He'd throw that ball up, whip his racket around with the same hand, and bang -- the guy could murder the ball.

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Now, if the pheasant seems particularly aggressive, Ms Hudson is forced to wear gloves or carry a badminton racket around with her when going outside, to fend off his attacks.

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Leeds is impressed by Quora, but sees a lot of questions there go unanswered, which is likely a function of Quora being a narrow community so far: a group of smart, tech-industry types hovering around Silicon Valley topics like the startup racket and programming.

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