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In X-Men: The Exterminated, the X-Men must mourn the loss of one their own, the time-traveling mutant Cable. But a younger version of Cable continues the journey along with the original X-Force squad in a brand new X-Force series.

All told, Asian Pop-Up Cinema – Season Seven will present seventeen films from every corner of the Asian continent, many of them making their Chicago debut and all of them exceptional examples of international filmmaking and diverse programming, from comedy and romance to drama and documentary.

League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad: noon third Tuesday, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Haywood Duke Room, 607 N. Greene St., GB. Free. Lunch (optional) $11; reserve in advance: http://lwvpt.org or 336-294-6156.

RAM’s spring-loaded X-Grip phone cradle with Twist-Lock suction-cup base ($56.99) lets anglers keep their phone secure and accessible on the water. Both ends of the RAM socket arm adjust to create the ideal viewing angle. The cradle fits a variety of phones with or without a case. Rubber-coated arm tips firmly grip the phone while leaving side ports unobstructed.

Greensboro Senior, Class of 1957: 9 a.m. second Fridays, Golden Corral, 2419 Lawndale Drive, GB. Keith Olson, 336-288-2304 or jkolson@triad.rr.com.

Brian Meany, owner of Mason City-based ag consultant and sales firm Meany Ag LLC, was recognized for 20 years of service as a certified crop adviser by the American Society of Agronomy. Meany has been in ag sales for more than 20 years.

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East Side Access has been dogged by massive cost overruns and delays since construction began nearly a dozen years ago. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo has brought in a manager who is focused on bringing the $11 billion project to completion by a new deadline in four years.

Ha, eight cpu’s in one box in every house? Wow, Everyone must be rich in the future. Thats the problem with these guys, They don’t think about poor people and countries. Heck, everone on these types of sites represent the small portion of the computer population with up to date pc’s eg. over a 1ghz processor. bla, you get the point. And excuse anything I have spelled wrong at 3:13am.

Lawn or Garden Questions, contact extension master gardener volunteers: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays or 9 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. 336-641-2404 or guilfordmg@gmail.com.

GOP SPLIT AS BANKS TAKE ON GUN INDUSTRY: “Major banks are cutting off business with the gun industry, roiling Republicans who want to respect the financial decisions of private institutions while still showing their unyielding support of the Second Amendment,” POLITICO’s Zachary Warmbrodt reports. “Some Republicans, enraged at moves by Citigroup and Bank of America to distance themselves from some retailers and gun manufacturers, have called on government agencies to cancel contracts with the banks and defer deregulation proposals that would benefit them. But other Republicans want to keep their hands off, saying lenders are free to decide who they do business with. It’s a conundrum that puts the free-market principles at odds with gun rights, and Republicans across the board are genuinely split over how to react to moves by some of the biggest financial institutions in the country.” Full story.