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The ODI game has evolved over the past decade. With T20 blossoming into the giant that it is, batsmen have been transferring those skills and confidence into the longer format and gargantuan scores are no longer an exception, they are the norm. Anyone for a wager on us seeing the first ever 500 score in ODIs this World Cup? This, however, is a very recent phenomenon. Back in the 80s and 70s, as ODIs came into existence and were just about finding their spot, scores of 200-250 would be considered winning totals....

He didn’t succeed. For anyone sitting in the courtroom during the epic antitrust trial, Judge Jackson’s denunciation of the company last week should come as no surprise. From the outset of the trial in October 1998, the U.S. District Court judge was often perturbed at the software giant–and frequently failed to conceal his scorn. There was the eye rolling at Bill Gates’s evasive videotaped testimony. There were the incredulous head shakes as Microsoft executives tried to disavow incriminating e-mails....

It was a coldblooded hit. According to eyewitnesses, the killer was a man in his 20s who came into the Meson Asturias in Jackson Heights, checked that de Dios was there and left. A few minutes later he returned, hooded, and pumped two bullets into de Dios’s head. Police didn’t know who ordered the execution but were focusing on a drug connection. The 48-year-old, Cuban-born de Dios had repeatedly attacked the narcotraficantes....

Mountaineering has always appealed to the sort of hard-chargers who’d make good CEOs – and to folks with money in their pockets and time on their hands. And lately, with standard routes like Everest’s Southeast Ridge well established, dilettantes with a climbing wall at the health club and $65,000 or so to spend on fun (not including the round-trip air fare to Katmandu) are lining up for a crack at the world’s highest peaks on paid expeditions....

As I write the speech, I can’t help reflecting on that week 35 years ago. My admission and enrollment at Ole Miss caused a riot. It resulted in President Kennedy’s sending federal troops to the university for the second time in history. It was dangerous, and most of my friends told me, ““Don’t do it.’’ But by challenging the system, I opened doors for generations to come. I made history....

By the same token, it would be an act of cruelty now to turn on their father, the Prince of Wales. An attack on him is, in effect, an attack on his two sons. How are the princes to feel when the father they love and the only parent they have is judged as lacking in one or another of the posthumous virtues of their dead mother? And that, implicitly, to love him is to betray her?...

RELATED: The Best Christmas Comedy Movies A Christmas Story earned itself a sequel this year, proving that it’s still a popular film. Set in Indiana in the 1940s, the movie follows its nine-year-old protagonist Ralphie Parker as he tries to convince his parents and others to buy him a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. With its idiosyncratic characters and candid representations of family life, A Christmas Story is full of memorable moments....

The more infamous of the two, his missed spot-kick, has highlighted a dip in his performance that has had some baying for him to be benched to teach him a lesson. Before we rush to judgment, let’s put this all in context. When he was at Real Madrid, he played for a high-scoring side that could, when the occasion arose, simply overwhelm opponents with its attacking options. What’s more, he could linger below the radar, lurking in the shadows cast by other, larger-than-life personalities, be they players or managers....

Benzema passes Henry for CL goals The Gunners were ripped to shreds by Carlo Ancelotti’s side despite being level at half-time in the Allianz Arena. Arjen Robben gave Bayern the lead as he scored a trademark curling effort with his left foot although Alexis Sanchez struck after 30 minutes to give Arsene Wenger’s men hope. A complete capitulation in the second half, however, saw the visitors concede four without reply, with Thomas Muller rounding off the night after a mistake from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain....

2022 saw the release of several films of this kind, including the critically acclaimed Elvis or Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, while on the opposite spectrum sits Netflix’s polarizing Blonde which, despite its criticisms, still featured a stellar Ana de Armas fully embracing her role. While many filmmakers and cinephiles decry the industry increasingly leaning to superheroes and franchise movies, Hollywood is also packed with biopics, but what is it about this genre that often makes it so perfect to depict artistry and for actors to showcase their craft?...

This feature was first introduced in the Los Santos Tuners update. Robbery Contracts are very similar to heists, albeit on a smaller scale. Players can perform a few setup missions, then top it all off with a big finale. It’s a dependable stream of revenue, not to mention a lot of fun. Rockstar is currently offering double the rewards for these missions. However, these exciting missions are exclusive to a specific property....

Microsoft has carried over most of the troubleshooters from Windows 10 to Windows 11, discontinued some, and added a new Camera troubleshooter. In this article, we will go over all Windows 11 troubleshooters. 1. Internet Connections The first troubleshooter aims to diagnose and solve any connection issues Windows users encounter with the internet. When you have trouble connecting to the internet, using the internet, or simply experiencing an unstable connection, the Internet Connections troubleshooter can help....

However, the captain Virat Kohli is faced with a major conundrum regarding the two opening batsmen. Since all the three openers KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay have lived up to the expectations of the team and stitched some solid starts together. Thus to select the best pair, some hard decisions have to be made. Looking at the form of all the three openers, Dhawan and Rahul have put up consistently good performances and provided the team a solid start....

The Hunger Games is a trilogy of books from author Suzanne Collins, which quickly captured audiences’ attention after the first was adapted into a film in 2012 starring Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth. The titular event is a tournament in which each of the twelve districts in Panem offer two children to compete in a winner-takes-all fight to the death. It has been replicated in the likes of Minecraft, though there has yet to be any kind of major video game adaptation of Collins’ crowning achievement....

The Jets head coach Gase spoke to media Monday about the remainder of the 2020 season and what the outlook is for the 0-8 Jets after a blowout loss to the Chiefs in Week 8. The Jets are expected to continue as sellers ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, but Gase doesn’t see that as giving up. “(That’s not) waving the white flag,” Gase told reporters Monday. “… That’s not in my DNA....

That’s the vision put forth by South Korea’s new president, Lee Myung-bak, who wants to reignite his country’s slow economy (GDP growth is down from 7 percent five years ago to 5 percent today) with the $16 billion canal project, which has come to be known as Korea’s “New Deal.” But the ambitious plan, the centerpiece of his election pledge, is now sharply dividing the nation. While Lee and his ruling camp (which won a slight majority in recent parliamentary elections) call the canal “a multipurpose project that can raise people’s happiness index,” opponents see it as an old-style development project that will destroy the environment while inflating taxes....

NEWSWEEK: Especially now that you’re the children’s laureate, we need to make sure everyone gets your last name right. You tell people that it’s the Polish word for “path” and that it rhymes with Fresca. Does that usually do the trick? Jon Scieszka: That’s a good start, but people still butcher it. As the first children’s laureate, you’re supposed to get kids excited about reading. Will you use humor? Humor is essential....

It is easier said than done for Graham Arnold and his men, of course, but the Sky Blues are well-equipped to pull off such an extraordinary feat thanks in large to several high-profile off-season recruits. 2016-17 finishing position: 1st Coach: Graham Arnold INS AND OUTS Ins: Paulo Retre, Chris Zuvela, Alex Cisak, Luke Wilkshire, Adrian Mierzejewski, Anthony Kalik Outs: Bernie Ibini, Filip Holosko, George Blackwood, George Timotheou, Danny Vukovic, Bai Antoniou, Milos Dimitrijevic...

Taking the fat out of burger meat isn’t the problem; keeping the meat’s good taste is. LeanMaker and McLean use different substances to replace the juiciness fat provides. McLean uses the seaweed derivative carrageenan, while LeanMaker uses oat bran. Though McDonald’s holds exclusive rights to its recipe, the technology is up for grabs, and it didn’t take long for it to be adapted by other companies and sold in supermarkets....