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For all its contrivances, the film is cheerfully rude and surprisingly generous to the mothers, most of whom find sizzling new romances at an age when their American counterparts are reduced to sexless dithering or played as humiliating punch lines to jokes about horny old hags.
Pleasant, light-hearted fun that's soft, not edgy, but lest you think it's a Spanish "Birdcage," consider that Forque's nymphomaniac, who gives way to her urges "in the worst moments, and with the least appropriate people," seduces her son's fiancee by "accident."
Although not quite as uproarious or as wickedly subversive as Pedro Almodóvar's more substantial body of work, Queens is content to scamper gaily in the wake of his achievements -- and to offer one more reason for old Franco to roll anew in his grave.
The movie has no higher ambition than to please a crowd; the fact that it easily does is proof of the world's heartening capacity for change.
The cast is perfect, but the script is like a low ceiling, keeping a lid on what should have been a confluence of riotous misadventures.
Veteran director Manuel Gomez-Pereira (Boca a Boca, Between Your Legs) falls short of the manic screwball farce he was aiming for.
The most remarkable thing about Queens, a silly but generous Spanish farce from the writer and director Manuel Gómez Pereira, is its unadulterated worship of middle-aged women.
A threadbare crazy-quilt of Spanish sex comedies, Queens wants desperately to be "Women on the Verge of a Big Gay Wedding."
A lively, well-packaged but meaningless amusement.
Pereira goes in for lots of time shifts and split screens, piling on the contrivances like so many costume baubles when a single string of pearls would do.
If frenetic pacing alone made a movie interesting, Queens would be cinematic solid gold.
It's called Queens and, no, silly, it's not about six gay men who want to get married. It's about their MOTHERS. And this being a Spanish comedy of the lowest Almodovar-ian order, the moms are a lot more flamboyant than their sons.
It's the kind of sprawling ensemble piece that screams out for a Pedro Almodovar, but in the absence of an Almodovar it simply screams out -- in persistent, tedious intervals.
The seasoned actresses are grand enough, but what a waste: Rather than elevate the material, they amplify its banalities.
This Spanish comedy showcases a gallery of popular actresses, but writer-director Manuel Gomez Pereira gives them nothing to work with aside from tiresome romantic complications.
Never manages to be either very funny or very compelling.
There's potential here, but the script is entirely too, shall we say, Hollywood. There's even a dog-poop joke.
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Ever wondered why the overclocking features through Coolbits.reg don't work on Detonator3 6.50 drivers and up? Well nVidia tried to disable this feature, we however show you how to regain access to these overclocking features to obtain the best performance out of your nVidia based graphics card.Introduction
Since this article will not require a lot of explanation - I will "cut the crap" (so to speak) and get right to the point. Just to clarify, we were given this advice from a visitor who figured out a solution and we cannot grantee that this information hasn't already been published on the Internet - After searching the Internet I did not find an article of this kind... Apologies to parties involved if it already has been published online. This is why I'm going to avoid the words "exclusive" and "scoopage" purely because of the reasons stated above.
In previous beta and leaked versions of nVidia Detonator3 drivers, nVidia have given us the option of overclocking our TNT and GeForce graphics cards with a registry hack called coolbits.reg which enabled an option in the Windows Display panel to allow for core clock and memory clock overclocking adjustments (more information can be found here about overclocking your GeForce or GeForce2 graphics card). God bless the person who created coolbits, for the life of me, I cannot remember the creators name. When I downloaded the latest Detonator3 6.50 (and above) drivers and activated them, I realised that nVidia has in fact removed all overclocking options (thus trying to disable overclocking), even when the coolbits hack was executed again and again into the system registry. So, I set about hunting the registry for an option to re-enable the overclocking option, but to no avail after a long brutal stalking of the system registry.
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Whilst in slight frustration, I posted a quick question on the TT main page (10th January 2001) asking our visitors if they knew a cure to the problem I was experiencing. After this, I continued to try and find a solution, with still no luck. But, with a drastic turn of events, I got an e-mail from a TT visitor (Kerim) a few hours later which gave me all the information needed to enable the overclocking option in all Detonator3 6.50+ drivers. Here is what the user kindly e-mailed me:
"Using and older version of nvqtwk.dll is all you need to do for coolbits to work again."
So, you were expecting the cure to really painful and time consuming? As you can see this not the case and the solution is really quite basic.
IMPORTANT - The user did fool me a bit at first, after a little experimenting, I also found out you have replace the file "nvcpl.dll" to get this solution working!!!
I now know the files which handle the Windows Display overclocking options is nvqtwk.dll and nvcpl.dll - I should have really picked up on this a long time ago as it is really quite obvious, now I know about it. Anyway, to successfully re-enable "coolbits" and overclocking options with Detonator3 6.50 (and above) drivers all you have to do is replace the latest version of nvqtwk.dll and nvcpl.dll with an older version of nvqtwk.dll and nvcpl.dll (eg any version below 4.12.01.0649 - "0649" denotes the Detonator3 version, in this case it would be Detonator3 6.49). If you only have the latest leaked Detonator3 version stored on your HDD (which is 6.67) we have mirrored nvqtwk.dll and nvcpl.dll on our server for Windows 9x (ONLY) for individual download which will save you time instead of downloading a complete set of older Detonator's when you only need the two files, nvqtwk.dll and nvcpl.dll.
Download nvqtwk.dll (version 6.49) for Windows 9x ONLY (124kb)
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Once you have downloaded the new version of nvqtwk.dll and nvcpl.dll, you will need to place them in the following Windows directory... C:windowssystem - First, delete the original nvqtwk.dll and secondly replace it with the new (overclockable) version and thirdly reboot your PC for good measure.
PLEASE NOTE - If you have never executed coolbits into your system registry you will need to do so by downloading coolbits.reg and opening and click "Yes" to the prompt. You will again need a reboot. Also note, other Detonator versions can be found at 3Dchipset and Zoiah - I consider these two sites the best places for finding latest driver versions.
Windows 2000, NO GO!!!
Please note that is modification did not work in Windows 2000 during our in-house testing. After trying various versions of Detonator3 drivers, we had no luck with the modification on Windows 2000. With the modification in place, we experienced an error when trying to change the screen resolution... You are welcome to try this modification, but our testing shows it does not work, you have been warned. If you do decided to try out it anyway, we will not be held responsible if anything which may happen to go wrong with your system. However, you may be lucky and be able to get it working and If you do please let me know!
We hope this article will give you lots of hours of overclocking fun, with all versions of Detonator3 above 6.50. After all this, you may be wondering what all the fuss is about to get overclocking options enabled in the latest Detonator3 drivers? The simple answer being (generally speaking) all new Detonator drivers which hit the Net, be it beta or "leaked", perform faster then old drivers. And finally, has this downgrade in nvqtwk.dll and nvqcpl.dll versions got you wondering if it will equal less 3DMarks or Frames Per Second in games like Q3A? Well the answer is simply... NO. For the reason that these two files have no impact on Direct3D or OpenGL drives as they only serve as control panel files. We hope you enjoyed this article, do have some fun now kiddies! :)
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Rumor has it Karrueche Tran and Chris Brown are totally over after the couple wanted different things, but don't rush to the break-up wagon just yet. Karrueche is "upset with Chris for a few things," and she's putting him on a sex "punishment," a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.
Karrueche Tran and Chris Brown were all over each other at a Fourth of July party, but then got in a fight just one day later — and that's why we didn't see the couple out and about this past weekend! Karrueche has been supporting Chris every moment since his jail release in early June — and after their latest fight, she's telling him to change his ways or lose her forever!
Karrueche Tran 'Upset' With Chris & 'Not Taking His Tone Anymore'
Karrueche feels like Chris puts other priorities before her — and so she's banning sex from him until he changes his ways!
"She's upset with him for a few main things," a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. "One is him basically telling her to stop trying to control him and his life." Alongside that, a source tells us Karrueche's not a fan of some of Chris' friends OR the way he sometimes speaks to her.
"She's not taking his tone anymore," our source spills. And Karrueche's no longer sleeping with Chris, "but she still has keys to his place" despite a no-sex "punishment" she has put on him.
While these two aren't romantic right now, don't count them out for good just yet.
Karrueche Tran: 'Not Giving Up On Relationship' With Chris Brown
While Karrueche IS trying to prove her point and show Chris just how serious she is about him needing to change, she's not ready to end things with him for good.
"She really loves Chris, and by no means is she wanting to give up on their relationship, not now, not ever," our source says. "But she's taking back her dignity and not letting him talk to her like she's his puppet." Karrueche just wants Chris on the right track!
"All Karrueche wants is for her man to be the best he can be. Yes, she still calls him her man — and she still has keys to his house — even thought she hasn't stayed the night there in two days."
What do YOU think about this, HollywoodLifers? Do you think Karrueche's sex ban with Chris will get him to shape up and change how she wants him to? Let us know!
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Posted at 6:05 AM on July 8, 2014
Not sure if they're done for good. We all know Kahoechie is a doormats who will soon come crawling begging Chris to take her back. Kae is a desperate hoe who wants that Fame and Wealth bad bad. No respect for herself. I remember when she says she's ready to share Chris with Rihanna. Posting tongue disgusting sucking pic. How do you want a man to respect you when you allow him to have threesome with you. Allow him to sleep with them groupies under your nose. Always a desperate doormat Be Independent.
Posted at 2:03 AM on July 8, 2014
Just my opinion but I think Chris should let Kae go and just focus on himself and his career and nothing more. This girl loves to party and seems to crave the spotlight. She needs to realize she is not a celebrity, Chris is. If she really had Chris best interest at heart she would take a backseat and let him shine. And this is why his fans and people in general can't stand Kae. She is constantly leaking stories to the blogs to make herself look good. And comes off as an opportunist.
Roge 1968
Posted at 8:18 AM on July 8, 2014
Posted at 1:59 AM on July 8, 2014
Wow someone on here is trying to say Karrueche broke up with Chris because he posted that butt picture of her. YA RIGHT! He also posted her butt two weeks ago and she also posted a picture of her butt with Chris's face in it long ago, so it was a nice try but falls completely flat since Karrueche been plastering her own azz with Chris's face in it and he posted another azz picture two weeks ago and it didn't bother her then, but all the sudden it bothers her. TRY AGAIN THAT WAS AN EPIC FAIL. HAHAHAHAHAHA
Roge 1968
Posted at 8:27 AM on July 8, 2014
@Caroline I remember it was her BDay in 2012 and she re posted it in 2013 and tried to be smart Rihanna and Chris weren't together she put a black jacket over her head and said who face am I gonna put my cake in then she said Just Kidding…. Karrueche is a Bumb a CB knows this …. Just like her smoking that bomb on the toilet in 2012 or 2013 I can't remember….
This is what I think: He got used to her being available always and whenever and he takes the sex with her for granted. She is tired of him seeing her as an easy gal in an open relationship, in which he could leave when he feels like it. The thing is, he hasn't taken her seriously but in part it's her fault for not putting boundaries from the beginning. A lot (believe it or not) has to do with how our mothers raised us and with our self-esteem. If mom didn't do her job, that's where the rubber meets the road. As women we look up to our mom and she is the one who ultimately and indirectly affirms our identity and femininity; just like boys look up to their dads as a male role model. I think she didn't learn anything at home. Her mom didn't do much and didn't take the time to admonish her. The same goes for rihanna. It's called bad parenting. Chrae is going to go on for some time until the love or "lust" (if you will), vanishes completely. When a relationship is dysfunctional, couples break up and make up all the time until they definitely part ways. Again, I don't think Chris has ever been in love. Not that it is totally his fault. Unfortunately he was abused at 8 and he is still confused about what it means to love somebody for real. Karrueche for now is the only woman available, I mean many groupies are available but she is there a steady catch; however, he still doesn't take her seriously. She should leave and let it go. What starts out badly, ends badly. Unfortunately, that's the way it is. Chris should be honest. He is using her for the sex when he knows very well he doesn't love her; at least not the way it should be. He is grateful and thankful, but that's about it.
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don't matter
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Chris is fuc#ing with his fans again, since his song new flame is doing poorly and it's because most his fans have jumped shipped and stopped supporting him, and now he thinks if he pretends he broke up with the doormat and starts liking Rihanna's pictures that people will buy his song. He's really that far gone and that mentally unstable. His fans showed disapproval of the doormat many times and he shoved her in our faces and now he suffers the consequences when no one will buy his music. We are not falling for this trick again, we've got his number and we gave him chances and he blew us off so now we blow him off.
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Posted at 1:05 AM on July 8, 2014
I just read that the reason she is so pissed off and actually left is because of the picture of her in her bikini/undies he posted to Instagram. She was furious. I'm sure the other issues come into play. So many people are shocked at how little Chris has learned from being in jail. He's so stupid that he is hanging out with members of a notorious gang, throwing gang signs, doing drugs and partying around the clock. He is bipolar, and on medication and mixing drugs and booze with medications can kill you. He's acting like he's some big man now because he spent time in prison, as if that makes him more macho and gives him street cred. No Chris, it makes you an idiot. Your Mother and girlfriend stood behind you when others were just using you. RiRi doesn't want to know you anymore, nor do other celebrity friends because you are in over your head hanging out with murderers. You only have little Bieber left. You look like a 60 year old man instead of a 25 year old. It's going to kill you, your lifestyle, unless you wise up.
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Posted at 1:36 AM on July 8, 2014
I doubt that was the reason. He has done far worse and she stayed so why would him posting that pic be the finally straw. Plus wasn't that the second time he posted her bare tiny booty? And didn't she post that disguising pic of him blowing smoke up her butt? But we are suppose to believe the thong pic was the reason. Yeah, ok. Whatever, they are both a mess. Chris has lost just about all of his fans anyway.
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She must think what she has between her legs is gold. I think she has forgotten that Chris started a bar fight with Drake over Rihanna while she was sitting right next to him. Chris doesn't give a $hit about Karrueche and he's proven that over and over and over again. He just uses her cuz she's easy, he can find another easy hoe in the club. Boy is she stupid.
so true
Posted at 1:10 AM on July 8, 2014
Chris is trash, so I hope she does stay away from him. He's stupid and easily lead by others. He's mentally still a 14 year old. He didn't learn his lesson, blames everyone else from his mistakes and hangs out with another douche bag just like him, bieber. They both are so drugged up they can't even sing anymore, they have to autotune or manipulate electronically any songs they do. They're throwing away their youth and careers for drugs, hookers, and both have anger issues. One day he is going to mess with the wrong person, probably one of those gang members and he will either be seriously beaten or dead, that gang don't play, they kill. So it will be jail or the grave unless he grows the hell up.
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Posted at 8:36 AM on July 8, 2014
@Mira This whole story was a lie Karrueche playing damage control…. People are really talking badly about her and she can't take it …. I thought HL said Breezy was taking her to Hawaii and was doing everything she wanted …..What about Chris buying a Home for him and Karr and letting her decorate it… All KTran Lies…..
Posted at 11:49 PM on July 7, 2014
don't matter
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Posted at 11:43 PM on July 7, 2014
This is bull#hit leaked by Karrueche. I follow Chris and let me tell you, he deleted all the pictures of Karrueche he has put up recently and then unfollowed her and then started liking Pictures of Rihanna. It wasn't until hours later that Karrueche deleted pictures of Chris and unfollowed him and started writing all these break up quotes about how he doesn't know how great she is until she's gone etc etc etc. Chris doesn't care, he doesn't want a serious relationship, but he's cool with friends with benefits with Karrueche but that's all she's ever going to get out of Chris. None of her stupid childish games are gonna make him commit to her, so she needs to grow up and just move on to someone who wants the same things as she does. She keeps looking like an idiot over and over again.
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your right
Posted at 1:17 AM on July 8, 2014
@jagger is right, she deleted them first and she was pissed off that he posted the picture of her on the bed. All you weird girls thinking a guy who beats women up and treats them like hoes is your idol? You're the ones without a brain. He's a lowlife POS. He makes black men look bad, he makes all men look bad. He's a bad stereotype and a poser. Nothing but a broken down drug addict without a brain. Throwing his life and career away…some day he literally is going to do that. He's unstable and will self destruct, probably to join the 27 club.
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@Your right… You are blowing stuff out your a$$. Karrueche is in damage control mode as we speak because she believed every last lie Chris fed her while he was in jail and now she's looking like a fool again. This had nothing to do with the butt pictures, please this girl has posted worse pictures than that and don't forget the tongue sucking pictures she posted that about caused major gag reflexes by everyone who saw it. She's leaking stuff to make herself look better and it's not working, she's a hoe who was on that bed butt out and btw you can see other women on that bed with her, look at the shoes. She's been Chris's hoe along with the other girls for along time now and she's pissed cuz she was exposed by Chris. Serves her right. lol
Posted at 1:36 AM on July 8, 2014
Jagger and Your right are making crap up. Chris unfollwed her and deleted her pictures first and I was online when he did it and guess what? Her $hit was still on her page two hours later then I guess someone alerted her to what Chris did and then she unfollowed him and deleted his pictures and that my dears is how it went down. lol
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Posted at 3:49 PM on July 8, 2014
Poppyc@ck..and bladderdash!!!!.He obliterated her first, and then she tried to gain a little face by deleting his pictures later. Why do people insist on posting crap that can easily be checked. This girl clings to everything CB…Read my lips…SHE WILL NEVER TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO LEAVE FIRST. THIS girl has to be dragged kicking and screaming away from the perceived fame and limelight. When CB kicks her to the curb, she starts hanging with d-listers…anything to keep relevant
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good for her
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Cool Prints and Tailored Separates at Paris Men's Fashion Week!
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The verdict is in as Paris Men's Fashion Week came to an exciting end over the weekend. Spring '11 conjured up a variety of styles ranging from streamlined suits to radical printed pants. Our attention immediately went to Givenchy's rocker cool leopard prints and Paul Smith's urban separates. Also noted were some bohemian influences from Alexis Mabille and the reappearance of baggy pants a la John Galliano. Could they be making a fashion comeback?!
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The specialist, who was employed for two years with the tourism company, describes Menist's treatment of Lant as "constant harassment." He complained both verbally and in writing to Carmichael in Human Resources and also brought up the matter with Menist.
"Absolutely nothing was done," he says. "I complained and several others did about Sam frequently calling Andy those names, and it was like no one heard us."
Over time, Lant says the harassment worsened. He claims he was asked to do impossible projects such as organizing financial records the company did not have. "I was written up for not doing it," he says, exasperated. "I just felt at the time they were looking for an excuse to punish me."
Lant and three employees also say that Menist would frequently pass gas or burp loudly around the office. "None of this was funny," says the network engineer, who still uses Menist as a reference. "It was just the most stressful, disgusting work environment I've ever experienced. Andy took the worst of it, though. I saw him leave with nosebleeds."
According to notes from his Miami doctor, Lant was treated November 7, 2000, and January 4, 2001, for "excessive nosebleed" and "stress-related anxiety."
After his November 7 doctor's visit, Lant says he told Carmichael in Human Resources that Menist's harassment was affecting him physically. He hoped that might spur the company to sanction Menist. Instead, Lant was told to see a therapist as part of the company's employee assistance program. During six sessions between mid-December 2000 and early January 2001, Lant told Dr. Kate Predoville that he had been repeatedly called derogatory names related to his sexual preference.
"I felt ridiculous talking to this doctor about what was going on at work," he says. "I wanted something to change. I didn't feel like I was the problem. I want some answers, a reply from this company that stood by and let this abuse go on."


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When you are young and in love, you do everything to impress the one you are with, right? Well, when it comes to Harry Styles and what he spent on Taylor Swift for her birthday, you may be surprised!
Taylor Swift may have looked less than thrilled to pose for a picture in a Chinese restaurant while on a date with Harry Styles, but we are sure that she loved the gifts he got her for her birthday! And the amount he spent on her is amazing!
So what were the great gifts that Taylor received from her new love Harry? Pretty impressive stuff that The Sun reports as, "£1000 worth of gifts as her goodies included 'perfume, a £400 Jimmy Choo bag and antique earrings.'" That all adds up to over $1600 in American currency!
How great is Harry! We wonder if he thought about spending $1300 dollars to make sure he got her something that relates to her favorite number, but alas this relationship is just starting to brew, so there is plenty of time for those romantic gestures in the near future!
But now, Harry may have put himself in a bind — we are only a little over a week away from Christmas and he has to get something for her for the holiday that surpasses the gesture he provided for her birthday. We can only imagine what he has up his sleeve. But so far so good, Harry! Keep up the good work and you'll keep the girl!
So HollywoodLifers, do you think that Harry spent a lot more money then he should have for Taylor on her birthday?
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Posted at 3:52 AM on December 21, 2012
I'm Happy For Them ♥
I Love Them Both ♥
There Cute Together ♥
Would not end The Relationship They Have ♥
Would Come To The Point That They Are Engaged And Married Two ♥
How Sweet I Love Them ♥
I Ship #HAYLOR ♥
& I Love Haylor ♥
Please Support and Don't HATE HAYLOR!
Because HAYLOR IS REAL!
& Let them have a Happy Relationship Together ♥
Let's Pray for HAYLOR ♥
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I really love both Harry and Taylor and I also think they make a cute couple. I really do not get why everyone Is calling Taylor a slut because she isn't. She is beautiful and I support her. I think that as long as they are both happy they should stay together no matter what some people say…. People that are saying" I love harry but Taylor is a slut and they should not be a couple because Taylor is horrible" well first off if you are a directioner (and if you aren't why would you care anyway?)you shouldn't care about who harry is dating as long as he is happy. And second I think some people are just jealous of Taylor so you call her a slut even though you know deep down that she isn't.
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Why is Taylor Swift deemed the nice, innocent girl, while Miley is called a sl*t and whor& all the time? Miley has been in a stable relationship with one guy for 3 years. Taylor has dated lots of guys in that time frame. I guess it really comes down to the 'image' you want your fans to see – dress sweet, don't curse or be controversial, and you can get away with anything, and your fans will still think you're innocent and pure. What crap. I'll take a real Miley over a fake Taylor any day. Personally, we should be judging both only on their musical talents, not their personal lives. Both would be ok with me, let's just not label them as good or evil based on superficial stuff.
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@Dani STFU..
No one cares about how much she earned last year, or any year..
If no one has noticed.
When the Jonas brothers where the big thing, Taylor dated Joe Jonas..
When Twilight was/ still is though but when it came out and made millions, Taylor dated Taylor Lautner..
And now that One Direction are super biig, she's dating Harry Styles..
See the pattern here??
And this whole relationship is fake, in an interview they asked Harry about Haylor, what did he say??
No they aren't dating..
But the very same day Ms Psycho, said yes they are dating??
What does that tell you??
Harry does not want to be in this 'so-called' relationship..
Management is forcing him to..
And whenever Taylor sees the papz, she grabs Harry's hand..
Why do you think he is always looking down and hardly smiling, and when he is smiling, it looks fake..
Cause ii know for a fact that Harry's got a killer smile:)..
Burt with that said, I'm sure HL will delete my comment right now.
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dani that is really rude to say that 1d isn't talented becuz They are talented. I bet you wouldn't like people saying to you that you aren't talented and there is no point of caring about you. Everyone deserves to be loved by somebody and in this case it is one directions fans. And one direction already has made history in the music world. I'm not sayin that u have to love them but I think you should respect them for who they are.
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Come On Harry Spent All That Money On Her When They Berly Not That Long Ago……He Should had Wasted Less If She Really Liked Him She Wouldnt Care How Much He Spent W/ Her ….. is the Thought That Counts , Tbh This Boy Band Is Gonna Last TrPpust ……. Taylor Just WNts To Break Up #1D :o
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Harry no!! how you gonna spend money on relasionship that won't even last till the end of the Year. Taylor Swift can't wait to write a song about you. You gonna make her very rich. But 1D Fans are gonna pissed if she writes a song about him. Taylor better watch her back caz 1D Fans will like destroy her.
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In answer to Kansas Republican Congressman Tim Huelskamp, who asked "which part [of the Federal government] can we shut down?" I suggest shutting down the US Department of Agriculture, and cancelling agricultural price supports and all subsidies to farmers, including the corn ethanol program. Also stopping all research on pests and plants. Padlocking Federal water projects. Eliminating help by the Federal government for grain exports by US agribusiness. Eliminating all tax benefits, tax credits, etc for US agribusiness. One more thing: Wichita Kansas is a center of aircraft manufacturing. Cut off all Federal aid to Wichita KS. Also eliminate all tax breaks, "incentives" for business, Federal contracts, Veterans payments, social security, Medicare and Medicaid payments to anyone in Kansas.
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Individual mandate in Obama's health care law: good for freedom, bad for free-riders
In the health-care market, the only recourse that free-riders leave providers is to withhold their services in what are typically emergency circumstances – the very instances in which we all agree services should not be denied. It is often impossible, in any case, to determine whether individuals who are in severe pain or delirious can pay or not. Current law, in fact, does not permit providers to deny medical services in these circumstances. And beyond these logistical and legal obstacles, most providers are also reluctant to deny care for humanitarian reasons.
Free-riding, in turn, shoves the free-riders' costs onto others through higher prices. This problem is so substantial that in 2009, Newt Gingrich castigated individuals who didn't purchase health insurance yet could afford it, calling them free-riders and saying that they ought to be required by law at least to post a bond.
An insurance mandate aimed at stopping free-riders is in complete harmony with a free market. Indeed, the mandate is essential for a free market to be able to operate properly, which is why the Heritage Foundation, a fierce advocate of the free market, was among the first to propose mandating the purchase of health insurance as a solution to both the free-rider problem and rising health-care costs.
Other markets – like the ones for broccoli or spinach, or the vast majority of markets for other products and services – don't normally face free-ridership issues at the point of service. Nor does free-ridership result from "inactivity" in these other markets the way it does in the health-care market. These distinctions provide clear grounds for differentiating the mandated purchase of health insurance from the myriad other purchase options individuals have within other markets.
Thus critics need not worry that the health-care mandate represents a "potentially unbounded assertion of congressional authority" as articulated by the 11th Circuit Federal Court, which ruled the mandate unconstitutional in August 2011.


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The blame game
UNDATED (AP) — The manufacturer of a protective device blamed for the power outage that interrupted the Super Bowl says a low "trip setting" on the equipment caused the partial blackout in the Superdome.
S&C Electric Co. of Chicago issued a statement saying the outage would have been avoided if the operator of the relay device had set the trip threshold higher.
The equipment was owned and installed by the local electric utility company that supplies power to the dome.
Entergy New Orleans says the device performed with no problems during January's Sugar Bowl and other earlier events, but has been removed and will be replaced.
AP sources say Hill and D-backs have new deal
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks and second baseman Aaron Hill have agreed to a new three-year, $35 million contract. That puts him under Arizona's control through the 2016 season.
The 30-year-old infielder hit .302 with 26 home runs and 85 RBIs last season. He came to Arizona as part of a trade with Toronto in August 2011 and was a big part of the team's stretch run that won the NL West title that year. He signed a two-year, $11 million contract following the 2011 season and is set to earn $5.5 million this year.
— Chone (shahn) Figgins has signed a minor-league contract with the Miami Marlins with an invitation to their major-league camp beginning next week. The veteran third baseman hit .181 in 66 games with Seattle last season. He's a .277 career hitter with 337 stolen bases in 11 seasons, all in the American League.
Day 2 at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — They are playing round two of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on a clear but cool day on the Monterrey Peninsula.
Things got started with Russell Knox and Hunter Mahan (MAY'-han) sharing a one-stroke lead at 6-under par.
Defending champion and last week's winner at Phoenix, Phil Mickelson, began the day five shots off the lead.
Champions Tour gears up
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Bernhard Langer and Tom Pernice Jr. share the clubhouse lead during the first round of the Allianz Championship. Both carded 6-under-par 66s.
Bart Bryant shot 67 in his first Champions Tour event and is tied with Scott Simpson and Fred Funk.
This is first full-field event of the year for the 50-and-over golfers.
Richardson needs surgery
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard Jason Richardson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Richardson started 33 games for the Sixers this season, averaging 10.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.21 steals across 28.4 minutes per game. He missed the past eight games with the injury before the team ultimately decided on surgery.
A season after making it to the Eastern Conference semifinals, Philadelphia is just 21-27 and four games out of the conference's final playoff berth.
Spurs hit the Motor City on a roll
UNDATED (AP) — The hottest team in the NBA returns to the court after a night off. The league-leading San Antonio Spurs bring an 11-game winning streak into their outing at Detroit. The Pistons will be looking to avoid a fourth straight loss.
Also this evening, Eastern Conference leader Miami puts a three-game winning streak on the line at home against the Pacific Division-leading L.A. Clippers, Central leader Indiana aims for a sixth straight victory when it hosts Toronto, Chicago is one and a-half games behind the Pacers entering its road game against Utah, Washington is home to Brooklyn, New Orleans visits Atlanta, Houston is home to Portland, Memphis entertains Golden State, Atlantic Division leader New York is at Minnesota, Phoenix plays at Oklahoma City, and Orlando looks to end an 11-game skid when it plays at Cleveland.
Bruins-Lightning on hold
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have pushed back the start of Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning by six hours because of the blizzard hitting the Northeast.
The game was scheduled for 1 p.m. Eastern. The Bruins and Lightning each already had road games scheduled for Sunday night.
The storm is expected to clear the area by early Saturday afternoon.
One and done
UNDATED (AP) — The NHL isn't giving you much to choose from tonight. Anaheim at Dallas is the lone game on the schedule.
The visiting Ducks are riding a four-game winning streak into Big D. The Stars have won three of their last four outings.
Dallas leads the league in playing short-handed while Anaheim owns the NHL's best power play, scoring at a 26.7 percent clip.
Panthers GM signs first free agent
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers say they've signed defensive tackle Colin Cole. He's an eight-year NFL veteran who has been out of the league the past two seasons.
The 6-foot-2, 328-pound Cole has played in 84 career games with 34 starts. He most recently saw action with the Seattle Seahawks, starting 26 games there in two seasons. He has not played in the league since suffering an ankle injury near the end of the 2010 season.
Cole is the first player signed by new Panthers GM Dave Gettleman.
JoePa's wife having her say
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Breaking more than a year of silence, Sue Paterno is defending her late husband as a "moral, disciplined" man who never twisted the truth to avoid bad publicity.
The wife of the former Penn State coach is fighting back against the accusations against Joe Paterno that followed the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Her campaign started with a letter sent to former Penn State players.
She writes that the family's exhaustive response to former FBI director Louis Freeh's report for the university on the Sandusky child sex abuse case will officially be released to the public at 9 a.m. Sunday on paterno.com.
Canes make James' promotion permanent
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Blake James has been hired as Miami's athletic director after serving in the job in an interim capacity for the past four months.
It was widely expected that James would get the job, which he first assumed on a temporary basis when Shawn Eichorst left for the same role at Nebraska in early October.
James' hiring comes with the Hurricanes still involved in an NCAA investigation into the school's compliance practices.
James had been Miami's senior associate athletic director for development and ticket operations before the promotion. He also was in charge of overseeing some Hurricane sports programs. He previously was Maine's athletic director.
Not the usual suspects
RIMINI, Italy (AP) — American Jamie Hampton will face Sara Errani (ehr-RAH'-nee) in the opening match of Fed Cup series against Italy on Saturday.
Varvara Lepchenko will play Roberta Vinci in second singles on the indoor red clay court in Rimini, Italy.
Serena and Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens are injured, so Hampton and Lepchenko will make their Fed Cup singles debuts.
The doubles Sunday will feature Melanie Oudin (oo-DAN') and Liezel Huber (LEE'-zul HYOO'-bur) against Nastassja Burnett and Karin Knapp.
Italy beat the Americans in back-to-back finals in 2009 and 2010, the first victories against the U.S. after nine straight defeats.
Veterans Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta, who have struggled lately, were left off Italy's squad.


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Worldwide, Samsung's market share drops from 32.5 percent in 2013 to 28 percent in 2014, while competitors, like Apple, maintain or gain ground.
While Samsung says the Note is still important, the marketing for its features is getting lost in the shuffle.
Dan Akerson says Apple would find itself in a highly competitive market with low margins and high costs. He says Apple should stick to iPhones.
The up-and-coming Chinese smartphone manufacturer has gone from obscurity to China's number-one vendor in just four years. Xiaomi owes a large part of that to its attitude toward customers.
The activist investor, who believes Apple shares should be valued at $216, called for Apple to boost its buybacks, using its huge stockpile of cash.
New data from research firm Canalys says that the total PC market, including tablets, fell 6 percent in the fourth quarter but was up 3 percent for all of 2014.
Technically Incorrect: As technology becomes more fixated on fashion, the maker of the iPhone and the Apple Watch is well placed to take advantage.
The leading maker of mobile chips works to quell concerns about its business prospects and new high-end chip after it disclosed this week that a large customer dropped the chip from a major phone.
The maker of Galaxy phones has been struggling to compete with Apple, Xiaomi and others, and 2015 isn't likely to be any easier.
Most of Apple's record revenue came from its smartphone business, but it's tricky for any company to rely so much on one product.


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How Will United Continental Holdings (UAL) Stock React To This Analyst Action Today?
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of United Continental Holdings
(UAL - Get Report) are up 2.79% to $47.12 in pre-market trading after it was raised to "overweight" from "neutral" at JPMorgan Chase
(JPM) with a $60.50 price target, up from $43.50.
The firm cited the airline company's margin expansion potential.
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Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates UNITED CONTINENTAL HLDGS INC as a Hold with a ratings score of C. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate UNITED CONTINENTAL HLDGS INC (UAL) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed, some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and revenue growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's profit margins have been poor overall."
Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:- UNITED CONTINENTAL HLDGS INC reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past year. We feel that this trend should continue. This trend suggests that the performance of the business is improving. During the past fiscal year, UNITED CONTINENTAL HLDGS INC turned its bottom line around by earning $1.30 versus -$2.32 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($4.20 versus $1.30).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has greatly exceeded that of the S&P 500, but is less than that of the Airlines industry average. The net income increased by 68.2% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $469.00 million to $789.00 million.
- The revenue growth significantly trails the industry average of 39.3%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 3.3%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- Powered by its strong earnings growth of 66.11% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 28.45% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Looking ahead, however, we cannot assume that the stock's past performance is going to drive future results. Quite to the contrary, its sharp appreciation over the last year is one of the factors that should prompt investors to seek better opportunities elsewhere.
- The gross profit margin for UNITED CONTINENTAL HLDGS INC is currently lower than what is desirable, coming in at 27.53%. Regardless of UAL's low profit margin, it has managed to increase from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, UAL's net profit margin of 7.63% compares favorably to the industry average.
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AP-GfK poll: Italians see immigration as 'good'
ROME (AP) — Two-thirds of Italians consider legal immigration "good" for their country and many would welcome more migrants, an AP-GfK poll has found — surprising results given persistent sentiment in Italy linking foreigners to crime and other social ills.
Many Italians — most prominently allies of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi — have blamed the relatively new phenomenon of immigration for problems ranging from unemployment to drug trafficking, burglaries and violent crime.
But in the poll conducted last week, 67 percent of 1,025 Italian adults surveyed across the country said legal immigration is a good thing. And 59 percent said they want to see even more immigrants admitted legally to Italy.
Analysts suggested Wednesday the findings indicate Italians' split view of immigration: While many have a knee-jerk hostile reaction to immigrants because of security fears, many also realize they are needed to do the jobs Italians won't do, to pay into Italy's overburdened pension system and to care for the country's aging population.
"There is a schizophrenic attitude, which acknowledges the necessity of immigrant labor but doesn't accompany this with a true openness to the human and social implications of migration," said Ferruccio Pastore, director of the International and European Research Forum on Immigration think tank.
On Tuesday, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano urged Parliament to grant automatic citizenship to the children born in Italy to foreigners. He has noted that the weight of Italy's massive debt would be even more difficult to sustain were it not for immigrants' contributions to Italy's economy.
Yet a chorus of protest rose up to those comments from right-wing politicians, with some in the anti-immigrant Northern League vowing to "throw up barricades" around Parliament if the citizenship measure comes up for a vote.
Among those polled, people most in favor of increasing the number of new immigrant workers and people who consider legal immigration a very good thing came mainly from Italy's industrious north. Those in southern Italy, which suffers from high unemployment and lawlessness and has borne the burden of receiving thousands of illegal boat people, were less enthusiastic.
AP Poll is at http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com
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Ganta Igarashi
The only survivor of a massacre by the Red Man. This gets him framed and imprisoned in Deadman Wonderland, where he learns that he is a Deadman. |
Kiyomasa Senji
A Deadman nicknamed 'The Crow'. He has the ability to form blood into scythes and loves battling in the Carnival Corpse, making him very dangerous and one of the most famous Deadmen. |
Kyoko Kasuga
Kyoko Kasuga is the assistant to Chief Guard Makina in Deadman Wonderland. She helps out Makina wherever she can to help maintain order. |
Prison's Senior officer |
Rinichiro Hagire
The Main Antagonist of Deadman Wonderland and the real director of the Prison DW.He turn Shiro into the Wrecthed Egg and hopped into bodies currently he is inside Toto Sakigami. |
A mysterious albino girl who is locked in Deadman Wonderland. She was a childhood friend of Ganta until she was forced into an experiment that caused her to become the Wretched Egg an alter ego of mass destruction thanks to Rinichiro Hagire. |
Sorae Igarashi
Sorae Igarashi is the mother of Ganta Igarashi. She's a medical researcher who did some of the early studies on Shiro. |
Toto Sakigami
Toto Sakigami is a mysterious, young Deadman of incredible power that can copy of abilities of other Deadmen. His body is controlled by Rinichiro Hagire,the director of Deadman Wonderland. |
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