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Chris is currently living with his family and Mother-In-Law in his Mother-In-Laws' house in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. You can read more about Mendota Heights here.

Prior to living in Mendota Heights, Chris was livingn with his family in Berlin, Germany. You can read more about the Berlin move here (or not).

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The Replacements

The Replacements are an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979, and are considered pioneers of alternative rock. The band was composed of guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bassist Tommy Stinson, and drummer Chris Mars for most of their career. Following several critically acclaimed albums, including Let It Be and Tim, Bob Stinson left the band in 1986 and the band experienced several line-up changes; Slim Dunlap joined as lead guitarist and Steve Foley replaced Chris Mars in 1990. Towards the end of the band's career, Westerberg exerted more control over their creative output. The group disbanded in 1991, with the members ultimately pursuing various projects. However, a reunion was announced on October 3, 2012. The Replacements never experienced any significant commercial success but have influenced a variety of alternative rock acts. read more.

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Two circulating beams bring first collisions in the LHC
CERN
http://public.web.cern.ch/public/

Geneva; Today the LHC circulated two beams simultaneously for the first time, allowing the operators to test the synchronization of the beams and giving the experiments their first chance to look for proton-proton collisions. With just one bunch of particles circulating in each direction, the beams can be made to cross in up to two places in the ring. From early in the afternoon, the beams were made to cross at points 1 and 5, home to the ATLAS and CMS detectors, both of which were on the look out for collisions. Later, beams crossed at points 2 and 8, ALICE and LHCb. more...

Potato-Faced Youngster Lauded For Memorizing Primitive 26-Character Alphabet
The Onion
http://www.theonion.com

Chicago; Christopher Pierson, a glassy-eyed, slothful lump of a child who still watches cartoons despite being tall enough to reach a polymer-injection molding station, was endlessly praised Monday for recalling the scant 26 letters in the American alphabet. more...