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1. Allegiant (2016)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four beyond the wall that encircles Chicago, to finally discover the shocking truth of the world around them.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jeff Daniels, Naomi Watts
Votes: 40,725 | Gross: $66.00M
2. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 263,499 | Gross: $406.57M
3. The Lion King (1994)
G | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Lion cub and future king Simba searches for his identity. His eagerness to please others and penchant for testing his boundaries sometimes gets him into trouble.
Directors: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg
Votes: 641,546 | Gross: $422.78M
4. Fight Club (1999)
R | 139 min | Drama
An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a alter-ego devil-may-care soap maker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more...
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier
Votes: 1,342,333 | Gross: $37.02M
5. South Park (1997– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall
Votes: 237,998
6. Smallville (2001–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville.
Stars: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk
Votes: 96,415
7. Fury (2014)
R | 134 min | Action, Drama, War
1945, in the World War II Germany, the tough Sergeant Don 'Wardaddy' Collier commands a tank and survives a German attack with his veteran crew composed of Boyd 'Bible' Swan, Trini 'Gordo' ... See full summary »
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña
Votes: 301,482 | Gross: $85.71M
8. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Alison Pill
Votes: 273,017 | Gross: $31.49M
9. 24 (2001–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack Bauer, Director of Field Ops for the Counter-Terrorist Unit of Los Angeles, races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 146,455
10. Ender's Game (2013)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, a genocidal alien race which nearly annihilated the human race in a previous invasion.
Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 184,083 | Gross: $61.66M
11. Snatch (2000)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina
Votes: 599,068 | Gross: $30.09M
12. Batman (1989)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl
Votes: 268,013 | Gross: $251.19M
13. The Mummy (1999)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a mummy.
Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo
Votes: 317,037 | Gross: $155.25M
14. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Illustrated upon the progress of his latest Broadway play, a former popular actor's struggle to cope with his current life as a wasted actor is shown.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough
Votes: 392,751 | Gross: $42.34M
15. Toy Story (1995)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.
Director: John Lasseter | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney
Votes: 621,064 | Gross: $191.80M
16. Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
G | 96 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Scientists genetically create a new Pokémon, Mewtwo, but the results are horrific and disastrous.
Directors: Kunihiko Yuyama, Michael Haigney | Stars: Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Jay Goede
Votes: 29,138 | Gross: $85.74M
17. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Los Angeles police officer Brian O'Connor must decide where his loyalties really lie when he becomes enamored with the street racing world he has been sent undercover to destroy.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster
Votes: 271,399 | Gross: $144.51M
18. Point Break (1991)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty
Votes: 112,621 | Gross: $43.22M
19. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 153 min | Drama, War
During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 449,359 | Gross: $78.80M
20. Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
Stars: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis
Votes: 120,145
21. Scooby-Doo (2002)
PG | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini
Votes: 71,199 | Gross: $153.29M
22. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A teenager becomes a major competitor in the world of drift racing after moving in with his father in Tokyo to avoid a jail sentence in America.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Shad Moss, Damien Marzette
Votes: 178,796 | Gross: $62.49M
23. Oldboy (2003)
R | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.
Director: Chan-wook Park | Stars: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji
Votes: 354,702 | Gross: $2.18M
24. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 834,534 | Gross: $290.16M
25. The Outsiders (1983)
PG-13 | 91 min | Crime, Drama
The rivalry between two gangs, the poor greasers and the rich Socs, only heats up when one gang member kills a member of the other.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze
Votes: 57,228 | Gross: $25.60M
26. Toy Story 2 (1999)
G | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting.
Directors: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, Lee Unkrich | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 384,498 | Gross: $245.82M
27. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Adventure
A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church
Votes: 381,644 | Gross: $336.53M
28. Wynonna Earp (2016– )
60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Based on the IDW Comic, Wynonna Earp follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures. With her unique abilities, and a posse of dysfunctional allies, ... See full summary »
Stars: Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley
Votes: 4,530
29. A Knight's Tale (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.
Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon
Votes: 136,694 | Gross: $56.08M
30. Rocky (1976)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight the heavy-weight champion, Apollo Creed, in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 373,714 | Gross: $117.24M
31. Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Dark Knight battles crime in Gotham City with occasional help from Robin and Batgirl.
Stars: Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Bob Hastings
Votes: 52,256
32. The Legend of Korra (2012–2014)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Avatar Korra fights to keep Republic City safe from the evil forces of both the physical and spiritual worlds.
Stars: Janet Varney, P.J. Byrne, David Faustino, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 65,434
33. A Serbian Film (2010)
NC-17 | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An aging porn star agrees to participate in an "art film" in order to make a clean break from the business, only to discover that he has been drafted into making a pedophilia and necrophilia themed snuff film.
Director: Srdjan Spasojevic | Stars: Srdjan Todorovic, Sergej Trifunovic, Jelena Gavrilovic, Slobodan Bestic
Votes: 39,330
34. Fighting (2009)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Sport
In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Luis Guzmán, Zulay Henao
Votes: 27,568 | Gross: $23.04M
35. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé, while Obi-Wan investigates an assassination attempt on the Senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee
Votes: 462,723 | Gross: $310.68M
36. Peter Pan (2003)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 54,107 | Gross: $48.42M
37. Batman (1966–1968)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Caped Crusader battles evildoers in Gotham City in a bombastic 1960s parody of the comic book hero's exploits.
Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton
Votes: 12,853
38. I, Robot (2004)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk
Votes: 386,261 | Gross: $144.80M
39. MacGyver (1985–1992)
48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The adventures of a secret agent armed with almost infinite scientific resourcefulness.
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Bruce McGill, Robin Mossley
Votes: 26,924
40. The Rock (1996)
R | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer
Votes: 258,920 | Gross: $134.01M
41. Never Back Down (2008)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Drama, Sport
A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new highschool to discover an underground fightclub and meet a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.
Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet
Votes: 80,356 | Gross: $24.85M
42. Bad Boys (1995)
R | 119 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Lisa Boyle, Michael Taliferro
Votes: 171,827 | Gross: $65.81M
43. Caligula (1979)
Unrated | 156 min | Drama, History
Details the graphic and shocking, yet undeniably tragic story of Rome's most infamous Caesar, Gaius Germanicus Caligula.
Directors: Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione, Giancarlo Lui | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren, Teresa Ann Savoy
Votes: 27,283 | Gross: $23.44M
44. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
R | 138 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. During this, Neo must decide how he can save Trinity from a dark fate in his dreams.
Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
Votes: 420,752 | Gross: $281.49M
45. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
PG-13 | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
A spoof of Robin Hood in general and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) in particular.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck
Votes: 90,734 | Gross: $35.70M
46. Kickboxer (1989)
R | 97 min | Action, Sport
Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother.
Directors: Mark DiSalle, David Worth | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan, Michel Qissi
Votes: 36,119 | Gross: $14.70M
47. Hot Pursuit (2015)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley
Votes: 34,626 | Gross: $34.51M
48. Clerks (1994)
R | 92 min | Comedy
A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer
Votes: 181,333 | Gross: $3.15M
49. Medium Cool (1969)
R | 111 min | Drama
A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Director: Haskell Wexler | Stars: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill
Votes: 2,642
50. Conan the Barbarian (2011)
R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.
Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang
Votes: 82,353 | Gross: $21.27M


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"[A] superb police procedural…Dahl has created a brilliant character and a terrific story, and should that not be enough, this is a classic cop-shop tale of the old school." —The Globe and Mail (Canada)
"Arne Dahl's Misterioso is an endearingly dour procedural…[The] existential brooding is very much part of the novel's charm…most of the fun of Misterioso comes from the follow-the-power, follow-the-money games played by Hjelm and his associates. And while Dahl clearly sees detective fiction as having the ability to tackle hard-hitting issues of the day, the mystery's solution isn't lacking in good old-fashioned puzzle intrigue, either." —Portland Mercury (US)
"Misterioso is a unique and wonderful book. It is part mystery, part police procedural, part existential philosophy, and part comedy. There is something so distinctive about this book that it resists categorization… There is not a dull moment. It seems like the Scandinavians are having a true renaissance in crime writing and Arne Dahl is right at the top." —Mostly Fiction
"Although this is Mankell's turf, Dahl handles it differently but also very successfully. Mystery devotees who loved Mankell's Kurt Wallander, and crime fiction 'lifers' who still treasure Sjowall's and Wahloo's Martin Beck, will want to add Paul Hjelm to their short lists of international favorites." —Booklist (starred)
"An exciting debut…Fans of hard-boiled detective and Swedish novels will enjoy this." —Library Journal
"Thoughtfully haunting and sometimes beautifully written, the first of Hjelm's cases to be translated into English is likely to resonate with readers of the Stieg Larsson trilogy." —Kirkus (starred)
"This is, without a doubt, one of the best Swedish crime novels of the year; well-written . . . and a chilling blow to the ways of contemporary society." —Götesborgs-Posten (Sweden)
"A masterly crime novel." —Kristelig Dagblad (Denmark)
"It seems as though Sweden has once again produced a brilliant and socially engaged crime novelist." —Fyens Stiftstidende (Denmark)
"Misterioso is a detective story you have to read; as a debut novel it couldn't be better." —Xzine (Germany)
"Arne Dahl is phenomenal . . . Few Swedish crime novelists, if any, can get the reader to rush through each page like Dahl." —Expressen (Sweden)
"With Misterioso, Arne Dahl, an acclaimed master of the crime genre, has delivered one of his most intensely intriguing thrillers." —Corriere Della Sera (Italy)
"Dahl's character studies of people in vulnerable situations are in the top class of the European detective novel genre." —Die Zeit (Germany)
About the Author
Arne Dahl is an award-winning crime novelist and literary critic. He lives in Sweden.

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Bernanke says he didn't bully BofA to buy Merrill
Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 10:07 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 12:29 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday he didn't pressure Bank of America into acquiring Merrill Lynch in a deal that ultimately cost taxpayers $20 billion.
BofA raises more than the $33.9B required by gov't
AP Business Writers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Bank of America Corp. said Thursday it will raise more money than the government said it needed in order to withstand a deepening recession.
Upon the completion of a debt exchange later this week, the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank will have raised $38 billion. That is $4.1 billion more than the $33.9 billion the Federal Reserve said last month the bank needed to protect against potential losses should the economy worsen.
The move was largely expected within the investment community.
What was not expected, if anything, was the speed with which Bank of America raised the money, said Tony Plath, finance professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
"Remember, they were essentially given 30 days to submit a plan. Heck, they raised the capital in 30 days," Plath said. "That's proof that they have credibility in the capital market and that they did have residual assets that they could in turn dispose of in order to raise capital."
In its latest move to boost capital, Bank of America said it has preliminarily agreed to exchange $3.9 billion in depository shares for common stock as part of a debt exchange offer. Settlement of the exchange, which was oversubscribed, is expected to be completed Friday.
The bank has also agreed to convert about $10.7 billion in preferred stock into 789 million shares of common stock.
As of June 2, the bank said it had raised almost $33 billion through stock offerings, asset and investment sales and the conversion of preferred shares to common stock.
Among those deals, the bank raised $13.5 billion in capital from the direct sale of common stock, $1.3 billion from reduced dividends on preferred shares, and it sold a portion of its stake in China Construction Bank.
Preferred shares are essentially a loan that must be repaid along with interest. Common stock is an actual ownership stake in the company. By increasing the number of outstanding common shares, Bank of America effectively creates a broader capital base to absorb any potential losses. It also reduces interest or dividend payments that must be made on the depository and preferred shares.
Bank of America said none of the preferred shares that were converted to common stock were shares held by the government as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program launched last fall by the U.S. Treasury Department. That program provided loans to hundreds of banks amid the mushrooming credit crisis as part of an effort to alleviate stagnant markets. In return, the government received preferred shares. Bank of America received $45 billion as part of the program.
Bank of America has said it hopes to repay those loans as soon as it can.
Last month, the government completed "stress tests" on 19 of the nation's largest financial firms to determine how they would fare amid a deepening recession. The government determined Bank of America had the largest capital shortfall.
Nearly all banks have faced rising loan losses as more customers fall behind on payments. Investment losses have also piled up at some banks as the value of bonds and other debt have declined.
Shares of Bank of America fell 16 cents, or 1.3 percent, to $12.19 in late morning trading.
Bernanke told a House committee investigating the matter that he did not threaten action against Bank of America's CEO Kenneth Lewis or the bank's board members if they decided to abandon the takeover.
"I did not tell Bank of America's management that the Federal Reserve would take action against the board or management" if they decided to invoke a clause in the acquisition contract in an attempt to stop the deal, Bernanke told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. "Moreover, I did not instruct anyone to indicate to Bank of America that the Federal Reserve would take any particular action under those circumstances."
Earlier this month, Lewis testified that his job was threatened after he expressed second thoughts about the deal. Lewis said then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and federal regulators made clear that if Charlotte-N.C.-based Bank of America Corp. reneged on its promise, that he and the bank's board members would be ousted.
Bernanke said no member of the Fed ever urged Bank of America to keep quiet about Merrill Lynch's financial problems. Not divulging that information would have violated Lewis' fiduciary duty to the bank's shareholders.
"Neither I nor any member of the Federal Reserve ever directed, instructed or advised Bank of America to withhold from public disclosure any information relating to Merrill Lynch, including its losses, compensation packages or bonuses or any other related matter," the Fed chief said.
It marked Bernanke's first public comments since the House committee launched an investigation earlier this year into whether he or other government officials bullied Bank of America to stick with its plan to combine the two financial powers after Lewis found out about Merrill's financial woes.
The committee's ranking member Darrell Issa, R-Calif., accused the Fed of having "deliberately kept other regulators in the dark regarding the negotiations with Bank of America. The Federal Reserve's cover-up of important information and willingness to exclude key regulatory partners" such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency "raises troubling questions," he said.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said of Bernanke's denial that he threatened Lewis' job: "With all due respect, I'm just not buying that."
In turning aggressive toward Bernanke, Republicans are adopting the role of outsider and trying to link the Fed chairman to the Obama administration as advocates of government meddling in private industry. Many Republicans are suspicious of the administration's plan to expand the Fed's regulatory powers.
It's an odd shift, because Bernanke is a Republican appointee and many of his key advocates are Democrats. His term expires early next year, giving President Barack Obama an opportunity to pick his own Fed chief or reappoint Bernanke.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, said he thought Lewis was the one pressuring the government. He said that the investigation revealed that Fed officials thought Bank of America failed to do proper due diligence when it came to Merrill Lynch.
When asked about Bank of America's management, Bernanke said: "I did have concerns, yes."
Bank of America received $45 billion from the government's financial bailout program, $20 billion of which was linked to its acquisition of New York-based Merrill Lynch.
"Much of what the Fed, the Treasury and other agencies did in these transactions remains shrouded in secrecy," complained the committee's chairman Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y. "It's time to yank the shroud off the Fed and shine some light on these events."
Bernanke defended the deal and government bailout, saying the action was needed to avoid another blow to the financial system, which at the time was in distress.
If Bank of America had decided to abandon the deal, it "might have triggered a broader systemic crisis that could well have destabilized Bank of America as well as Merrill Lynch," Bernanke said.
Invoking the clause to rescind the deal also would have "cast doubt in the minds of financial market participants including the investors, creditors and customers of Bank of America about the due diligence and analysis done by the company" and the judgment of its management, Bernanke added.
Bernanke also said the Fed's lawyers believed it was "highly unlikely" that Bank of America would be successful in terminating the deal through the special clause.
The "best option," therefore, for the companies and the broader financial system was to work with the Fed and the Treasury Department to develop a contingency plan to ensure that Bank of America would remain stable should the completion of the acquisition and the announcement of losses lead to financial stress, he said.
The government helped orchestrate the deal at a time when the country's economic and financial landscape was especially fragile. Lending, the lifeblood of the economy, had come to a near halt and the financial system was on the brink of a meltdown.
The transaction was hammered out over the same weekend in September that another investment bank, Lehman Brothers, went under, leading to the biggest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history and plunging financial markets worldwide into crisis. One day later, the government was forced to bail out teetering insurance giant American International Group Inc. The week before the government seized control of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Bank of America completed its purchase of Merrill Lynch on Jan. 1.
In January, Bank of America reported a $2.39 billion fourth-quarter loss, and Merrill Lynch disclosed a loss of more than $15 billion.
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All Rise...
Judge David Johnson's nickname in high school? You guessed it: White Vengeance.
The Charge
Not an exploitation movie from the '70s.
The Case
Time for another big-budget Chinese historical epic! Up to bat this time: White Vengeance, a sprawling, handsome production that delves into events leading up to the Red Cliff rebellion and the fall of the Qin Dynasty. The central historical event powering things is a monster battle known as the Feast at Hong Gate.
Director Daniel Lee (Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon, Black Mask) drills down past the epic battle scenes to tease out compelling human drama, by focusing on two heavy-hitters vying for military supremacy among the wreckage of the Qin Dynasty. They're Liu Ban (Leon Lai) and Xiang FU (Feng Shaofeng), both masterful at their jobs commanding impressive armies that are pining to beat each other senseless. But political betrayal, power plays, and the affections of a woman muddy the waters. Still, when you get right down to it, it's who spears the other guy first.
Full disclosure: I am currently suffering from a rare disorder called Chinesehistoricalepicacia. When confronted with yet another large-scale, history-heavy period piece from our friendly debt-holders on the other side of the world, I enter a state of sever fatigue and disinterest.
The only cure is to solder on for the benefit of those with a burning passion for Chinese history, because let me tell you, if you don't, I have a hard time seeing something like White Vengeance landing in your wheelhouse.
Not that it's a bad movie. At all. It is marvelous to look at, beautifully photographed, and features big-time battles which are shot and choreographed spectacularly. In fact, as opposed to most of the Chinese epics I've seen, there is a lot of action. It's of the big army vs. big army strain of course, but Lee knows what he's doing, so you'll actually be able to track the mayhem. Once in a while, you'll get zooms into more personal, one-on-one battles, and those are excellent as well.
As for the copious plot, you're going to have to really be into this stuff to get the fullest satisfaction. On the surface level, the politicking is interesting and a good love story is a good love story—but if you're not terribly compelled by how the Feast at Hong Gate fits into the rest of Chinese history, you're probably going to be engaged only so much. At least I was.
Anyway, White Vengeance (Blu-ray) is positively astonishing. Well Go USA tends to deliver on the technical front and this one continues that tradition. It is a gorgeous film and the 1.78:1/1080p high definition transfer serves Lee's vision well. I don't care what the scene was—an intimate person-to-person encounter, or a gigantic sweep of thousands of warriors doing battle—it will radiate. The visuals are clean, vibrant, and richly detailed; this is HD of the highest order and should be considered as reference disc material. Likewise, the DST-HD 5.1 Master Audio track in the original Mandarin serves up some pleasing audio, particularly during the war scenes, which will pound your living room walls. Ninety minutes of bonus material is split into an extended behind-the-scenes reel, and cast and crew interviews.
The Verdict
Not Guilty. Good movie, but I'm about ready for a Chinese action movie that at least features gunpowder in some form.
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Filner pleaded guilty in October to one felony count of false imprisonment and two misdemeanor battery charges tied to the claims of sexual harassment and groping lodged against him.
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Wisconsin man -- drunk, wearing clown makeup -- dangles screaming kids from overpass
Antonio Brown.
Antonio Brown, a 33-year-old Kenosha resident, came home drunk from a Halloween party around in the wee hours Sunday morning.
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That's not news! We're talking about Wisconsin, after all. But here's what is -- dangling screaming children from an overpass as they cry out for their lives... while wearing clown makeup.
Brown came home around 1 a.m. and asked his girlfriend's kids, ages 13 and 8, to take a walk with him along nearby elevated railroad tracks. The kids later told police they had taken a similar group outing a few weeks before and had fun.
But they were allegedly in for something very different this time around. Fox News explains:
[T]he 13-year-old boy told police that this time Brown was drunk and he forced the children to drink alcohol as well. The teen said he drank so much that he vomited.
The younger child became scared after they climbed onto the tracks, and the boys tried to run away. Brown grabbed the older child, held him upside down from the overpass and warned him, "If you try that again, I'm going to drop you."
Brown then climbed onto a train car and began hopping from one car to another, the complaint said. When the 8-year-old refused to follow, Brown grabbed him by the hair and tried to pull him up. He later dangled the child from a train car, holding him by the neck and ankle.
The terror finally came to an end when a woman who happened to be in the area heard the kids screaming. From the Kenosha News:
A woman called police after she saw a man in clown makeup dragging screaming children into the woods east of the 4800 block of 13th Court about 2 a.m. Sunday.
Police found three people behind a section of tall bushes. Antonio J. Brown, 33, of Kenosha, wearing the clown makeup, was one of them. With him were two children... The children were holding each other and crying uncontrollably, according to court records.
Police believed Brown to be highly intoxicated.
Brown has been charged with child abuse and reckless endangerment. He faces up to 16 years in prison.
If that's not peak Weird Wisconsin, it's damn close.
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This article provides the list of supported operating systems for vShield Endpoint Thin Agent.
To use vShield Endpoint Thin Agent, ensure the guest virtual machine is installed with a supported version of Windows. The versions of the Windows operating systems that are supported for vShield Endpoint are:
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- Windows XP (32 bit) - SP3 and above
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I would estimate that a full 90 percent of the 3 percent of the Internet that isn't illegal movie downloads is dating advice.
Eyeing the sugary variety before me, I would survey all the confections in the glass cases. Lush caramels speckled with almonds. Sugar-coated pastel dots of licorice.
Our first president, George Washington, was born on February 22. Abraham Lincoln, another iconic president, was also born mid-February.
During my first year in college, my friend Suzanne and I used to sit in her room and encourage ourselves with Paul's words on singleness (oddly, from the King James): "Art thou free of a husband? Seek not a husband!"
A few years ago, when I was preparing to lead a Bible study on the fruit of the Spirit, I started by going through each one to try to recall what I had learned or read about it before.
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I wanted to be the nicest person in the world.
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In fourth grade, I read a book called something like The Junk Food Encyclopedia. And I enjoyed it. I even stopped eating Cheetos (at least for a while).
Years ago I heard a preacher say these words: "Patience is a virtue, and a virtue can't hurt you."
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By now we all know that Facebook posts can get you into trouble. But in a post on The Employer Handbook, attorney Eric B. Meyer discusses an instance in which a father lost big because of something his daughter posted.
As Meyer explains, the man was a former headmaster at a school in Florida who sued for age discrimination and retaliation when his employment contract wasn't renewed. The settlement landed him $10,000 in back pay, $80,000 as a "1099" and $60,000 for his attorneys.
But, Meyer says, the settlement included a provision that divulging even the existence of the agreement would cost the man his $80,000 payment. And four days after it was signed and prior to receiving the money, the man was informed that he'd breached the contract because his college-age daughter revealed it on Facebook.
Meyer says that the Facebook comment went out to approximately 1,200 of the daughter's Facebook friends, many either current or past students at the school. The man sued to enforce the agreement and collect his $80,000 but lost because the court determined that his daughter's posting violated the mandated confidentiality.
While surprised by the large penalty, Meyer says that's why his confidentiality agreements include language "warning that keeping quiet about the agreement means shutting your yap and your social media fingers."


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1. The Marshall County Board of Education Five-Year Strategic Plan Committee will meet Tuesday, October 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the Central Office, 700 Jones Circle.
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* Food Service Surplus – Section 3
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* 2013 Graduation Dates – Section 7
* Air Evac Payroll Deduction – Section 8
* MCBOE Annual Agenda – Section 9
* Five-Year Strategic Plan – Section 10
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One of the more interesting (at least to me) aspect of Occupy Wall Street is that it has its own library, tended to by professional librarians and providing a variety of literature, from serious works of social and economic theory to picture books to keep the kiddies happy. Check the blog for news of authors who have been stopping by and donating their books; the New Yorker even wrote a nice little piece. Libraries are springing up in the other Occupy sites as well, including Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Providence.
This sparked a lively discussion on a librarians' graphic novel discussion group where I lurk. Gan Golan, creator of The Adventures of Unemployed Man, started the discussion:
I visited the libraries at both the Occupy Baltimore (which was tiny) and Occupy Wall St. at Zucotti park in NYC (which was huge) and the good librarians at both places lamented the lack of a strong graphic novels section that showcased comic that were relevant or socially engaged. (The libraries there are very popular, btw).
Golan's own book, of course is quite appropriate, and the discussion generated a good list of suggestions, including V for Vendetta, Maus, Persepolis, Watchmen, and Howard Zinn's A People's History of the American Empire. The X-Men were cited for dealing with discrimination. Texas librarian Jesse Ephraim came up with an interesting list that included those and some others:
And lest we be too provincial here, Tarik Shahin's Al Khan comics about the Egyptian Revolution got the nod, as did Joe Sacco's nonfiction graphic novels.
What books would you add to the list?
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I would add G. Willow Wilson and MK Perker's Cairo, a wonderful fable of a book about people from diverse backgrounds converging on (pre-Arab Spring) Cairo, exploring politics and faith. Mystic would be good too, if it were finished
Joe Sacco's work is the first thing that springs to mind.
And Judge Dredd, of course!
I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought of Judge Dredd. Not as literary as some of the others mentioned, but definitely more engaged in social issues than most pulp fare.
Louis Riel (insanity, megalomania)
Spent (self-indulgence)
Morrison's Riot at Xavier's (ignorance, herd mentality)
I'd add:
-X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (reflecting on the rise of uber-evangelicalism in early 80's America)
-Both Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? and Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (Deconstructions of two of the most popular comic book icons)
-The Green Lantern/Green Arrow run (various social issues)
-The 1988 adaptation of Godzilla 1985.
-The Death of Captain Marvel
Among others.
You know, I'm surprised neither DC nor Marvel thought of putting together a TPB of all the comics they did where they addressed important social issues or such. Something like "DC Tackles the Drug Problem" or "Marvel Messages". Many of them could apply to today's generation of kids, like the New Teen Titans antidrug comic or the Spider-Man/Storm/Power Man comic that showed the evils of smoking. All they'd have to do is not print the pages where someone like Nancy Reagan did an intro letter, to avoid dating the comic stories themselves. Anyone here think it might be a good idea?
You may likely expect to see your anti-smoking Spidey comic reprinted in Marvels upcoming collection of Public Service Announcements to be published in December. It'll likely be quite a hoot.
Seth Tobocman! Peter Kuper! World War 3 Illustrated! The Boondocks! Ted Rall! Stephanie McMillan! Frans Masereel! Breaking Free, the revolutionary TinTin parody!


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An Oak Avenue man was released from the Mahoning County jail after posting bond while the 87-year-old woman he's accused of assaulting remains hospitalized.
Kenneth Krecken, 49, was charged with felonious assault and domestic violence, accused of beating his mother-in-law Saturday afternoon.
Krecken was released after posting $13,250 cash or surety bond through a bail bonding agency.
Krecken's wife told police that she arrived home and noticed that her husband was "highly intoxicated and angry," according to a police report.
She went to her mother's bedroom and saw that the woman was injured. The report said the woman, who was in a hospital bed, had a swollen forehead, dried blood in the corner of her mouth and her finger was bruised.
The woman told her daughter that Krecken had punched her in the face at least six times. Krecken's wife also told police that when she tried to call 911, Krecken grabbed the cellphone from her and broke it, telling her that she wasn't calling anyone.
Krecken then left the house and she called police from the house telephone.
Police arrested Krecken later at the hospital.
Richard Olivito of Steubenville, whose son lives at the Oak Avenue home with Krecken and the boy's mother, said he's been concerned about his son's safety for a long time. He questioned what he considers a low bond for Krecken.
Krecken was charged with domestic violence in 2005, but court records show that the charge was dismissed after the parties underwent counseling.
Krecken is scheduled to appear this morning in Mahoning County Area Court in the township.
This guy need his ass kicked!
Somebody ask Judge Houser will the third time be a charm? According to the Mahoning County Clerk of Courts online records Judge Houser dismissed past domestic violence charges against this jerk in 2005 plus the judge found him not guilty of dui in 2002.. They should know each other well be now.
He needs punched 1,000 times. ! Sick Bas!!!!!!!
I know Kenny, and he is the warmest, kindest person I know. This woman must have provoked him to the point that he was in fear for his safety.
@Showa, considering his past record of domestic violence and the fact that this woman was 87 and needed a hospital bed to sleep in at home, I highly doubt that she "provoked him to the point that he was in fear for his safety." I can bet money on the fact that this guy is probably just a lowlife scumbag that had you fooled.
I know his family. They are pillars of the community, very wealthy and generous. He is just like them. Very kind. I even heard the "victim" is an illegal alien.
we'll have to wait and see the facts. Maybe the illegal alien "elderly women" was spitefull and attatcked this man. Maybe he was victim. Or she may have self inflected herself? Is she seniel? crazy? we don't know. lets wait and see.
Still doesn't explain his bad record.
I know this man and he is the victim. His wife is a horrible, mean, abusive woman. He probably snapped because I know first hand how badly he is treated in that home. He is the victim, and until you know the truth, don't throw stones at him. How he has put up with this abuse for so long is beyond me. He should just leave her and I know for sure he would be happier living in a box then with that woman.
fjiencola: go live in that house with those horrible women and see what its like. I have no doubt in my mind that many of those injuries were self inflicted. You have no idea what they have done to this man. Granted, no one should hit anyone, especially the elderly, but I guarantee you, anyone would need nerves of steel to overcome these two witches.


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An amazingly huge helium-filled balloon belonging to the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) is
likely to be launched from Wanaka Airport sometime in March
next year.
What Nasa calls its Ultra Long Duration Balloon, which is as
big as a rugby pitch and occupies 0.4 million cubic metres,
is capable of carrying four tonnes of scientific equipment to
the edge of space and holding it there for 100 days.
A contingent from Nasa was in Wanaka yesterday discussing
with airport manager Ralph Fegan the logistics of
test-launching a balloon.
Nasa Columbia scientific balloon facility operations manager
Dwayne Orr told the Otago Daily Times the idea had
been well received by Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd,
which owns the Wanaka Airport, and his team was working
towards a launch date in March.
A team of 20 Nasa staff would be on site for about six weeks.
The balloon would be launched early in the morning and for
safety reasons the airport would need to be shut down for
about two hours. People on the site would be required to be
under cover.
Viewing areas were being identified for the public.
''We will have places outside of a 3km circle that will
probably have public viewing places,'' Mr Orr said.
The launch would only be carried out in very low winds.
''We have a high level of confidence in our ability to launch
these balloons in a very safe manner and deal with any
anomalies in the weather,'' he said.
The balloon launches were a very inexpensive way of getting
scientific equipment into space, the cost being around $1
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I agree the PETA folks who I once ran into in front of DICKS scared my kid and it almost came to blows. Though I agree and I try to eat as little meat as possible, their tactics are useless.
One more thing, it seems that the protesters you posted are Italians that seem to be protesting the kind of food that are fed to cows in Europe. I think is the same group from that French dude that was here during the WTO and they smashed a Mickey D's window. Whatever they are, they dont appear to be PETA.
They're holding PETA signs...
R u sure those are Peta signs? Ferma Sanguinosa corrida, I think means Stop the running of the bull. Maybe theyre italians protesting bulls running over people in Pamplona? Hell, I dont know. Thats not really cruel to the bulls. Unless corrida means bull fight, but I dont think so. Maybe it means something else in Italian. Italians arent known vegeterians, they eat pork like crazy.
Sarah, this is a great post, but c'mon.
Whenever some hippie-punk runaway looking dude comes up to you for some some gas money, and shows you his empty-gas can! Do you believe that's what the dollar you give him is for?
These folks look like fun partiers who enjoy a half-baked PC excuse to wear, or not-wear, something funky in public.
I think you and Sarah are both right. If I remember that photo correctly (and I try to remember all pictures of naked Italians) it is the Italian branch of PETA protesting the running of the bulls.
Does nobody find it ironic that PETA members are holding a protest, and dragging along their enslaved canine?
It's only cruel if you make a hat out of them.
BC: Does nobody find it ironic that PETA members are holding a protest, and dragging along their enslaved canine?
I realize you're just trying to be snide, but let me give a serious answer anyway.
The whole idea of companion animals has been a serious topic of discussion in the animal rights/welfare movement. And I think there are a lot of activists who have pets and are still seriously torn about it.
The reality is that dogs and cats as species have already been domesticated. And it's not presumptuous to say that, if they're well taken care of, they're not suffering. Maybe the more damning observation is that, here are folks who believe that killing other creatures for food is wrong, and yet they have pets who eat other creatures.
Actually, I believe a lot of ethical vegetarians who have pets try to make them vegetarian too. Dogs -- I can see. They'll eat anything. Cats? Now that strikes me as wanting to have your virtue and eat it too. It also strikes me as cruelty to animals -- the animals being the cats. I've heard advocates for "feline vegetarianism" get very combative when anyone challenges their views.
As for the broader insinuation that animal rights/welfare activists are just a bunch of hypocrites… Well, the ones I know are almost to a person vegetarian, or even vegan. They really do walk the walk.
In fact, you'll probably find a heck of a lot more hypocrisy among grassroots activists in just about any other activist movement. For example, most of the grassroots transit activists I know are so (A) hypocritical and (B) nutty that, if you took their standards of behavior and belief and applied those to animal rights, it would be like having an animal rights group where most of the members were full-fledged meat-eaters. And not just that, but a good portion of the group would believe that pork is cruel but beef is okay, another good portion would believe that beef is cruel but pork is okay, and then they would spend all their time arguing about this difference.
I think you're right - most animal rights activists are not hypocrites. Rather, they are zealots, which in my opinion, is much worse.
I feel sorry for their cats, but even more so for their children, who are fed such crappy food, and who, like their parents, are isolated from all of the socializing that happens around eating. I sometimes wonder whether veganism is a cousin of anorexia. Thank God I wasn't born to vegan parents.
Seriously? I'm not a vegetarian but I eat a lot of vegetarian food, and if it is well prepared (like any food) is far from "crappy." What an idiotic thing to say.
Cressona, you're right that those little dustmops are domesticated. In fact, they're a species fully dependent on human beings for survival. Not entirely unlike: Cattle, chickens and pigs.
On the other hand, I do hope little Scruffy there was rescued from the pound, and not purchased from a breeder. I'd hate to think Ms. Virtuous there was supporting the breeding of species for human dependence. (Yes. Snide. I find the arrogant inanity of most animal rights activists to be alternately hilarious and repulsive.)
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Finished week 4 yesterday and i couldnt believe it, i actually ran the furthest and i thought i was sticking to the same pace. I never really struggled until the last 2-3mins of the 5 min run was left. The one thing i couldn't believe was the amount of pain i was in around my knee. It felt like sereve sharp pains in and around the outside of my knee and it was really uncomfatble to sit or even lay down. I finally couldn't stand the pain and took some advil and put ice-hot on it. And now today it feels fine. This is something i never struggled with. I've played soccer and softball just a year ago and it never bothered my then. Anyone have any other suggetions so I can continue on to week 5 tomorrow pain free.
khouppert, I am sorry, I have no ideas other than ice. I am sure others will have some great ideas and hopefully you can have your run tomorrow pain free!
I skipped my run today, woke up not feeling 100% and with being under extreme heat warning, and really high humidity, I just went back to bed. Woke up totally regretting it. I did do some walking video indoors to ease part of my guilt. Funny how, prior to C25k, I didn't really get any form of exercise other than the occasional walk, now 6 weeks later, I feel horrible if I take a day off...
I'm actually going to an ortho doc on Friday about my knee.
I noticed my stride is impacted b/c of the pain - that pain you mentioned is a bit similar and I am finding when I walk sometimes my knee buckles. So I'm going to make sure I didn't ruin anything.
Ran again this morning - doing the r/w intervals - 4 min run, 2 walk to 155 bpm music - I completed 4.87 miles with a pace of 15:13. Was happy with that b/c I didn't think I could even come close to t5hat considering how my knee is acting. Not where I was about 2 weeks ago pace-wise but my knee wasn't hurt then.
Lost 2 lbs too which is good - I need to adjust my diet though - I don't think I'm really adjusting for my activity level well and I need to stop munching on the candy when I'm at work. Kind of defeats the purposes. All in all though it was a good run. Another short run on Thursday, and then one more 5K on Saturday.
Also signed up for Boot Camp on the beach 2 days a week (Groupon was 80% off the cost) - so that will be my cross training days for a few weeks.
Finished C25k: 7/28/2011
Races run:
CHKD Charity Run - 7/9 - 5K - 36:20 personal best on a mile 10:24
Allen Stone Braveheart Memorial 5K- 7/16 - 5K - 35:38 personal best on 5K
Operation Homefront 5K - 7/23 - walked - 51:55
Military Challenge (3.5 miles/obstacles) - 7/30 - ran/jumped over hurdles haha/walked - 64:55
RocknRoll 1/2 marathon - 9/4 VA Beach - 3:48:58
Freedom Run 9/11/2011 Chesapeake 49:11
Races entered:
Beach Ford 5K - VA Beach - 10/8/2011
Komen 5K - Chesapeake VA - 10/15/2011
Run Like a Girl 10K - 10/23/2011
Blue Moon Wicked 10K VA Beach - 10/29/2011
Outer Banks 8K (Kitty Hawk HS) - 11/12/2011
Freedom Half Marathon - 11/13/2011
Surfing Santa 10 miler VA Beach - 12/3/2011 - debating
Walt Disney World Marathon - 1/7/2012 - (run thru Epcot and Magic Kingdom)
we have been dealing with really hot, 115*+ temps this week, and I originally chickened out on my run this morning and felt guilty all day... Decided to give it a go tonight since the sun was down and there seemed to be a breeze. Should of started week 7 with a 25 minute run, but I opted for the shorter 20 minute run in week 6 or 5.
Of course, the minute I start to run the wind dies down, but I managed to do it. I have never had any problems with my breathing but I found it difficult tonight. I wonder if it is because of the humidity being at 85%... I also ran 1.6 miles in the 20 minutes, as opposed to my 1.4 miles on my last 20 minute run. I was rather proud of that.
Got home, checked the weather, our temp is 99 and I am starting to get a headache. Probably should of done less
Finished w5d3 yesterday- the 20 minute run that I couldn't imagine actually doing. I had butterflies before going out, as if it were some kind of public performance that I knew I would screw up. Got a grip, went out and did it, although it wasn't pretty. But that doesn't matter- completing it and living to tell the tale does. Which brings me to the heat wave coming our way here in DC; I know many of you have already been dealing with 100+ temps with high humidity. Has anyone researched safely running in these conditions? I don't use a treadmill, so air conditioned comfort is not an option. I plan to go out early to avoid the worst of it and focus on hydration, but I'm wondering if there is some kind of heat/humidity threshhold beyond which I just shouldn't consider going out...
No dreadmill for this girl!! Did W6D2 outside - 94 degrees at 8:45pm. I actually felt GREAT! I am so surprised I have made it this far in 6 weeks. For the first time I am looking forward to the 25 min run on Friday! Keep it up everyone! I am actually contemplating a 1/2 marathon run/walk on September 24 --- we shall see.
The 8 minute sets weren't too bad. Of course I'm not burning up the road, but it was more of a jog than a shuffle, so I guess I am improving. Can't wait for the 20 minute run Friday. I think I'm going to make the warm up walk 10 minutes so I'm good and loose and then try to set a good pace. I measured off 5K today on a straight road and man, it's longgggggggggg. It's amazing to me that there are a lot of people who can run this under 20 minutes. I know I'll never get that fast but I would like to get around 25 minutes eventually. I think this would give me a chance of placing in the top 5 in my age group in a lot of races. Of course, I've got to enter a race first.
jmcd630 - When the goin gets tough, the tough get goin........
Ugh - I hate the heat for running - at 5:45 am the humidity was outrageous.
But I chugged along - going to see the doc on Friday to get this knee looked at
Starting the "bridge to 10K" program to get my endurance built up further - the first run is 10 run, 1 walk for 4 repetitions. So I'm going to do one more week of my 30 minute intervals (now up to 35 minutes) before I tackle that.
Finished C25k: 7/28/2011
Races run:
CHKD Charity Run - 7/9 - 5K - 36:20 personal best on a mile 10:24
Allen Stone Braveheart Memorial 5K- 7/16 - 5K - 35:38 personal best on 5K
Operation Homefront 5K - 7/23 - walked - 51:55
Military Challenge (3.5 miles/obstacles) - 7/30 - ran/jumped over hurdles haha/walked - 64:55
RocknRoll 1/2 marathon - 9/4 VA Beach - 3:48:58
Freedom Run 9/11/2011 Chesapeake 49:11
Races entered:
Beach Ford 5K - VA Beach - 10/8/2011
Komen 5K - Chesapeake VA - 10/15/2011
Run Like a Girl 10K - 10/23/2011
Blue Moon Wicked 10K VA Beach - 10/29/2011
Outer Banks 8K (Kitty Hawk HS) - 11/12/2011
Freedom Half Marathon - 11/13/2011
Surfing Santa 10 miler VA Beach - 12/3/2011 - debating
Walt Disney World Marathon - 1/7/2012 - (run thru Epcot and Magic Kingdom)
Did W4D1 this morning before meeting w/my trainer. I can't decide if it was a success or a failure, so my coworker suggested I post for feedback. I was moving along fine w/the podcast until the last 5 min run. I started walking w/1min, 10 seconds left of the run. Part of me feels that because of this, I failed. Another part of me is amazed that not only did I run for 5 straight minutes the first go round, but I did the 3 minute runs before and after that 5 min run, and then I ran 3m50sec. I can't decide. What do y'all think?
I jumped right into training w/Jen after C25K was complete. I'm trying things differently because my original plan was to run W4D1 on Tuesdsay, but then Jen thrashed me w/a leg workout. I'm hoping if I can get up early enough and run before meeting up w/her on Tues/Thurs, then training and C25K won't conflict.
Very excited because I've worked out, run, walked, ellipticalled (I know, it's probably not a verb and I'm making up my own words), etc for 8 days straight. I'm noticing that if I do something everyday then it's easier to do something the following day. Unfortunately, if I don't do something it then becomes easier not to do anything the next day as well.
Going camping this weekend and babysitting a 5 yr old little boy. I have my podcasts saved on the ipod so I'm hoping I can run while I'm there. If not, I'm going to introduce Braden to the joys of walking.
It's going to be hot though so I might get lucky and have my daughter watch him after he falls asleep, which will allow me to run in cooler temps. I just have to be careful not to trip and fall; other than that, I think this could work
I really hate the term "failed" here. You didn't fail. You completed the workout, although you were not able to finish all of it running.
The goal in the C25K is to be able to complete the runs comfortably, especially the D3 workouts. You can be proud you did the whole distance. However since you were not able to complete the whole workout by finishing the last interval, it probably would be better if you repeat the workout so you can complete all intervals before moving on to the next week.
I point out the "Failed" term because it is really irritating to me and a source of a lot of negative self talk to a lot of people. As a runner you have some so-so runs, some bad runs and some fantastic runs. Fantastic runs are not victories. They are simply experiences to cherish. Bad runs are not failures. Things happen and we have a bad run - wind, rain, heat, stress, not enough sleep or the first stages of a cold or just a day that for whatever reason is you don't have it. Maybe it is because we are trying something as an experiment and our fitness is not quite there yet. These days are not failures.
Focusing on "victories" can be good in motivating you to get out the door, but be careful labeling things as "failures." What happens if you have a couple of bad runs in a row - does that mean you are a failure? No. Are you failing? HELL NO! The only way you fail is if you stop running. So if you have a bad run how can it be a failure? A lot of poeple struggle a couple of runs, decide they are "failing" and go away from our sport. I think that is incredibly sad.
You may not be taking it this way. If so, fine. But be careful how negative self-talk can creep up on us and undermine all the wonderful things we are accomplishing!
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I had a biopsy Tuesday.
I haven't done any bit of week 4, which I was supposed to start Sunday. I was just lazy Sunday morning, thought I'd do it Monday, but I woke up in pain. Was in pain Tuesday too. I had an appointment with my doctor that afternoon. See, I'd gone and seen my doctor last month (actually the day before I started the normal C25K program) regarding a problem I had. He put me on pills and scheduled an ultrasound to look at the problem for Tuesday. They saw what they hoped not to see, so we did a biopsy.
It's probably not cancer. It's still possible it's normal, and there's all three stages of 'precancerous' before it'd be cancer. I'll find out next Wednesday the results of the biopsy. It's my uterus, possible (but like I said, not probable) endometrial cancer. The biopsy had to be taken from up in my uterus and I've been in pain since.
Running just involves too much of your core, which is so sore.
So I'm considering this my furlough week. I'll run when I feel up to it. If it's at all suspicious, or if it's normal but the pills don't fix it in the next few months, I'll have surgery. If that happens, I'll be laid up again.
I DO plan on participating in the Field of Sunflowers 5K on September 10th. But it's a Walk/run, and it's possible I'll be doing some walking, instead of being able to run it all like I'd hoped.
If you want to know more, if you click my blog link below, then select the furlough week post, it's got links to the posts I made about this situation at the top. (But you don't want to know more it's fine, I understand.) I am a Christian, so if any of you are praying people and feel like praying for me, I would appreciate it.
I'm hoping to start week four this weekend. I can tell from how sore I am tomorrow will be too soon.
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Singing Pilgrim: I am keeping you and your situation in my prayers. I will pray for good results from your recent procedure
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RIFelicia: I agree with everything Richard said. I just wanted to add that I have found it helpful
to do my C25K runs alternately of the days I strength train. Weekends are good cross training
days for me to do Yoga, Cycling, or Swimming.
I found it too intense for my muscle recovery to do weights before or after running.
Just a thought.
You are doing so good. You should be so proud of how far you
have come.
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OK, this morning at 9am I Finished W5D3!!!
So happy to get that 20 min run under my belt!!!
Yes, I used the DREADMILL....but I knew I was not going
to make it in 105 degree heat. My legs were sore for awhile afterward
and my face was SO beet red! Iced my legs right away. Really glad I did.
Breathing rhythm was fine. I just have a hard time geting used to the runners high.
Once that wears off and I get all calm and laidback, the run feels good.
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Um, are you sure this isn't a port of a Japanese game?
Look, they can get kind of pervy ... not quite sure why they're fixated on Lolitas ... or tentacles and bunny ears.
Well, dammit, how the hell can you expect me to get interested in your six-year-old if she doesn't have breast implants? Sheesh. Come on, girl; WORK it.
I wonder how many of those 225,000 7-to-16-year-old "bimbos" are really 40-year-old men with beer guts, sitting in front of their computers in nothing but black socks and Fruit of the Looms?
where are these parents shopping? honestly, i find it hard to believe that velour pants are all that are offered for young girls. or that they wont just buy white, black, grey tshirts for the child.
That is so similar to a Law & Order rerun I saw last night about how virtual porn (digitally turning 18 girls into 12 year old girls) encourages pedophilia. The porn guy was convicted with facilitating the rape and murder of a 10 year old girl by a pedophile who patronized the porn guy's website. Yuck.
Pity ECB. Some unlucky girls will never earn bimbo status no matter how hard they try.
It's a world full of prosti-tots!
I am waiting for the "Gay Boi" version of the same game. Same goals except with added points to use crystal and do bareback porn. And you can still call it Miss Bimbo!
I'd totally play the gay version!
I'm sure it's becoming difficult for parents to find non-provocative clothing for the preteen daughters because they're shopping exclusively at The Limited Too and Gap Kids, because their bimbo daughters think their worth is directly proportional to their sense of fashion.
whatever happened to parents dressing their children like children? now everyone wants to turn their kids into mini-me's. it's hideous.
but that article sounds a bit sensationalistic to me. the *only* shoes these parents can find are platform heels? platform heels?!? i find that really, really hard to believe.
Actually, I think that would be called a Himbo.
Actually, I think that would be called a Himbo.
Speaking as the parent of a 10 year old girl, the Tacoma story is sensationalist bullshit, aimed at selling copy by sexualizing kids under the disguise of reporting "shocking news."
Any parent who claims their only options are pants that say "juicy" on the butt- or anything on the butt- are FUCKING MORONS whose children should be taken away ASAP.
Unrelated: there are people in Tacoma can afford Nordstrom?
What @4 said. That article is just sensationalist bullshit meant to sell more of their pathetic papers. Of course there's trashy clothing out there (how else would Wal-Mart turn a profit). But you don't have to buy it. Reminds me of the people who complain about the bad stuff on TV. Well, turn the fucking thing off!
File this under yuppie parent problem Chris?
"Sensationalist bullshit" seems to be the consensus.
Snore. If it's been made into a South Park that's already in reruns local stations, it's hardly a new trend. Also, maybe it's because Seattle's climate doesn't accommodate revealing clothing well, but I just don't see it.
was ECB a goth chick?
It's the female version of grand theft auto.
Instead of screwing hookers... you're creating the hookers.
More likely a Johnny Cash fan, SeMe. She did grow up in Texas, after all.
Hell, I'd play THIS version.
@3 has a good point - a lot of games i've played online I sometimes choose female characters - in fact, there's this couple where they met on WoW, but he was a she and she was a he, and after friending they admitted who they were - and then met since they lived in the same city.
But it still sounds like perv city.
Yeah, that clothing thing is bullcrap. If anything, there's a trend of more traditional-style girl's clothing.
Although, I did see a teeny tiny black padded bra in the little girl's section the other day. That was weird.
Mark Mitchell: the versions are interchangeable, the gay and str8 versions look exactly alike. The only difference being the gay version is for ages 20 to 55.
Clothing for children that is substantially different in appearance from clothing for adults was only developed and became fashionable in the latter half of the 19th century. Up until the Victorians children wore miniature versions of adult clothing. Look at paintings of children in the 18th century and the works of Velasquez and Gainsborough specifically.
What nonsense. Yes, there is inappropriately "seductive" or revealing clothing for sale for preteen girls. But to try to claim that such articles are all that is available is hyperbole. Look, I wear children's size shoes myself, so shopping in the kids' section is not foreign to me. And I don't wear heels. I have no problem at all finding flats in the kids' shoes. I have yet to see any three-inch platform hooker shoes in with the kids' stuff.
Ah, alarmism about what kids these days are wearing. It never gets old.
If teenagers worried a bit more about their weight, perhaps we wouldn't be facing an epidemic of teenage obesity. Funny how, despite the obesity problem being orders of magnitude bigger than the anorexia problem, ECB prefers to harp on the latter. I'm sure it doesn't have anything to do with the former not fitting so well with her narrative of female victimhood.
I logged into this Miss Bimbo site. It's creepy. Incredibly creepy.
@24 - ewwwwwwwww. Seriously.
@3: My boyfriend wears black socks and Fruit of the Looms.
I don't think that this will make little girls into prosititots any more than Dope Wars turned little kids into street slingers.
Comments 10, 14, 24 & those who think it isn't hard to find non-sexy girls clothes---
I disagree. I have two toddler nieces and many of their clothes have "princess" seams (a seam under the breast on a woman) which make the girls look like they have boobs. Not all the clothes are obvious like high heels, but many of them are made in a way that flatter a woman's body--breasts, hips, etc. Sure, non-sexy clothes can be found. But, sexy clothes are everywhere--including Target, Macys, GAP...
This should cheer you up for sure. See, I've got your old ID, and you're all dressed up like the Cure.
ECB was both a goth and a Johnny Cash girl.
I call satirical stunt. Smells a bit like bonsai kittens all over again, to me.
Mmm...black socks and Fruit of the Looms. Bring on Mr. Poe!
@34 - I don't know what Target you're shopping at, but I have a two-year-old daughter and I'm a huge fan of Target Clearance sales (after all, she outgrows everything within a couple of months). I have never seen anything that accentuated any body parts on her or looked to be "sexy" in any way. The clothing they sell is pretty basic, and the only slogans I've seen are tshirts that say things such as, "My Dad is the man" and "grandma magnet". I've never seen anything that says "juicy" on the butt. For that matter, I've never seen any toddler pants that say anything at all on the butt.
Yah... I don' think were taliking toddlers here. Better luck next time!
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So here's the deal...
1. BIL is divorced but engaged to a new woman.
2. His ex is a good friend (we've known each other since college). The new woman and I have never gotten close. In fact, BIL has stayed away and only hangs out with his "new" friends.
3. Ex-SIL has been around DS more than my BIL
4. I asked DH if I could invite her and all he said was... "I wouldn't" as in, I wouldn't do it, but its your decision
So - I invited her and her new fiance.
5. Out of courtesy, I sent BIL a note saying I had invited them and that I look forward to seeing him and new woman.
6. I get back "we're not going then" from BIL and to that I say... "okay". What I really wanted to say was.... "if you don't care about my son enough to put your differences aside then fine... your loss...jackass"
7. Tonight DH says he's cancelling the party if I don't un-invite her. I tell him heck no -- especially now that his brother made my son's party about HIM!
Fight ensued and I am hurt, angry and am tempted to email BIL to let him know that his selfishness not only will hurt my child but it is also hurting my marriage!! I'm so angry!! DH already started calling people too.....


text: Severus Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. He is characterized as a flawed, tragic or anti-hero of considerable complexity, whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. In the first novel of the series, Snape is a teacher who is hostile from the start toward Harry and is built up to be the primary antagonist until the final chapters. As the series progresses, Snape's character becomes more layered and complex. Rowling does not fully reveal the details of his true loyalties until the end of the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Over the course of the series, Snape's portrayal evolves from that of a malicious and partisan teacher to that of a pivotal character of considerable complexity and moral ambiguity.


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