the look of the carb and was astonished at how good it ran and wanted to try my carb, well after several weeks of asking i let him borrow it...HE DIDNT want to give it back...
lol and you know I traded a mustang was an 89 for a 79 f-100 with a mild 460 and with msd ignition upgrade and yes I swaped that same 750 hp holley on that truck with 33's ... i did outrun the same mustang in the 1/4 i traded with a TRUCK! >.< whitch did yea it had a edelbrock on it beforehand as well, they are good carbs but you dont see many FAST cars running edelbrock carbs...wonder why?
you have really good heads, decent intake, and you try for gas mileage from an edelbrock? i just i dunno....i wanna be mean but there are so many people that do the same thing....so ill just say to each there own but the proof is in the pudding, if you want to go faster start thinking more of performance than gas mileage...
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The Social-Web IPO Window Is Now ClosedMathew Ingram
This isn't how things were supposed to unfold with Facebook's IPO. The social network's public offering was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime moonshot, triggering a frenzy of interest in other social-web companies that would then ride that wave of demand to equally successful IPOs. At least, that's what plenty of venture investors seemed to be thinking as they pushed up the private-market valuations of Facebook—which was supposedly worth $100 billion not long ago—and every other company with a social component, including Twitter.
Now Facebook's share issue looks like a disappointment at best and a train wreck at worst, and the doubts that investors have about it as a growth business are likely to trigger broader doubts about the viability of every other social-web business without a rock-solid monetization model.
It's not just Facebook's fault, of course. Groupon was the first major disappointment associated with the social web (although many have argued that it isn't really a technology or Web-based company and that it isn't all that social, either). Nevertheless, the group-buying service's IPO was one of the first to test the waters for a technology-related offering, and by most accounts it appears to have failed miserably: The shares are down more than 65 percent from their initial issue price, and the company's financial performance has been lackluster, with few signs it will improve in the foreseeable future.
The other player that should share some blame is Zynga, although its poor performance is directly connected to Facebook, since the two have a symbiotic relationship: More than 90 percent of Zynga's revenue comes from the social network, and more than 10 percent of Facebook's revenue come from Zynga-related payments. Shares of Zynga have fallen about 70 percent from the initial offering price, and while insiders have cashed out to the tune of about $500 million, regular investors are still left holding the bag. As a result, anyone who was counting on the Facebook platform to be a cash-cow monetization scheme for social apps and other Web services is likely revising their financial models by subtracting a few zeroes.
And now we have Facebook, which is down more than 50 percent from its initial offering price after what the market seems to have decided was an unimpressive quarterly earnings report. Although the company met estimates, those estimates had already been reduced during the runup to the IPO, and there were enough question marks in the results—especially in the critical area of advertising revenue and the mobile market—that investors seem to have gotten spooked. Facebook's market value is now hovering around $51 billion, which is barely half the $100 billion it was allegedly worth before it went public. (Update: According to the latest figures from Facebook, its current market value is $65 billion; a number of market-data sites, such as Google Finance, have an outdated share figure).
As Om described in a recent post, there has proved to be an uncomfortably large gap between what private markets think these kinds of businesses are worth and what public investors think they are worth. So who is right? Regardless of where you come down on that question, public markets have the upper hand, since venture investors require some kind of liquidity event, such as an IPO, to see a return on their investment. Even if they manage to pump up a company's valuation and get out quickly after it goes public, the risk of miscalculation is still severe, and each lackluster offering makes it harder for the next.
The biggest issue with all these companies—and the thing that makes this a much broader issue than just Facebook's fate—is that their financial performance hasn't come even close to the expectations that many seemed to have for social-web businesses, and that raises questions about the assumptions that venture investors have been operating on. What if Facebook isn't a dramatically new kind of social-web business but just a moderately successful advertising platform and/or payment service? As one venture investor put it:
"Zynga has been crushed, Facebook payments are effectively dead—Facebook is just a mediocre ad company with a ton of traffic."
Of course, Facebook could come up with some dramatically profitable new monetization method: some kind of e-commerce offering perhaps (although there is still much skepticism about that as well) or a way of making virtual payments work for something other than Zynga games. Or it could start charging for such features as API access or some other aspect of the platform. But that would also be a substantial risk. And so investors are left waiting for the company to show that its social ads are going to generate enough revenue to make its valuation look reasonable or that mobile is going to be a big moneymaker. But we are a long way from that now.
There is likely still room for some technology-stock offerings to do well, judging by the response to IPOs from companies such as Kayak, the online travel service, and Palo Alto Networks. Both are Web-enabled businesses, but they don't rely on the same kind of advertising-based business model that Facebook and its ilk are shackled to. As a result, their monetization methods are a little more tangible and therefore easier to value. But even some of those kinds of companies are seeing valuations get reduced, as Square and others have found.
In hindsight, a lot of the assumptions about Facebook and what it was going to do for both social-web valuations and the technology sector in general were aggressive, to put it mildly. While much of the fallout may take place behind the scenes, in the offices of venture capital investors and the boardrooms of private money managers, there will definitely be an accounting for those ambitious expectations. And the pressure on companies such as Twitter to prove they have a solid path to monetization will be ramped up even further. If you don't like where that is taking the company, prepare to be further disappointed.
Also from GigaOM:
Facebook's IPO: Ideas and Implications (subscription required)
Kayak and Palo Alto Networks Enjoy Clean IPO Take-Offs
Index Says the City of London Needs to Step It Up
Citrix Plans LEED Gold Facility in Raleigh
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Dear Newsgroup,
I have Mathematica V4.2 on my Windows 98 Computer.
With Mathematica I am able to build _internal_ Movies. Now I would like
to create an _external_ Moviefile e.g. in the AVI-Format.
Whether In the Online Help and nor in the Mathematica Book is it not
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Hey, I am going to the Spocon in Spoakane WA. Is any other vode attending???? We are going to have a Garrison 501st table but all are welcome. I would love to hane out with some TDHers
I met a few people at Comic-Con and chatted a bit about SpoCon and general 501st stuff.
With the con a a short ways away I wanted to post a reminder and see how many people are interested in doing some stuff.
For any SpoCon related stuff (rooms, memberships, dates, etc) www.spocon.us or just ask me.
Opening Ceremonies - Fri 7pm. I know Rob (SpoCon Chair) was talking about asking Vader to have a small part in it, if he hasn't contacted you yet let me know.
501st Show and Tell - Sat 2pm (I fixed it so it wasn't at such a bad time). Come see what all those Star Wars costumes up close! Get an idea of what it really takes to become a member of Vader's finest, the 501st! And maybe see some rebel scum too. (aka Rebel Legion, since I know some are coming also).
GoH Speech (Tim Zahn) - Sat 3pm: Come listen to internationally acclaimed author Timothy Zahn speak on all matters of universal importance. (We were trying to have some sort of honor guard for Tim during his speech. If anyone is interested in this let me know.)
Browncoats, Klingons, and Jedi Oh My - Sun 1pm: Who would win in a cage match? It doesn't really matter, we are just here to check out their costumes! Learn the tricks to making realistic movie and television costumes. (This is a media costuming panel and I wanted to see if there were any costume gurus that want to show off their skills.)
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Hey Folks,
I know it's been a while, but I've been crazy busy. Regardless, here are some new teasers from across the world of television!
I hope you enjoy...
Person of Interest
Episode 1.18 is called "Identity Crisis."
In this episode Finch helps out a mysterious woman, whilst Fusco comes face to face with detectives. Whether they are good or bad is the question!
Episode 1.19 is called "Flesh and Blood."
We're getting some back-story on a character called Jack, who we see aged 12 in 1981 and also in 1991 at age 22. Is this a code-name for someone we know?
The description has him as a highly intelligent kid at aged 12, and a more confident, intelligent and ambitious man ten years later. Any thoughts?
Also in the episode is Junior, who is a man born into Mafia royalty, and has an empire selling drugs. He's connected to Zambrano, who is the unofficial "boss of bosses" of the organisation.
Episode 4.19 is called "47 Seconds."
Look out for the most bizarre of episodes which features a man who believes himself to be Beethoven and conducting a choir which is "invisible."
Also carnage strikes, as there is a bombing in Boylan Square, forcing the team into action.
Episode 4.20 is called "The Limey."
We have new recurring character in town, he's called John Hunt and he works for Scotland Yard. He requests to join forces with Beckett to track down the killer of a family friend.
The Mentalist
Episode 4.20 is called "Something's Rotten in Redmund."
Things head back to school in this episode, as a play of Hamlet descends into real life tragedy.
Could a young prostitute, a school gossip, a chubby teen or the school principal have some connection to the shocking events? You'll have to tune in to find out!
New Girl
Episode 1.20 is called "Kids."
A recurring role is that of Ouli, who is the ex-wife of Jess's new boyfriend Russell. She finds herself forced to the apartment, and makes Jess feel like crap.
The episode synopsis has Jess baby-sitting Russell's twelve year old daughter, whilst Winston finds himself in a panic over an episode of "Sports Roundtable." Intriguing!
Episode 2.19
A big role in the episode is for the character of Cameron Rath, who is a psychopathic and dangerous criminal and is intent on getting revenge for something from Nikita's past.
The Good Wife
Episode 3.19 is called "Blue Ribbon."
Appearances can be deceiving as seemingly nice guy Mike proves; once Alicia gets to know him she realises that he isn't the fun guy he pretends to be!
How I Met Your Mother
Episode 7.20 is called "Good Crazy."
The always fun "connect the dots" of a HIMYM teaser have a hippie chick, a hip hop girl, a waiter and a woman who is far too over emotional making up the episodes guest roles.
They all have a connection to dates that Ted is setting up for Barney in an episode that promises a lot of laughs.
Episode 3.13 is called "Slaughterhouse."
All hell breaks loose when Raylan goes on the trail of Quarles, who is planning on finding some money so he can get out of town. Fast...
Episode 1.20 is called "It's Called Improvising, Bitch!"
Up All Night
Episode 1.21 is called "Quality Time."
A juicy storyline for Ava is coming up, when she meets her dad's new wife. She's called "Tran"... I wonder if they're hinting at something here :P
Episode 1.18
In the episode is Wilhelm Waltz, who is a ruthless and cold-blooded assassin. He is on important business, and shockingly, it involves killing someone!
The producers are on the lookout for a young Darren Criss, so look out for flashbacks for Blaine to around the times he was 5/6.
That's all for this week. Hope you enjoyed the latest exclusive news from SpoilerTV.
Check back next week for more!
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Installed BT5 R3 Gnome persistent on a USB stick using UnetBootIn.
Tryed it on a Vaio and a Toshiba Sattelite pro l830.
I only have the option default(weird) and theres a timer of 10 s that even if i let it countdown, after 0 it just starts all over again.
Pressing tab gives me the option to put in some commands but whatever i type it just goes back to default with 10 s countdown.
I deleted the text and pressed enter(the same thing happened by pressing Escape)which brought me to boot:
here i typed login, root, toor, startx, shutdown,restart; nothing seemed to work.
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Religious leaders and Russians favored for Nobel Peace Prize
By Balazs Koranyi
OSLO (Reuters) - Russian dissidents and religious leaders working for Muslim-Christian reconciliation are among the favorites to win the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize when the result is announced on Friday.
The year has brought few notable peace breakthroughs, leaving an unusually large selection of names in circulation and perhaps increasing the chance of a surprise winner.
"I'm pretty sure the committee would like to honor the monumental events in the Middle East," said Jan Egeland, the Director of Human Rights Watch Europe.
"But as the Arab Spring turns to 'autumn', this is becoming very difficult, so an approach may be to look at those who work for dialogue among religions," said Egeland, a former United Nations under-secretary-general.
The betting agency Unibet favors Maggie Gobran, a Coptic Christian nun who runs a children's mission in Cairo, giving her a 13 percent chance of winning.
Others mentioned include Pakistani philanthropist and welfare worker Abdul Sattar Edhi and Nigerian religious leaders John Onaiyekan and Mohamed Sa'ad Abubakar, who have helped to calm their country's Christian-Muslim violence this year.
A direct recognition of the Arab Spring is unlikely, however, as the committee gave part of its 2011 award to the journalist Tawakkol Karman to recognize her work in Yemen's transformation, and it rarely visits an issue two years running.
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How Long Can Cloud Servers Hold Off Hackers? Not as Long as You ThinkBy
How long would it take to hack into an average Web-based server—the kind a company might rent from the likes of Amazon Web Services? To find out, the security company CloudPassage set up six servers, two running Microsoft operating systems and four running Linux-based operating systems, loaded them with various combinations of widely used programs, and invited hackers to take their best shot. Top prize: $5,000.
It took just four hours for the winning hacker to capture the flag and the bounty. Worse still, he was a novice. Gus Gray, 28, has worked for a technology company for a little over a year and is taking classes toward a bachelor's degree in computer science at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. "I just thought I'd spend two or three hours poking around and see what I could learn, and it would make for an interesting evening," he says.
That's one way to put it. As companies shift from old-fashioned and expensive servers managed within four walls to cloud data centers online, the market for cloud-based infrastructure has grown to $9.2 billion, according to an estimate by the technology research firm Gartner. What that money buys may not be the security people think.
CloudPassage configured the systems without any security beyond the default setting required to get them to run, mimicking the setups they often see among clients. "People use cloud because it is fast, it is cheap, and it takes little to no time to get up and running," says Andrew Hay, the company's director of applied security research. "That's what's motivating a lot of people. They're not thinking of these security ramifications."
After researching the operating systems and applications on the servers, Gray decided to poke around on a utility application that allowed remote access from the Internet—a convenience for system administrators that can be easy to attack, Gray says. The application used a default password that wasn't unique to either the program or the operating system, which Gray was able to guess (there are lists of default passwords for hundreds of programs publicly available online). Once he logged on, the application basically gave him administrative access to the entire server. He could grab whatever he wanted.
"I was expecting this grandiose and very elaborate attack," says Hay. "That's what surprised me, that this person who essentially was impersonating an administrator was able to gain total access to the server."
A malicious hacker could easily write a computer program to scan for the vulnerability that Gray found, use it to scan automatically for the same problem on any server in the cloud, and break in, according to CloudPassage CEO Carson Sweet. CloudPassage has been working with the vendor of the application to fix the vulnerability.
Selling security services for the cloud is, of course, CloudPassage's business. It's in its interest to foment anxiety, and the dramatic conclusion of the contest does that. Even so, the report offers some common-sense suggestions: Companies can limit access they give to administrative accounts and ensure that they're doing the basics, such as changing default passwords into ones that are more difficult to crack, and patching applications to fix known vulnerabilities.
Gray, for his part, did one thing immediately: "As soon as I had finished and saw the results, I basically came back to my own company and immediately implemented a couple of changes to prevent something similar happening at my company."


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In Your Garden: Hydrangeas
There are four main kinds of shrub hydrangea that tolerate a range of conditions making them a great fit for almost anyone's garden. Some like more sun; some prefer shade, some more dry and others more damp soil. The one thing they all share is a strong resistance to insects and disease meaning they're a fantastic low maintenance shrub.
Smooth Hydrangea is a native to North America that you can buy as a native or hybridized cultivar. The most common cultivar of this is the Annabelle Hydrangea known for its' white mop head blooms that often reach 10 inches in diameter. In our area, Annabelle hydrangea can tolerate full sun, though it needs plenty of water to get established. Ideally, morning sun and dappled afternoon shade provide the best growing conditions. The flowers can be hung upside down to dry and will last a long time in dried arrangements. Smooth hydrangea should be deadheaded in the late fall and can be cut completely to the ground and will bloom again the next year. New cultivars of smooth hydrangea bloom pink rather than while. Look for varieties named Bella Anna or Invincibell Spirit.
The Oakleaf Hydrangea is my favorite in the hydrangea family. Another North American native plant, this sturdy and beautiful shrub offers four seasons of interest. Early spring foliage emerges dark green and coarse followed by summer blooms, usually in June. The blooms are white and cone shaped appearing at the end of nearly every stem. The larger the plant, the more blooms you'll have. The white slowly fades over the summer turning rusty red and eventually brown in the fall. Fall color on Oak Leaf is outstanding turning shades of orange and deep red. In the winter, the peeling cinnamon colored bark really stands out against the snow. Plant Oakleaf hydrangea in the sun or the shade and make sure they have a well drained soil. Oakleaf can handle very dry soils once it's established, but will not tolerate wet feet for long.
Hydrangea paniculata, or PeeGee hydrangeas are the largest and probably most versatile hydrangeas. They produce large cone shaped blooms that usually change color into pinks and reds as the blooms age. PeeGee are also the only hydrangea that grows large enough to be pruned into a tree form. This hydrangea can be pruned any time except when the bloom is forming making it easy to keep tidy. There are many cultivars of PeeGee on the market that offer different bloom colors and plant sizes making this a versatile plant for all areas. Plant PeeGee in full sun or dappled shade as it will not bloom or develop pretty fall color in heavy shade. Keep it moist through it's first year and mulch it well and PeeGee will reward you with a beautiful show.
The final hydrangea in the shrub group is the Big Leaf Hydrangea or Hydrangea macrophylla. In the last decade, this type of hydrangea has gotten a lot of attention. Most big leaf hydrangea bloom on growth from last year, but in Illinois our winters are too harsh and we don't have enough snow so the plants would often never bloom. Newer introductions of big leaf hydrangea actually bloom on new growth meaning they do not have to survive the winter to bloom. Morning sun and afternoon shade or dappled sun all day long is best for these plants. If you plan on planting more than one, I strongly suggest you add a soaker hose under a four inch layer of mulch to keep the roots cool.
Hot and dry conditions in July and August make these plants the first to wilt. Typically when you buy these, the blooms are a vivid blue though white and blush flowers are available too. If you want to keep them bright blue, you'll need to acidify the soil with Aluminum Sulphate or Ammonium Sulphate when you plant and add more each year. If you choose not to acidify, the plants will bloom pink. In my experience, the plants take two to three years to establish before reliably blooming in the landscape. Don't give up on them if they don't bloom the next year. It takes patience for these to settle in. Big Leaf Hydrangea is the most challenging of the family to grow, but the color, bloom size and number of blooms make it a challenge worth accepting.
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Fast Facts
- Population:
- 2,666,000
- Capital:
- Kingston; 575,000
- Area:
- 10,991 square kilometers (4,244 square miles)
- Language:
- English, patois English
- Religion:
- Protestant, Roman Catholic, other spiritual beliefs
- Currency:
- Jamaican dollar
- Life Expectancy:
- 75
- GDP per Capita:
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Leading up to the Avengers film I am doing a serie of Future Installments based on the various marvel movie franchises crossing over with avenger culminating in a Future Installments for Avengers after it comes out. Be sure to check out my first entry: Captain America 2
Today I am focusing on the sequel to The Incredible Hulk. Before I get started I wanted to mention, that yes, I do know Hulk is not getting a sequel, but it is alway fun to speculate and actually I am basically just reposting the future Installment feature on Hulk 2 I did about a year ago. So enjoy and tell me what you think. My vision for The Incredible Hulk 2 is divided into the following four categories What I want to see, What I don't want to see,Villains, and finally Outline of the plot. Lets get started.
Note: My vision for Hulk would have it taking place after Avengers
What I want to see:
Return of most of the original cast from Incredible Hulk: Ever since The Incredible Hulk there has been a rumor that Edward Norton may not return for a sequel. I for one think this is a bad idea as I thought Norton did a good job as Banner and want to see him return along with William Hurt as General Ross, Liv Tyler as Betty Ross, Tim Blake Nelson as Dr. Samuel Sterns/The Leader and Ty Burrel as Dr. Leonard Samson.
Update: Edward Norton is out as Bruce Banner, but that doesn't mean the rest of the cast can't return with Mark Ruffalo replacing Norton
Rick Jones: I think Rick Jones is a key part to the Hulk mythologies and find it a little disappointing that he hasn't been in either of the Hulk's two big-screen outings(He was mentioned at the beginning of The Incredible Hulk though) I'm not saying he needs a big part, a cameo would be ok.
Appearances by Jessica Walters and Geoffrey Crawford: Those of you familar with the Hulk mythology know that Jessica Walter is Bruce Banner's cousin who eventually becomes She-Hulk and Geoffrey Crawford is Banner's former professor who eventually becomes Gamma-powered villain Ravage. An appearance by both of these characters would set up She-Hulk for a potential spin-off and Ravage as the villain for the third movie.
Update: If she-hulk is set up for a spinoff maybe even set her up to join the avengers
Cameos by Stan Lee and Lou Ferrigno: These are kind of a given.
What I don't want to see:
The return of the Abomination: While Abomination could easily make a return in the sequel I think he should sit this one out.
The Leader as the only villain:Don't get me wrong I want to see The Leader as the main villain for The Incredible Hulk 2 as he offers an unique challenge for the Hulk, I just don't know if he can hold the whole movie as the only villain.
The Leader: With all that setup for him in the last movie it would be a waste not to use him. After the events of the first movie he'll probably want revenge on the army after they stole all his research and The Hulk will unfortunately be caught in the middle.
Major Glenn Talbot: With General Ross' continued failure to capture the Hulk I think Major Talbot would be a logical choice to upsurp Ross' authority and take over pursuit of the Hulk, equipped with the latest Stark Industries weaponry.
Madman: In the comics Madman's real identity is that of Phillips Sterns brother of Samuel Sterns, aka the Leader so it will be easy to put him in the sequel. Since The Hulk will probably need some one he can go toe-to-toe with and I don't want bring back the Abomination so soon Madman would be a good choice.
Outline of the Plot:
Part I:
1. A short montage at the beginning of the movie recapping Hulk's involvement in the Avenger's movie, showing what Hulk has been doing in-between Avengers and Hulk 2(Maybe mention him in Canada fighting Wendigo or something like that) Parralel that with Samuel Sterns discovering his new powers as the leader
2. After the montage we pick up after Avengers with Bruce Banner hiding out somewhere in the Midwest or Eastern United States with the aid of his cousin Jennifer Walters
3. Bruce visits his old professor Geoffrey Crawford to get help in finding a cure for the Hulk. Crawford takes a blood sample and begins preliminary testing
4. While there a student recognizes Bruce and calls the police who bring in the Hulk taskforce.
Part II:
1.General Ross and his task force attempt to capture Bruce, but he turns into the Hulk and escapes.
2. We cut to Samuel Stern watching the events and beginning to hatch a plan to get revenge on the army and get his research back.
3. General Ross is replaced by Major Glenn Talbot, who is Betty's new fiance. Talbot names his new task force the Hulkbuster and is working closely with Nick Fury in Shield. Perhaps Tony Starks makes a cameo to provide Talbot with weaponry.
4. A fugitive Bruce seeks out the help of his friend Rick Jones to take him to mexico
Part III:
1. Sterns manages to telepathically control Bruce and turn him into the Hulk who he sends to retrieve his research
2. Talbot and his team are waiting for the Hulk and a fight ensues. Hulk breaks free of Stern's control
3. Sterns instead uses Betty, since she has access, to get his research while Hulk provides a distraction.
4. Betty succeeds in getting the research, containing Banner's blood for Sterns who takes it and escapes. Meanwhile Betty is discovered and almost captured before Hulk escapes with her.
5. After turning back into the Bruce Banner, Bruce realizes that someone has been controlling him and Betty. He takes Betty to her ex-boyfriend Leonard Samson who helps knock her out of her trance and under hynopsis she remembers that Sterns was the one controlling her and as the research
6. Talbot arrives to capture Bruce, who comes peacefully after revealing Sterns' manipulation of the Hulk and Betty. They all form and uneasy alliance a go in search of Sterns
Part IV:
1. While Talbot and Banner search for him Sterns is in a secret lab, using his research and the blood samples from Bruce to experiment on his brother Phillip to create another Hulk. Phillip turns into Madman.
2. Talbot and his hulkbusters discover Sterns hideout and a battle ensues between the Hulkbusters and Leader and Madman
3. During the chaos and with much concentration Bruce turns into the Hulk. The Leader tries to control him, but Hulk is now immune to mental control.
4. Madman and Hulk fight until Madman begins to become unstable and leak radiation. It appears as though he is going to explode
5. Sterns realizes his mistake and uses his telekinesis to contain the explosion which kills him and Madman.
6. During the explosion Hulk escapes.
7. After the incident Talbot is disgraced and demoted. Betty calls off their engagement and General Ross takes control of the Hulkbusters.
8. In the final scene we see Proffessor Crawford experimenting with Bruce's blood, a set up for him as the villain in the sequel.
Anyways that is my vision for a hypothetical sequel to the Incredible Hulk. Let me know what you think and what you would want in the sequel.
As always thanks for reading and any and all comments are welcome and appreciated. See ya later MyIGNers


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Oct. 20, 2013
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Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Stadium)
Score: #12 Michigan 3, Purdue 1
Records: U-M (12-2-1, 6-1-1 Big Ten), Purdue (8-7-1, 3-5-0 Big Ten)
Attendance: 915
Next U-M Event: Friday, Oct. 25 -- at Illinois (Champaign, Ill.), 7 p.m. CDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Senior Nkem Ezurike (Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia/Sackville) became the program's all-time scoring leader on Sunday (Oct. 20), tallying two goals to help propel the No. 12-ranked University of Michigan women's soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Purdue at U-M Soccer Stadium.
It was the Wolverines' fifth consecutive victory, keeping them in second place in the Big Ten with 19 points, two points behind conference-leading Nebraska (21 points).
Ezurike entered the contest needing two goals to set the record. In the 35th minute with the Wolverines down 1-0, she was dragged down in the box and stepped up to take the penalty kick, burying the shot into the back-left corner by Purdue goalkeeper Clara Kridler to tie the score. Ezurike set the record in the 61st minute, putting Michigan up 2-1 in the process. Sophomore Corinne Harris (Chicago, Ill./Walter Payton College Prep) initially put a shot on net that was deflected off the line by a Purdue defender. The ball deflected back to Ezurike, who made a great run into the penalty area, burying a shot past Kridler for the record-setting goal -- the 45th of her career.
Purdue opened up the scoring in the 24th minute on a goal from Hadley Stuart. She received the ball near the top of the 18-yard box from Chinyelu Asher, turned right and put a shot on net that went into the right-back corner, just underneath a diving attempt by U-M freshman goalkeeper Taylor Bucklin (Greenwich, Conn./Brookfield).
Michigan had one more solid chance that came in the 38th minute, when senior Meghan Toohey (Philadelphia, Pa./Phil-Mont Christian) fired a shot that Kridler saved. The ball bounced off the crossbar and out of the penalty area, ending the threat. The two teams went into the half deadlocked at 1-1, but Michigan held the edge in shots (12-5), corner kicks (6-0) and shots on goal (4-3).
Sophomore Christina Ordonez (Elmhurst, Ill./York) tacked on an insurance goal in the 69th minute. She received a ball from Toohey along the end line at the far post of the goal. With her body facing the end line, she put a touch on the ball backward with her heel that appeared to glance off a Purdue defender and settle. Ordonez turned to her right and roofed a shot into the upper netting for the goal. With U-M up 3-1 in the final minutes, Ezurike was looking for more. In the 84th minute, she was slipped a through ball and ran charging toward goal, but her shot was high. Two minutes later, she received another through ball and put her shot on target, but Kridler dove to make the save.
Bucklin made two saves in net, both on long-distance scoring attempts. The Wolverine defense limited Purdue to just three shots in the second half and did not allow a corner kick until the 70th minute.
With three Big Ten matches left, the Wolverines hit the road for the final time during the regular season next weekend, starting with a contest at Illinois on Friday (Oct. 25). That match will begin at 7 p.m. CDT.
|By Periods
Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- PUR, Hadley Stuart, 23:01 (Chinyelu Asher)
1st -- U-M, Nkem Ezurike, 34:54 (penalty kick)
2nd -- U-M, Ezurike, 60:10 (Corinne Harris)
2nd -- U-M, Christina Ordonez, 68:19 (Meghan Toohey)
Shots: U-M 23, PUR 8
Shots on Goal: U-M 11, PUR 3
Saves: U-M 2 (Taylor Bucklin), PUR 8 (Clara Kridler 7, Team 1)
Corner Kicks: U-M 11, PUR 2
Cards: U-M, Christina Murillo, 73:44 (Yellow); PUR, Makaela Nellams, 53:31 (Yellow); PUR, Melissa Casella, 82:03 (Yellow).
Contact: Brad Rudner (734) 763-4423
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Whatever your personal preference regarding active or passive 3D, there's no denying that it's the passive technology that's making 3D mainstream.
The main reason for this is, of course, price. This is not a particularly sophisticated reason, we'll grant you. But the history of AV is littered with examples of technology 'wars' that have been won by the cheapest rather than the supposedly 'best quality' option.
With this in mind, the latest 3D sets to hit the UK from in-house Dixons brand, Logik, have the potential to be very important. Because, amazingly, the two Logik passive 3D series (one CCFL-lit and one edge LED-lit) start at under £400. And even the 42in edge LED L423ED11 we're looking at here costs under £600, despite coming (at the time of writing) with an unprecedented 10 free pairs of passive 3D glasses and a free 3D Blu-ray player from Philips. Crazy.
So cheap are Logik's new 3D ranges, in fact, that it's tempting to assume they must be rubbish. An assumption which it thus falls to this review to confirm or refute.
Aesthetically the L423ED11 gets the job done without delivering any originality or thrills. Its black bezel is suitably glossy but old-fashionedly wide. Its stand is robust, but bland. And although the set's chassis feels more robust than expected, the finish looks rather plasticky.
The L423ED11's edge-facing connections are in some ways better than expected, in that they include three v1.4 HDMIs (one down the side), a D-Sub PC input and even a USB port capable of playing video, photo and music formats. Its format support is surprisingly expansive, too, with MPEG1/2/MPEG4/DivX/H.264 video, JPEG/BMP/PNG photo and MP3/WMA/AAC/AC3 music files all on the 'can do' roster.
There is one obvious shortcoming of the L423ED11's connections, though: no LAN port. So there's no way of streaming files in from a networked PC and no way of accessing online features.
This is probably fair enough on a TV as cheap as this one. However, not having a LAN also reveals that the L423ED11 doesn't have a Freeview HD tuner. Instead you just get a standard definition one. This is much harder to take - especially on a 42in TV - than any missing DLNA compatibility or Smart TV functionality. Only you can decide if getting 3D on the cheap is more important to you than having easy access to HD services.
Trying to explore the L423ED11's features turns out to be a punishing task, on account of one of the most horrible remotes we've ever wrestled with. Its layout isn't bad - in fact, putting a trio of Menu, Help and 3D buttons on their own at the top shows someone somewhere is at least thinking about things. The problems are that the remote's buttons feel squidgy and unpleasant and that even with new batteries in, getting the remote to talk to the TV is a nightmare. We spent so long moving the remote up and down and changing its angle to try and get it to work that by the end we felt like we'd just finished a three-hour Nintendo Wii tennis session.
If it hadn't been for the soothing tub of M&S Caramel Crispy Mini Bites we had sat next to us while testing the TV, the remote might very likely have ended up embedded in the L423ED11's screen.
I think when you guys review televisions, it would be useful if you could test the output from gaming consoles - more specifically the input delay - similar to what the hdtvtest.co.uk website does - because 33% of my television use is gaming.
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In my early 20s, I began writing poems about the life-threatening allergies I have had since birth, which include foods many of us take for granted – such as milk, eggs, beef, shrimp, soy, cashews, and so on.
One draft opened with the technical definition of an allergy attack, as given to me by a doctor when I was in the third grade: "Each food was a shape eyed by the antibody, looking for an immunoglobulin hole to match," he'd explained. "A good fit would make for a bad reaction."
Then came the child's translation, the metaphor I made of my illness: "My bloodstream was a Fisher-Price workbench, full of exact and waiting geometries. I was a lot of good fits waiting to happen."
In the gulf between what my allergist termed "immunoglobulin" cells and what I internalized as "immune goblin holes," I knew there was a story that needed to be told. But the story didn't fit in verse. So I turned to prose.
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With the rising prevalence of food allergies in children there has been plenty of discussion about prevention, treatments, and peanut-free zones. Concerned parents and scientists drive that conversation, sometimes without much direct input from those with the allergies. This can result in significant blind spots.
A mom may be prepared to talk to her 12-year-old son about avoiding tree nuts when he goes to a baseball game. But will she be ready to level with him on his 21st birthday when – no matter how drunk his buddies get him – he needs to steer clear of nut-liqueur laced shots?
In my new memoir, Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life, I delve into the nitty-gritty of how food allergies affect us, all the way from childhood into our teenage and adult years. I don't just mean how allergies impact our physical selves (though that can be comically mortifying) but how they shape our social selves, our romantic selves, our role in a family, and our sense of mortality.
Your worldview changes when something as simple as a bite of cake or a first-date kiss can send you to the hospital.
Though my experience is at the heart of this book, researching allergies took me far beyond the realm of hives and EpiPens. America's big eight allergens – dairy, egg, soy, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, and wheat – are central ingredients to the last 100 years of food science, community rituals, and culinary culture. I wanted to tell some of those stories as well.
Taking side-trips through history is one of my great joys as a writer, whether I'm led to Henry Ford in his all-soy suit or an anchovy-spiked martini in New Orleans. In a poem, I once compared having a reaction to being in an airplane as it crashed.
In Don't Kill the Birthday Girl, I learn to embrace life's ride.
SANDRA BEASLEY is the author of the poetry collections I Was the Jukebox, winner of the 2009 Barnard Women Poets Prize, and Theories of Falling, which won the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize. Her honors include a DCCAH Individual Artist Fellowship, the Friends of Literature Prize from the Poetry Foundation, and the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award from Poets & Writers, Inc. She lives in Washington, D.C., where her prose has been featured in the Washington Post Magazine.
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