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Let’s Play Starcraft II – Wings of Liberty [008] German#HD Zerg-Verseuchung? 1/2 – Video

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Let #39;s Play Starcraft II - Wings of Liberty [008] German#HD Zerg-Verseuchung? 1/2
Wieder nen neuer Planet, und hallo auch der ist wunderbar leer obwohl hier unzhlige Kolonien versammelt sind ist hier alles ruhig. Was ist das denn? Gebude verseucht? Leute kommen nur Nachts.

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Liberty Global Receives EU Go-Ahead for Ziggo Acquisition – Analyst Blog

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Liberty Global Plc. ( LBTYA ), a leading cable MSO (multi service operator) in Europe, has recently received the European Union (EU)'s regulatory approval to acquire full control of Ziggo N.V., the largest cable MSO in the Netherlands. The company expects to close the deal in next month.

At present, Liberty Global holds a 28.5% stake in Ziggo. Notably, the company will pay around $13.6 billion to acquire the remaining 71.5% stake including its outstanding debt. The deal will be completed through a stock and cash transaction.

Prior to the approval, the deal faced close scrutiny by the EU Competition Commission as the regulator expressed its concern over the impact the merger will have on the Netherlands' cable TV industry and the Flemish-speaking areas of neighboring Belgium.

In Jul 2014, Liberty Global offered some concessions to defend its case against the anti-trust regulatory body. As part of the concessions offered, the company has decided to vend its premium pay-TV channel "Film1".

Furthermore, Liberty Global will not prevent online video streaming service providers such as Netflix Inc. ( NFLX ) from accessing its web (Internet) network either contractually or technically for eight years. Low-cost online video streaming service providers depend completely on Internet links for their offerings. In addition, Liberty Global has pledged not to discriminate against competitors that buy its content.

Liberty Global boasts a strong presence in the Dutch cable TV market as its UPC Broadband Holding BV unit is the second largest cable MSO in the nation. A merger between Liberty Global and Ziggo will create a dominant cable TV operator in the Netherlands with approximately 10.8 million revenue generating units. Ziggo also competes with telecom operators such as Royal KPN N.V. and Vodafone Group Plc. ( VOD ).

During the last 6 years, Liberty Global has been striving to extensively penetrate the European pay-TV industry with its bundled video, voice and Internet (data) services. The European markets are still relatively untapped for this unique triple-play offering. At present, Liberty Global is also pursuing a systematic diversification in the content development segment apart from steadily strengthening its foothold in the European pay-TV market.

In synergy with the latest policy, Liberty Global acquired TV content producer All3Media for $1 billion, in partnership with Discovery Communications Inc. ( DISCA ) in May 2014. In Jul 2014, the company acquired an approximate 6.4% stake of ITV plc, the largest commercial TV broadcaster in the U.K., from British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc.

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Liberty High School ‘Sandy Hook’ threat on Yik Yak app causes concern among parents, students – Video

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23ABC #39;s Cris Ornelas tells us why most though it was a prank, but didn #39;t want to take any risks.

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Liberty Bridge: Providing a direct route

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The Liberty Tunnels, which opened in 1924, blasted a wide path through the five-mile-long wall of Mount Washington, but initially the tubes had ventilation problems.

Before the Liberty Bridge was built, some commuters traveled through the South Hills Trolley Tunnel while others took inclines to Mount Oliver and Knoxville.

The four-lane Liberty Bridge opened in March 1928, providing the first direct route to Downtown for South Hills motorists. The linking of the tunnels with a bridge spurred development of streetcar communities such as Brookline, Dormont and Mt. Lebanon.

As motorists left Downtown and headed toward the South Hills, they traveled through a traffic circle with a small monument at the intersection of P.J. McArdle Roadway. The circle is long gone.

The bridge links the Liberty Tunnels with the Boulevard of the Allies Downtown and Crosstown Boulevard. Its opening was timely because by 1929, there were 300,000 cars registered in Allegheny County. The northern end of the Liberty Bridge splits, and its outer ramps connect with the Boulevard of the Allies, built in 1921, while its center lanes slope down to Forbes Avenue and Crosstown Boulevard.

A few years later, between 1930-31, Saw Mill Run Boulevard and the West End Bridge were built to improve travel around the 5-mile-long wall created by Mount Washington. More than half a century later, in 1999, an interchange with Saw Mill Run Boulevard was completed at the southern portal of the Liberty Tunnels.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette enthused about the new Liberty Bridge on its editorial page, noting that ... 10 years ago, the Liberty Tunnels and this bridge were regarded by many as mere fancies.

Designed by engineer George S. Richardson, it is a cantilever deck Pratt truss bridge made of steel and concrete piers, and it stretches for 2,663 feet. When it was finished, it was the citys longest and most expensive bridge because it cost $3.7 million. It had sidewalks, and its piers, which originally rose to deck level, were rusticated concrete towers.

In 1983, the bridge was rebuilt and its roadway was widened, but its architectural character was lost. Construction workers removed the functional Victorian-era lamps, iron railings and decorative posts atop the piers. This gave motorists a clear view of the Monongahela River.

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For Liberty swim team, a change of pace

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Originally published October 11, 2014 at 5:26 PM | Page modified October 11, 2014 at 8:18 PM

Star Makenna Briggs and the Liberty girls swim team will see a big change this fall.

The Patriots still compete in the same KingCo Conference, and coach Kris Daughters looks at her schedule and sees familiar names Mercer Island, Bellevue, Lake Washington and others. But come postseason in late October, Liberty will be swimming in a smaller classification.

The team decided to compete in its assigned WIAA classification instead of opting up, as it has in past years.

In my 18 years here, its happened a lot where Liberty should have been a 2A school, Daughters said. There were just a lot of coaches this year that were interested to see what it would be like to stay in the classification the WIAA put us in.

That means Liberty will compete in District 3 with the Seamount and SPSL. Come the state meet, Nov. 14-15 at Federal Ways King County Aquatic Center, the Patriots will face the likes of Sehome, defending champ Pullman, Ellensburg and Lake Washington rather than perrenial powers Bainbridge, Mercer Island and Lakeside.

Daughters admits her swimmers were initially disappointed they werent staying in Class 3A. Liberty has a bona fide star in leader and senior Briggs, already a two-time state champion. And the Patriots program is growing.

The time standards are a lot different, Daughters said. And Ive gained some club swimmers who are ninth-graders this year.

The move, however, has given way to opportunity.

I think its great for our team, said Briggs, who last week committed to the University of San Diego. We will have more of a show-up. And a chance to place.

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