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The Chocolate War (1974)
by Robert Cormier
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I love Cormier's books because they're from a different time period, when writing disturbing books for young adults was majorly frowned up, but he still did it. I was surprised, then, when this book was so slow to start. It's about the social lives of boys at a Catholic prep school, but centers around an annual fundraiser of selling chocolates. The characters are compelling, as Cormier's always are, but a lot of them are thrown at you, with fairly elaborate back stories for each. It's not clear how they fit together until close to the end - even then, many story lines are left hanging, which always leaves me wanting more. The book does pick up and get a little edgier by the end, but overall it is not one I'd recommend to get to know Cormier's style.
ALA BBYA; RGG: Often included in Middle School Language Arts curriculums--portrayal of adolescent culture at a small boys parochial high school. Narrated by several individual characters, twisting plot lines, very dark.
Not really impressed. The dialog is laughably outdated. The plot wasn't nearly as intense or intriguing as the summary made it out to be. None of the characters were interesting. It just really didn't hold my interest at all. It's basically a hyperbolic cautionary-tale about peer pressure.
This particular work tries very hard to be the next Lord of the Flies but fails miserably. Too much of it is bogged down in unnecessary shifting from one character after another until the reader gets so lost that the story dies with a whimper. None of the characters are even worth the time to try to engage in since the writer writes like one does a weekly newspaper article describing happenings in a local school...oh right, the writer is a newspaper journalist which tells you he needs to stick with newspapers & not bother with boring the reader out of one's mind.
This book was an extremely easy read, but just okay. Seems awfully easy to be on high school reading lists.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0375829873, Paperback)Does Jerry Renault dare to disturb the universe? You wouldn't think that his refusal to sell chocolates during his school's fundraiser would create such a stir, but it does; it's as if the whole school comes apart at the seams. To some, Jerry is a hero, but to others, he becomes a scapegoat--a target for their pent-up hatred. And Jerry? He's just trying to stand up for what he believes, but perhaps there is no way for him to escape becoming a pawn in this game of control; students are pitted against other students, fighting for honor--or are they fighting for their lives? In 1974, author Robert Cormier dared to disturb our universe when this book was first published. And now, with a new introduction by the celebrated author, The Chocolate War stands ready to shock a new group of teen readers.
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A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.
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Here's one from a couple years ago. Delta 100 in DD-X, I think, and probably around f5.6 or f8. Notice the absence of vignetting. The high-res version shows wonderful detail in the jewelry.
Edit to add: I really like the well-mannered bokeh. It just softens into a completely non-distracting blur.

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:). If they have to borrow to do it, I hope they do neither.
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Many people think of a dividend like an interest payment. Dividends come from earnings, we hope (and not from borrowing). I pick the stocks I own based on fundamentals. Many companies, mostly mature ones, have excess cash flow and pay a dividend as a result. I am drawn to these mature companies first for the earnings, second for the lack of volatility, and third for the dividend. Not paying a dividend does not make a stock and automatic "No" for me. BRK has done pretty good long term.
My portfolio averages 2.75% dividend. To me, that is a good mix of value and growth that will hold up in the rising rate environment that will happen at some point.Mar 19, 2015. 01:24 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
I would rather them suspend the dividend and keep the buybacks going strong when the share price is down.
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I enjoyed the conversation Robert, I guess we will just disagree as I feel higher EPS leads to higher demand, higher share price, and more ability to pay an ever increasing dividend.
I am pretty sure we are going to get to the same destination in the end. Just might take a few different roads along the way. Happy investing!Mar 17, 2015. 01:32 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
I am a total return investor, so I am somewhere in the middle of capital gain/dividend investor. As a result, I do not think dividends are bad, nor the holy grail. I am 20+ years from retirement, and do not need current income BTW.
You honestly think PG's stock would be $81.83 if they still had that $11/share in dividends they have paid in the last 5 years? Debt could be less, R&D could have cut costs, or they could have bought back stock. All raising EPS.Mar 16, 2015. 12:12 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
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Are you arguing just for the sake of arguing?
CEF's are an easy way to see NAV erosion from paying out too much in dividends. Not paying a dividend does not mean you hoard cash, there are other uses for excess capital.
The whole point is that dividends come from somewhere. It is not free money, and does influence share price. Once again, that does not make them bad.
PG has paid out over $11/share in dividends in the past 5 years, do you think the stock would be over $81.83 right now had they not paid the dividend?Mar 15, 2015. 03:30 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
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I agree, as long as other aspects of the business are not being neglected to do so. Big oil comes to mind. We will see what they do with dividends.
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No doubt about it, TROW is a great stock with great fundamentals. My only point is that dividend money is money that can no longer be used for buybacks, M/A, R&D, or paying down debt. That does not make them bad though.
Very nice article by the way. We are on the same page, your selections are very good long term plays IMO. OHI is the perfect combination of growth and income. Just wanted to point out that dividends come from somewhere and do effect share price.Mar 13, 2015. 03:35 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Did I say it had to go down??? If the dividend is bigger than earnings/income, the NAV goes down. This happens a lot with CEF's because expenses and dividends are too high. The same thing happens with stocks as well, even dividend aristocrats. XOM for example, they are in a pickle right now.
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My point is that I would rather have lower dividend growth that is conservative/repeatable than big increases that don't last, and eventually get cut.Mar 13, 2015. 09:16 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
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After an episode that was all fun & games with Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan, Karan Johar may have run into a spot of trouble by letting Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor take to the sofa. Apparently all their digs at junior RK did not go down well with daddy Rishi Kapoor one bit! Disgusted at their behaviour, Kapoor conveyed to Deepika and Sonam that they should have shown some class. He also declared that he would think twice before working with Karan again. Oops.
Mommy Neetu Singh however seems to be remaining neutral and was even spotted with Reema Jain on the sets of Karan's home production Short Term Shaadi statting Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor in Las Vegas. (Might be cos Reema's son Armaan is an assistant on the film. Hmmm.)
Psst! There's more juice! On the same show Deepika said she would like to see Katrina Kaif's passport, apparently not only to decipher her age (like most people thought) but to scope for immigration stamps to confirm that she had traveled to the US to meet Ranbir when he was shooting there for Anjaana Anjaani. She followed this up by declaring that if she could gift Ranbir anything it would be "a pack of condoms." (Yikes Deepu, boil your bunny much?)
Meanwhile Kjo's 'it' celebrity talk show is taking a beating. There was a time when movies like Salaam-E-Ishq showed, Priyanka Chopra's claiming that she would be considered a star the day Karan invites her on 'Koffee with Karan'. But now rumor has it that Karan is having trouble scheduling stars who won't come on board unless they have a film in the pipeline. To add to his troubles, for his upcoming production starring Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan, Karan was trying to organize visas to the US but the Mumbai consulate has declined saying that they have too many requests already. This has apparently forced the production to take the entire unit to Chennai to get visas instead!
Part 1.
Deepika Padukone is a complete all-round douche bag. She is a complete joke (read an opportunist empty bag gold-digger ) now pretending to be an angel and portraying herself as a victim to get your attention, sympathy and continue to grimp up the ladder to fame and stardom and most of you failed for that.
Characters assassination is her newfound strategy. She sounds and appears to be sure of herself, and has become arrogant, condescending and has forgotten the difference between confidence and attitude and in addition to all this, she has no acting merit. All the movies that did well weren't because of her presence in the movie but because of who else was associated with the movies (go check and you'll see exactly what I mean)
Part 2.
All the actresses in B-town should beware of this Deepika because she is aggressively after all your roles. When she wants a role, you'll start hearing that there is a rumor that such director and such producer no longer agree on whom to cast for a particular role. You'll hear rumors that one wants to cast Deepika and the other doesn't.
Also, B-town actors'wives, beware of this Deepika because if given a chance and in case things don't go well with boytoy Siddartha Mallya, she will go after your husband and if she gets caught, she will say it's the husband's fault and that she didn't do anything wrong… as it's always the case with her! Nothing is ever her fault and she is always the victim!
Part 3.
She appears to be nice and all but she is in fact very negative, aggressive (passive aggressivity is her thing) and she will not stop at anything to get stardom. She clearly cannot be trusted and will stab anybody's back if that is what it takes to get where she needs to. Nobody can or should trust her as a friend.
She dresses and acts as if she is a madam when actually she is a complete joke and a real schizophrenic who thinks among other things that bollywood is just another one of her playgrounds where she can play and say whatever she likes and get away with it. Well she will be surprised to hear and to know that she is nothing else but just another girl in this bollywod industry. Nothing special.
Oh yes, sure she has dimples, so what????? And yes, she has bright huge eyes and nicely trimmed eyebrows, so what???? Anything particular about her? No. Nothing special. She is just another girl in the long list of bollywood girls.
Oh but wait, she is actually different. She is mean, nasty, incredibly aggressive and above all extremely dumb in a way I can't even express, because it's of such magnitude that words aren't enough.
She is ready to sell mother and father to be and stay famous. Regardless of the news and the people that get hurt in the process, it only matters to her that she is in the news that people hear and talk about her. When it comes to acting, she is as good as a 5 years old trying to drive a car and yet all her publicist does is to promote the acting when all she does is promote the look (Ms Padukone is at this event so and so and she would even go for free just for the sake of being seen and talked about ..) and diminish others and claim success for movies that aren't about her.
Part 4.
And if you thought like some said that Ranbir used her, well, sorry to tell you, it's completely the other way round.
When she was with Ranbir, she was interested in the very fact that Ranbir is the Kapoor scion and hence his power relating to the film industry. The name Kapoor means so many more things that she would ever understand but she just thought that she could buy it by pretending to be nice and all.
She is willing to and she actually uses anyone and anything to get where she wants to be. For instance she is using that Siddhartha Mallya and her being with him is for no other reasons than to show to the Kapoors and particularly to Ranbir that she can get and be with a man who has more power (monetary for example) than him. She is a very manipulative and calculating woman. It's just a matter of time before that Mallya scion realises that just like it was the case with Ranbir, Deepika sees him as a boytoy and as a means to an end. She is using him plain and simple. Hopefully Sid will wake-up soon too!
Part 5.
For you all to know, this issue is not so much about infidelity because although Ranbir is not a saint (and has never pretended to be one and besides he is not god, he young and he is human), Deepika has herself mastered the art of being unfaithful (just dig deep into her past relationships and you'll see what I mean).
For the record, Ranbir didn't cheat on Deepika. Also, for the record, nothing, absolutely nothing happened between Ranbir and Katrina, final. Ranbir respects too much, and is too thankful to Salman to even dare think such things forget date her. Period. Those are ridiculous rumours and if you want to know how ridiculous another rumour can be, think the link ups between Ranbir and his new-co-star Nargis. Absolutely ridiculous and entirely false.
This whole issue is about Deepika not accepting the fact that Ranbir broke up with her. Yes she loved him. But since when does loving someone equals marriage, possessiveness, no-space giving? Etcc. This issue is about Deepika not accepting the fact that she had gold in her hands but she let it slip away with all her attitude and tantrums and disrespect to the kapoor family. This issue is about the fact that she hasn't swallowed the fact that it's over. She still can't get over it and has clearly not moved one despite pretending the contrary. The truth of the matter is that despite presenting herself to be happy, sophisticated, she is in fact dying to be with Ranbir. She so wishes that he was still in her. She is still in love madly and deeply with Ranbir.
Part 6.
Wishing him on twitter one day (knowing far too well that he isn't on twitter and making sure that the media knows that she wished him) and the next day bashing him right in front of the public and taking open digs at him in such a way to alter his reputation. And the next day, say that she wants to work with him. Can't anybody see how confused and complete psycho she is ? or does it take extra glasses to read between the lines of that crazy woman ?
The truth of the matter is that she wants to get even with ranbir for hurting her when he dumped her and as a matter of fact, she is very much on a revenge mode and has decided that she will spit her venom on the public forum and direct her anger toward anything and anybody who is associated with Ranbir (read also formers co-stars, parents, etc).
In attacking openly and publicly Ranbir, she seems to forget that she is attacking the whole Kapoor family. Ranbir has his father/mother/sister / cousins / uncles etc who love him and who cannot tolerate all this and who all stand by him just like any family will stand together if anyone of its member is attacked. This is what a family is for. Ranbir himself is of such nature that you give him pain, he will wish you joy. You hurt him, he will still wish you the best.
In constantly attacking Ranbir, has she even once stated all the things that she did and said that hurt Ranbir and that let him to end the relation? No, of course no. Ranbir is the bad guy and she is the good girl and she is never wrong since it's all Ranbir's fault, right? Of course! And by playing the victim, she even managed to bring up such ridiculous allegations of infidelity around the release time of his movie AA knowing perfectly that this movie is a love story and hence she is trying to diminish his image in front of the youth especially the girls!
Part 7.
The list of all the reasons why Ranbir ended the relation is way too long for me to even start telling it all. But have you ever heard Ranbir mentioning anything or suggesting anything to that regard??? No. And actually, he is not even trying to defend himself against Deepika because he knows way too well that if he enters that game of hers, he will have to say and reveal things which out of respect for her, for his family and for himself, are better to keep quiet.
His silence isn't any sign of him accepting all she's been outrageously accusing him of. Think again. Refusing to go to someone's low level isn't' a sign of recognition of guilt. Instead it shows why he carries his name so well and has been so well raised and why she still wishes, she had his name attached to hers and why she will never never ever get close to having this name she so craved for.
There are certain limits any individual (regardless of the family they belong to) would not accept to see crossed. Deepika Padukone has crossed those limits time and by doing so, she has digged very deep into her own grave. Ranbir never forgets and he certainly will not forgive her ever. She lost him once but now she completely lost him for ever. That's final. And as with everything, what goes around comes around, such is the law of karma.
Part 8.
Now all of you will understand why she could never be a kapoor bahu because some people saw through her quite early on and her manipulative way didn't work. Some kapoor family members saw beyond the glitz. The kapoors saw the pretenses, the facad, the smiles, the snake ways and saw her for who she really is and guess what, she is now showing her colours again for the entire film industry to see who Deepika Padukone is: Nice looking yes, but Not the kind of girl you want to introduce to your parents. If things your relationship with her doesn't turn out the way she plans it to, Then she will take you to the public forum just the way she is doing with Ranbir kapoor.
Well well, a true nature of a person always comes around no matter how much one tries to hide it
Soon enough, she will understand at her own costs that having dimples isn't enough, charming the camera isn't enough, wearing designer's clothes is certainly not enough, having make-up isn't enough, running down other people doesn't work as well, being disrespectful and arrogant doesn't work either.
Although not perfect, the kapoor family isn't dumb and I have stated above, they have seen through her very clearly and it's just a matter of time before the entire bollywood industry sees through Deepika Padukone as well and takes action as well. What goes around comes around. Always!
There actually some industry members who have already taken their distances from her after realizing how negative and mean she is.
Part 9.
Ranbir kapoor will come out of all this in a way that none of you would have imagined.
No character killing can stop him, no badmouthing will stop him, no mean false and malicious rumour, and in fact nothing and nobody can or will stop Ranbir.
He is simply unstoppable and unbreakable.
He will reach heights that no one thought any one would. In fact no one has even seen the 5% of Ranbir.
Part 10.
I repeat, you haven't seen 5% of Ranbir yet.
Just wait, sit, watch and enjoy!
Dear Bollywood Insider- sorry to burst your bubble of pyshcotic lies crafted in such immaculate detail that they make you sound borderline obsessive- but Ranbir himself very proudly admitted to double-timing / lying to girls on KWK. That just shows his class. Stop hating on Deepika just because she in one woman in B'wood who has the guts to speak up and not be content with being treated like a sex object. How the hell do you know she wants to get with married men or sell her parents? What a lot of ridiculously defamatory allegations you make. Just because you call yourself B'wood insider, it doesnt mean anyone is going to believe you are close to her. ANYBODY can post stupid anonymous hate comments on the net. FYI if a married man cheats on his wife, it is his fault!! He is an adult who can make up his own mind and knows the seriousness of the relationship he is committed to!!
And Malini- I did not expect such a misogynistic, regressive post from you!! Rishi should really stop acting like his son is a 5-year-old who is incapable of defending himself. Rishi was SO crass on KWK talking about how he is proud of his son being a womanizer (WTF?) and Ranbir admitted to double timing women (double WTF?). But Deepika being a woman, should just keep meekly shut about her philander ex, right?
Just imagine if something like this had happed in any other country- think of the amount of hatred directed towards Ashley Cole, Tiger Woods etc, etc. Only in India will a girl be blamed for her BF's bad behaviour. And for you, an Indian woman, to support the ramblings of a chauvinistic Punjabi Patriarch who declares his pride for his unfaithful son on national TV and then questions Deepika's class for mentioning the word condom, is just shameful.
P.S- A condom is just a contraceptive- something that this country desperately needs to reduce its out-of-hand population. What exactly is so scandalous about Deep mentioning it? Even Ranbir admitted there was nothing wrong with it!! Jeez, you clowns make the Taliban seem liberal.
respect for u sire :)
Haha wow! I had no idea you guys felt so strongly about these two! I for one don't know (or really care) what their beef is but I can safely say a) there is enough evidence of both Ranbir being a player and Deepika being an obsessive girlfriend, probably best that they broke up! (Although her keeping the RK tattoo is kinda creepy if you ask me…)
P.S. Misogynist it's also pretty funny that daddy intervened on Ranbir's behalf, although I'm guessing the press made a bigger deal of it that necessary. The condom thing was funny (not scandalous) to me because she's choosing that as the one gift to give her ex. Meow right?
woah!!! someone's angry.. BTW your post seems to match word to word TOI report http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Ranbir-angry-with-Deepika-Sonam/articleshow/6974104.cms
and there story appeared before yours.
Kim! When it makes news, it makes news everywhere :) same story different blog.
Malini, perhaps youcould re-w-rod your post to relfect your comment. Becuase it really does sound almost offensively chauvinistc (and that is obviously not the attitude you take towards it). It heaps al the judgment on the girls and lets the men off scot-free
P.S- Bollywood insider's epically long post is creepily misogynistic. It has all the chauvinistc cliches from redcing deepika to a sex object (just another girl with dimples) to calling her a hsuband stealer (god forbid its the husband's fault that he cheated). That you must admit.
*perhaps you could re-word your post to reflect your comment
P.S.- bollywood insider- Deepika is a young, famous, gorgeous, glamorous A-list actress with a billionaire BF (Sid) and several national and international endorsements. May I suggest that perhaps she actually has greater ambitions than becoming a Kapoor Bahu. And that she is probably better off without this father-son duo who seem to hold womanizing in such high regard?
Or is your backward, regressive little mind too narrow to grasp the fact that a woman (regardless of how famous/ rich/ pretty she is) could actually want something more than marriage. God you are such an outdated creep.
P.P.S.- Malini, Deep holding onto the tatto *is* a tad disturbng
dear misogynist claptrap much?
i don't care about either of the two people involved (ranbir and deepika) but I don't think that this is a simple case of being against this Deepika.
regarding ranbir admitting of his battery low. Do you know when he was using the battery low techinique ? do you know if he was doing that when he was still a teenager and as such, he, like all teenagers have their own experiments with life ??? No you don't !! so shut up if you don't have anything to back you up other then what you see from tv.
And by the way, did you fall several times before you started to walk correctly ? Yes you did and so did he. He is human.
Also, this deepika might be bold if she wishes to but apparently, she clearly doesn't think before she talks. Yes she is bold but she is also absolutely stupid and hasn't learnt how to talk yet.
Also,if we follow your logic, because India is a democracy, we should all start screaming on rooftops the daily lives of our parents. We should all start taking all private matters to the public and pretend that we are a modern country. Therefore, the whole indian movie industry should wash all its laundry in the public.
In other words, let's criticize the west for their ways let's all dress up as indians and do and talk like them.
Ranbir kapoor will come out of all this in a way that none of you would have imagined.
No character killing can stop him, no badmouthing will stop him, no mean false and malicious rumour, and in fact nothing and nobody can or will stop Ranbir.
He is simply unstoppable and unbreakable.
He will reach heights that no one thought any one would. In fact no one has even seen the 5% of Ranbir.
I repeat, you haven't seen 5% of Ranbir yet.
Just wait, sit, watch and enjoy!
Okay that last bit settles it- you are an obsessed, infatated stalker. You have mental problems, go see a pyshc, I'm serious. Otherwise why would you bring lofty ideas like Karma into something so petty as a spat between a few actors. (By the way- they're all fallible human beings like us, hate to burst your bubble, but the kapoors aren't gods, just actors)
i think that this thing is getting way to much attention and creating too much talk for nothing.
this whole thing will be settled on its own and I guess they will continue to live their lives and we will continue to live ours.
"Also,if we follow your logic, because India is a democracy, we should all start screaming on rooftops the daily lives of our parents."
that is the most illogical thing I've heard. Where did I say anything about criticizing anybody's parents?
Regarding ranbir admitting of his battery low. Do you know when he was using the battery low techinique ? do you know if he was doing that when he was still a teenager and as such, he, like all teenagers have their own experiments with life ???
Err…His father said on KWK that he was proud of his womanizing ways and how he'd been with a whole lot of women a few days back?? And where the hell do you get off assuming Deep is going to have affairs with married men and sell her parents. That's a way bigger assumption than me simply believing what he said on TV.
And whats all the rubbish about it not being a husband's fault if he cheats? And why would you say that Deep was nothing special because you wouldn't want to take her home to your mom? A woman is more than a potential bahu. (Plus, trust me, a million men I this country, me included would LOVE to marry her).
Stop being such a chauvinistic loser.
Also why is that Ranbir is allowed to make mistakes as a teenager etc, etc but you hate on Deepika so much just because she used the word condom? Woman have to be perfect but men can do whatever they want and get away with it because they are human? (last I heard women were human too).
P.S- Condom implies safe sex, its not a t all scandolous/ immoral. And if you think her saying the word condom on national TV is bold, it just shows how backward you are. (And how desperately this country needs Sex Education).
misogynist claptrap much? this is adressed to you:
I write a comment that is clear, precise and true and you think that I am a stalker. Do you know what a stalker means? Do you own a dictionary? I wouldn't think so.
If only you knew who I was, you'll wish you were my servant.
But trust me, with this way of thinking of yours, you don't even come close to reaching. My doorstep. You are way too below for me to even consider seeing your face.
You think that I am obsessive, well, if you truly want to know what obsessive means please refer to Deepika Padukone. She knows the meaning of this world perfectly well.
Because I am talking about her and I did so in post and pointing some of the things she is, then I have a mental problem but if she is going around in every single interview possible bringing up the subject of Ranbir and drag and drag about him, and being confused herself then she is sane ? If one on hand she is going out with that poor guy (…) and on the other hand she is constantly talking/dreaming/fantasizing about her ex, then she is sane ? is that what you are saying ?
Ok, so
By her being successful are you referring to all her movies flopping one after the other, except for the few ones that did well because of the ensemble cast including big names such as SRK and AK?
Or maybe you are referring to the fact that she is known as ranbir's ex-girlfriend as she makes sure people remembers that.
Please don't be confuse the words being a celebrity VS being a successfull person. Learn that difference first and then you can keep talking.
2.So, didn't I mention somewhere that Ranbir isn't God. You bollywood crazy fans are the ones who constantly think that your actors and actresses are god like.
4. And finally, You'll be surprised if only you knew how much in love she still is with Ranbir and yet….
And by the way,
* I absolutely don't care whether you believe me to be who I said I am. I don't pretend to be, I AM.
Again, if only you knew who I was!!!!!!.
* when I tell you that people are laughing at her right in her face and think that she is psycho, don't believe me with my words, just see it for yourself.
Also why is that Ranbir is allowed to make mistakes as a teenager etc, etc but you hate on Deepika so much just because she used the word condom? Woman have to be perfect but men can do whatever they want and get away with it because they are human? (last I heard women were human too).
Please you need to learn how to read. Go read my posting again calmly instead of being all excited and mad like a restless dog. The things I said where not so much about her condom comments. Read, read and read again. Take a pause, breath, breath and then read again until you understand everything that I wrote instead of behaving like you are doing right now (ie: like a blind and ignorant fool)
* by the way, I don't hate Deepika. I pity her.
at this moment, I have some free time from my regular activities and that is the reason you see me taking time to write about this subject (And I don't only write about this subject since I have some more interesting things to write about). Otherwise, trust me, I have absolutely no time to waste on that deepika.
Whoa!!! PR wars much? Why do i get the feeling that the ones who commented are PR folks for the two ex lovebirds?
Dude! The interview was fun. Two girls giggling about an ex. Of course there will be cattiness if I got cheated on by someone. Even if I have moved on, such a brilliant opportunity to take a dig at him will not be easy to let go, huh?
And as for overreacting, if the Kapoor dad hadn't, you think we'd still be talking about it? :)
I actually don't work for any of those two.
I do not work for any of those 2.
"I write a comment that is clear, precise and true and you think that I am a stalker. Do you know what a stalker means? Do you own a dictionary? I wouldn't think so."
Dear BI, I am unsurprised that you haven't realized this given your generally backward views, but dictionaries are online now, my dear. I don't need to own one. A stalker is someone who follows someone else's life with a delusional, obsessive intent. Given how passionately hateful your diatribe against Deepika is, the wide range of ludicrous crimes you have accused her of and how many intimate details you 'claim' to know about her life, you fit this description PERFECTLY.
You on the other hand, desperately need a dictionary if you think that accusing a woman of wanting to have affairs with married men and selling her parents in the future, is 'clear, precise and true'.
"If only you knew who I was, you'll wish you were my servant.
But trust me, with this way of thinking of yours, you don't even come close to reaching. My doorstep. You are way too below for me to even consider seeing your face."
Not only is this attitude so ridiculously arrogant that it is obviously untrue, trust me from the backward narrow-minded views that your comments project and your extremely pedestrian use of language and ideas of the world (a woman must be a good Bahu, women are to be blamed for married men cheating) I have NO desire to work for someone as egoistic, regressive and delusional as you.
You silly fool, your comment stink of the myopic attitude that is typical of the Indian lower-middle class and the way you talk about women shows an extreme crassness. You are nothing but a nobody, an anonymous hater using the anonymity of the internet to pretend to be someone of consequence. I could say that I am a major Hollywood director or Bill gates or Angelina Jolie and you would want to lick MY feet and you would have no way of proving it. Do you actually think I'm foolish enough to believe you? At least attempt to sound intelligent and successful, if you want people to believe your lies. (Simply insisting that you are important without any proof will not help). I live an exciting, privileged and fulfilling life in a wonderful city in a first-world country. I have no reason or desire to come do your domestic chores in dirty, traffic-choked, corrupt, poverty-plagued Mumbai.
"By her being successful are you referring to all her movies flopping one after the other, except for the few ones that did well because of the ensemble cast including big names such as SRK and AK?
Or maybe you are referring to the fact that she is known as ranbir's ex-girlfriend as she makes sure people remembers that.
Please don't be confuse the words being a celebrity VS being a successful person. Learn that difference first and then you can keep talking."
She is successful because she has several endorsements for leading international and national brands; she is successful because she is famous. (Fame is a huge part of success). She is successful because she has worked with several important directors. Every actor in B'wood (including SRK and AK) have had flops at one point in time, hardly makes them unsuccessful.
"2.So, didn't I mention somewhere that Ranbir isn't God. You bollywood crazy fans are the ones who constantly think that your actors and actresses are god like."
Again- refer to the last two part of your comment (9 and 10) and it will become obvious how worshipful of Ranbir you are. That you say you aren't just proves what a liar you are.
"Please you need to learn how to read. Go read my posting again calmly instead of being all excited and mad like a restless dog. The things I said where not so much about her condom comments. Read, read and read again. Take a pause, breath, breath and then read again until you understand everything that I wrote instead of behaving like you are doing right now (ie: like a blind and ignorant fool)"
My logic is simple: You keep saying that Ranbir is allowed to make mistakes because he is human, but you never use that excuse for Deepika. If you weren't so blinded by your hypocritical double standards, you would realize that too. Also, you haven't answered my question- why is it so important for Deepiak to be a good Bahu and for men to want to take her home to mother? Why is it not the husband's fault if he cheats? Your male chauvinism is evident. You regressive idiot. calling me a mad dog doesn't hurt me, it just amuses me, like this whole ridiculous episode (and you)
"at this moment, I have some free time from my regular activities and that is the reason you see me taking time to write about this subject (And I don't only write about this subject since I have some more interesting things to write about). Otherwise, trust me, I have absolutely no time to waste on that deepika."
Yes you silly delusional fool, after writing such a pathetically illogical, self-indulgent, faux-arrogant post we still believe that you are capable of having achieved great things. What an idiot you are. If you are not interested, why write such a long comment?? Its obvious that you live in an imaginary world.
Jeez you guys have wayyyyy too much free time to discuss all this! :)
And Bollywood Insider…. erm, Sir/Ma'm ever heard of humility? :)
"I actually don't work for any of those two."
The grammatically incorrect construction of this sentence alone (so typical of the shoddily educated Indian English speakers) gives away your true background.
Anwi- I absolutely agree with the firts part of your comment. My interest in this whole epiose stem out of angst at the hystetical misogyny that was so evident in BI's post. I'm not really Bollywood obssesed (although I did watch the KWK episodebecause of my GF, and I do find Deep alluring).
Also, I'm most certainly not a Bollywood PR exec (shudder at the very thought of working in B'wood). I'm a management consultant based in San Francisco.
*in this whole episode stems out of angst at the hysterical misogyny
Wow! Some debate! But yeah the kapoors' attitude needs some major tweaking! But I've always also not been such a fan of Deepika's! Something about her puts me off! Dunno what it is though, she jus seems so fake you know!
Oh and loved misogynist claptrap much?'s arguments, even if i may not completely agree.
One correction.
I guess deepika said.. i will tell Ranbir "Endorse a condom brand". Not that she wants to gift her one.
Talk show was kind of cheap. If you have problem then should take offline not starts blabbering on TV.
That Kaif jibe was HIL-ARIOUS!
@Bollywood Insider – if any woman in B'wood is a gold digging, role-creepin skeezer, it is Katrina Kaif. Can she even speak passable Hindi yet? Yet she somehow pulls in the crores despite having the personality and rhythm of a urine sample. Pah!
And yes, the whole extended Kapoor clan could stand some deflation. THey aren't nearly as talented or fabulous as they think. Maybe in older generations, but not anymore.
I don't really like or dislike either of them and we don't even know the whole story to judge them. But Bollywood insider sure went too far. Even if she is from bollywood (which I think is an awful word to use for Hindi film industry) and has seen both of them together on sets… she has no right to make such horrible allegations on a human being she doesn't personally know. I do wish everyone stop thinking that they should be obsessed with the film industry to actually have a life. Ranbir Kapoor is neither BoIn's boyfriend nor is Deepika her enemy. All these film celebrities act for money! They wouldn't be in the film industry if it wasn't for the fame and all the money they are getting paid. So, using all your energy for actors and actresses isn't going to make them any more popular or any less popular than they already are. I have my favorites in the film industry and there are people I don't like in the industry but at the end of the day, they are just faces to characters or brands and nothing more. Ofcourse for me, its always fun to read gossip about these celebs and then forget about them while I concentrate on the more important things in life. Just saying!
y r u taking this thing so personally?
please leave ur brain at the door when u watch such shows…
damn!!! u people write such big *granth* essays in respond to this gaff.
ok m outta here..
To mysogynist claptrap much:
Thanks so much for stating your thoughts so eloquently. It's been a while since I've seen an Indian man talk about the double standards and the entire "good bahu" mentality so prevalent in our society. Bravo!
My gawd! This episode is getting a lot of attention.
It was just a little fun that the two girls were having. The kapoors took it too far. Ranbir's dad should have just ignored it. Its not badmouthing his son or anything. It was just some funny answers to funny questions. Thats what these shows should be… funny!! There was no need to go into a kapoor sized giant miff session!!. Jeez Miss Malini i can't believe you too side with hypocrites! He is addressing two young girls and saying they have no class. How classy is that to target young girls and comment on them! Jeez Rishi uncle, let your son deal with it. I think you should retire from everything filmy and take a chill pill!I always liked the kapoors and deepika too.
But when elders get into kids business it leaves a bad taste….Neetu aunty should never leave her hubby and go anywhere coz then he makes lots of faux pas…!
All other commentators, leave Dips alone. She is a very talented girl who is very cool and chilled out.
BTW Miss Malini,
The KJO crisis is total claptrap. I don't think insinuating that Rishi kapoor's outburst cause the us embassy to deny visas by putting it in the same article..yikes….
I think you should stick with page 3 stuff and not mess with bollywood plagiarized news! at least give the orginial news some credit!!!
HAHAHahaha amazing that you thought that I was insinuating that Rishi Kapoor got their visas denied, totally unrelated and not quite sure how you get that from my blog.
Calm down everyone, I was just reporting gossip off the grapevine, this is what's doing the rounds… no idea who the original source is because if you Google it you get the same story carried by HT, Mid Day, Bollywood Hungama etc!
Hindustan Times: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Why-Deepika-wants-to-see-Kat-s-passport/Article1-631610.aspx
Mid Day: http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/nov/241110-Ranbir-Kapoor-Koffee-With-Karan-Sonam-Deepika-Rishi.htm
Hindi Film News: http://hindifilmnews.com/television/kapoors-are-angry-on-sonam-and-deepika-koffee-with-karan-controversy-hots-up/
ha ha! i would say that people have too much time on their hands, except, as noted above, it looks like a PR war, so thanks for allowing us to take some amusement from your 'professional' antics.
not that anyone here cares, but i just think this whole thing makes rk sr. look really tasteless – he's made some not so charitable comments on deepika in the past, so no idea why his chaddis are all in a bunch. plus, considering his son admitted the week before that he tends to be unfaithful, i don't know how deepika and sonam's comments are any worse. hypocrisy much?
AND i read that the dig re condoms is b/c apparently ranbir is not too fond of the topi (maybe he should do a PSA, as well) ;) malini – how could you NOT 'plagiarise' this bit?!
this bollywood insider seems to be too full of himself/herself. must be a servant of rk family to talk so much of the kapoors and dishing padukone gal. padukone gal is very aggressive but stop bad mouthing a woman.
Oh my..my..the only one coming off a total pyscho here is Bollywood insider.
did you make a move @ Deepika and get jilted? or are you a kapoor chamcha..LOL..its too funny how people are so up against arms against stupid issues like this, when there are serious issues in your face in mumbai everyday like child abuse, poverty, hunger, rape, why not direct your energy towards something positive? just saying you;ll feel better about yourself too.
whoaaa! ppl forgot all about sonam on this episode!! two annoying brats being loud and over giggly but still, ppl forgot miss i-think-i-am-so-fabulous-yet-i-need-to-keep-bringing-up-how-fabulous-my-father-is-cuz-i-know-i-have-nothing-else-to-talk-about-sonam-kapooor
wow, wow I was going through the comments here and I was convined that 'Mysogynist claptrap much?' makes better sense, until
"I live an exciting, privileged and fulfilling life in a wonderful city in a first-world country. I have no reason or desire to come do your domestic chores in dirty, traffic-choked, corrupt, poverty-plagued Mumbai."
So??????? Do you think we care about ur so-called-privilaged backgrounds???? You see only the dirt which is so there for you to see, you miss the dirt which is so deep rooted in the so called elite society you live in. Why on earth you care about India, Bollywood or a small Indian show?? Please….. don't waste your time here, it's so dirt in here, go back to your paradise and lead your 'special' life, the word MORON has some use, really.
"The grammatically incorrect construction of this sentence alone (so typical of the shoddily educated Indian English speakers) gives away your true background."
who cares for your perfect grammer? Though I don't buy BI's arguements I think you are being much more mean than he ever was.
"Anwi- I absolutely agree with the firts part of your comment. My interest in this whole epiose stem out of angst at the hystetical misogyny that was so evident in BI's post. I'm not really Bollywood obssesed (although I did watch the KWK episodebecause of my GF, and I do find Deep alluring)."
As if we, Indians begged you to follow Bollywood or a Bollywood based shows. If you don't care at all why did you spend your so-valuable time here???? Ha, I've ever come across a well spoken American…dear god, why are the people in this country so arrogant??? What they think of themselves????
"Also, I'm most certainly not a Bollywood PR exec (shudder at the very thought of working in B'wood). I'm a management consultant based in San Francisco."
Yeah, we all want you to work in Bollywood..please please don't say NO, please work for Bollywood, it's a huge loss for us otherwise
*my entire day is wasted*
Lol.. people here need to RELAX, seriously! The very two people you're arguing about are living their own lives not giving a hoot about any of this. From what I see, only you guys and Rishi Kapoor is doing hoohaa over all this.
P.S: Bollywood Insider, are you Ranbir Kapoor? Please say yes.
"If only you knew who I was, you'll wish you were my servant" ? LOL that's just cracking me up. "You'll wish you were a fly on the wall of my dining room" is still understandable. But "you'll wish you were my servant" ? OMG I can't stop laughing! Has this person time-traveled in from the medieval times ? LOL LOL LOL LOL sorry i just can't stop laughing.
ak I am SOOooo tempted to Photoshop a Ranbir Condom Ad in support of World Aids Day but I feel like maybe people may not take it well…
P.S. Fascinating stuff this Ranbir v/s Deepika action. Also Deeps I fell of my chair laughing at this "P.S: Bollywood Insider, are you Ranbir Kapoor? Please say yes." :) xoxo
"So??????? Do you think we care about ur so-called-privilaged backgrounds???? You see only the dirt which is so there for you to see, you miss the dirt which is so deep rooted in the so called elite society you live in. "
No one is denying that America has its faults and India has its positives …but anyone who thinks that the poverty, corruption, illiteracy, domestic abuse, female foeticide, caste system, honour killings, dowry etc in India can in anyway be compared to America's problems is just a jingoistic Indian with no true sense of reality.
The Per Capita income, social and economic justice, gender equality present in America is leagues and leagues and leagues ahead of any developing country. India has some of the world's worst poverty and malnutrition rates and some of the most horrifying abuse against women. That the standard of living in San Francisco is far higher than Mumbai is absolutely undeniable.
Some Indians need to stop living in a make believe world. Yes, India does have ENORMOUS potential, and yes, it could become a future world super power. But that's only if ENORMOUS changes happen in every sphere, and every Indian in the country needs to contribute towards that. For that people need to stop living in a make believe world.
India is an oppressive, third-world country with a large population of starving, illiterate rural poor and several women who have virtually no rights under the current social system and mindsets. The first step to change is acceptance. Unless people ACCEPT this truth they cannot begin to CHANGE it.
"As if we, Indians begged you to follow Bollywood or a Bollywood based shows. If you don't care at all why did you spend your so-valuable time here????"
I already said that I don't particularly care about Bollywood, but that I *do* care about the chauvinism displayed in this post. Just because I was born (and live) in America doesn't mean I'm white. I am of Indian origin, and so I care about the plight of Indian women- I have relatives in India.
"Yeah, we all want you to work in Bollywood"
I said I do NOT want to work in Bollywood, I never said that people want me to work in Bollywood. Just because I do not want to produce movies filled with meaningless song-and-dance that shamelessly pander to the lowest common denominator, objectify women, rip-off Hollywood scripts and omit logic, does not mean I am arrogant. I obviously do not think that I would be doing Bollywood a favour, or that people are begging for me to come work in the industry. I find Bollywood movies crass and not to my tastes, that's why I do not want to work there, that simple.
I watched KWK because although I do not watch Deepika's movies, I find her to be very elegant, graceful and sexy. Also, I'm not saying that all Indian movies are bad and all American ones are good. I recently went to the South Asian Film Festival in NYC and loved a lot of the parallel Indian cinema. Similarly, I think that some American movies are very cheap as well.
It's funny that we are discussing this in the context of Bollywood movies considering that so many Bollywood scripts are ripped-off Hollywood movies, that cameos by Hollywood stars/ singers (even C-Grade ones) attract so much attention in India and that so many Bollywood movies are set in developed countries. All these movies glorify life in the first-wolrd: close ups of incredible city skylines and green, clean, wide roads with organized traffic and no beggars, portrayals of the social freedom that people enjoy here. The verdict could not be clearer
The average American is much, much, MUCH better off than the average Indian. If you are not willing to accept this, you are just being stupidly emotional and patriotic while ignoring the mountains of evidence all around you.
wow, this misogynist claptrap, much? really has some problems.
First he attacks the B I for being arrogant and now look who is talking????
and by the way, I really think that this misogynist claptrap, much? adores deepika and wished she was his girlfriend. I would even say that he fantasizes about deepika while he is with his girlfriend….oh poor girlfriend!
wow i can't stop laughing this guy is such a jerk! I mean really.
oh and by the way, you can stay just where you are. Nobody would want you here!!!
also by the way, you can try to kill the messenger as much as you wish to but that does change a single thing to the fact that the message is true.
such a looser you are all the while pretending to be something you are not!
please go ahead and show us some of your angst and please don't get a heart attack!!!
I really don't think any of those 2 work for deepika or ranbir. I don't think that PR machinery works on blogs or forums, because I guess that they rather use mainstream media.
but i must say that i find this whole thing very interesting.
On one hand we have someone who is B I and who gives detailed info about deepika. On the other hand, we have misogynist claptrap, much? = mcm, who isn't even from bollywood and who is defending deepika based on info I guess he reads on the net.
I read all that each had to say and even if maybe not all what B I said is true, what he/she said appears to be much closer to the reality of what is happening is b-wood.
I also find it interesting that mcm got offended thinking that the B I is against the condom comment when the B I's original posts don't even refer once to the condom thing and instead refer to deepika's character and all she has been saying and doing recently. Mcm thinks that the B I is against women, but honestly after reading the B I comments, this is not what transpires at all. The guy has taken some portions of what the B I said and made a case on that. He has clearly missed the whole point about all the things the B I said about deepika.
As for the opposition between and being modern and being conservative, I think that what the B I meant to say is that in every society, especially in India, one should know that there are certain things that should be discussed privately.
I wonder … mcm says that he thinks that B I isn't who he says he is. But how about mcm, why should we believe he is who he says he is. Knowing facts about the US and world economy, using certain words from the dictionary for the sake of appearing more intelligent doesn't make one person american or living in a rich part of the world. I am just saying that he openly questions and try to discredit the B I so I guess we can also question who he is for real.
I think that deepika was probably very much in love with ranbir. She had a broken heart when he ended the relationship. So what, she is not the first nor the last girl who has a broken heart. I don't think that having a broken heart is enough a reason to be trashing the guy anytime and everytime she finds an opportunity to do so. Nobody really knows what happened between them and honestly, i somewhat tend to think that bollywood insider knows more than us.
Deepika must have her reasons to be doing and saying all that she is but I don't think that she is making the right moves. Supposing that she is right in what she accuses the guy of, then how come one day she says he cheated on her, then no he didn't cheat on her and wish him success and love on twitter and call him up for that. I mean there seems to be a contradiction in what she says and does. She needs to get her act straight.
And what's up with that tattoo she insists on keeping. How can she accuse him of so many things, trashing him so often and yet do not wish to get rid of the tattoo. It doesn't make any sense to me at all.
In addition to all this, she is currently dating siddarth and i don't think that it's fair to him that she keeps talking about ranbir. i don't think that this is respectful and considerate for siddarth.
Personally, I wouldn't want to be with a girl, who whenever she can, regardless of her motives, keep talking about and bringing back the subject of her ex. I don't think any new boyfriend, or any new girlfriend for that matter, would like that. This is just simple common sense.
"I really think that this misogynist claptrap, much? adores deepika and wished she was his girlfriend. I would even say that he fantasizes about deepika while he is with his girlfriend….oh poor girlfriend!"
I believe that this is a very normal thing known as a 'celebrity crush'. It's hardly anything to be ashamed of, and since my girlfriend has crushes of her own, there is no need to pity her. How incredibly foolish that you would make a cheap, melodramatic comment about such everyday an occurrence!!
Also, everything I said about India was FACT, not a personal opinion. If that angers any of you, it just shows how much in denial you are.
Anyway the intellectual tone of this conversation (not that it was particularly high to begin with) is rapidly spiralling downward. So many of these allegations against me by the last few commenters are laughably illogical and stupid. I'm not even going to dignify them with a response.
Clearly defending a woman from ridiculous, misogynistic allegations attracts the wrath of equally misogynistic, ridiculous commenters . I'm off now, but please, continue to attack me with your foolish, regressive comments written in appropriately incorrect English. Just don't expect me to take notice of them.
Oh, and enjoy your uninterrupted misogyny. Obviously I was wrong, horrible and arrogant to question somebody who accused a woman of all kinds of horrible things with no proof while simultaneously making a lot of chauvinistic assumptions.
I can only pity your backward mindsets and pathetically outdated views of the world and gender dynamics. Regressive people like you are only to be pitied, so I will not respond to your comments against me. Clearly sad people like you need to be allowed your cheap pleasures in life. Apparently hating women and putting down people who dare to question your chauvinism are two amongst them.
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I would like to know more Bollywood secrets from Bollywood Insider.
Also I think Bollywood Insider is a she.
And I do believe Bollywood Insider here, Deepika seems to have become the new Vivek Oberoi of Bollywood.
And I bet misogynist claptrap from his 1st world society has nothing better to do in life than write long paragraphed comments on a gossip blog, that discusses events of a far off third world city. LMAO. Get a job, misogynist claptrp?
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Newcomer Laura Nelva stars as a young girl on vacation with her family off the coast of Brazil. When she learns of her father's infidelity, she is shocked - but feels she cannot reveal the truth. However, she soon discovers more hidden truths about her family - and herself. Vincent Cassel stars as the father in this 2009 Cannes Film Festival selection.
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Smoked trout salad with fennel, apple & beetroot
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Delicate hot-smoked fish is perfectly complemented with crisp apple and aniseed flavours - a great light bite
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- 183
- protein
- 19g
- carbs
- 16g
- fat
- 5g
- saturates
- 1g
- fibre
- 5g
- sugar
- 16g
- salt
- 1.6g
- ½ small fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 1 green-skinned apple, cored, quartered and sliced
- 4 spring onions, sliced on the diagonal
- 100g baby beetroot in mild vinegar, drained and quartered
- 140g skinless hot-smoked trout fillets
- small bunch dill, fronds removed
- 2 tbsp low-fat natural yogurt
- 1 tsp horseradish sauce
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- Put the fennel in a shallow serving dish and scatter over the apple, spring onions and beetroots. Flake the trout into chunky pieces and arrange on top. Sprinkle with half the dill fronds. Finely chop the remaining fronds and reserve.
- Mix the yogurt and horseradish with 1 tbsp cold water, then stir in the reserved dill. Pour half the dressing over the salad and toss very lightly. Spoon over the remaining dressing and serve.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2012
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The flavor combination here is gorgeous. The presentation is a bit tricky, particularly if your beetroot, like mine, is cooked but not vinegared, as it leaves color turning the whole salad pink. I think the trick may be to layer or arrange everything but not mix it at all. As you serve it just make sure to get everything on each plate. I practiced this for a midweek dinner and it was super quick and easy to make, but would happily serve it at a dinner party as it's quite posh and delicious, hubby said 'exotic'. Healthy too, bonus!


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June 2010 Debut of the Month.
This gem of a thriller was originally published in Italian in 2002 where it sold over 3 million copies (stand aside Dan Brown) and with its complex, pacey and at times rather story you can see why. Set in Monte Carlo it all centres around a killer who uses the local radio station to announce his murderous intentions. It's a perfect summer read.
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The voice on the radio. The writing, red as blood. I kill ...A detective and an FBI agent embark upon the most harrowing case of their careers as they attempt to track down an enigmatic killer in this relentlessly suspenseful thriller. The killer announces his heinous acts in advance with desperate phone calls and ties his crimes together with songs that point to his victims; he then mutilates them and removes their faces. Set in Monte Carlo and featuring an international cast of intriguing characters, the hunt for the deranged perpetrator remains gripping and unsettling, possibly even more so, after the killer's identity is revealed and the detectives must close in on their target before he strikes again.
ReviewsThe best selling first novel by Giorgio Faletti ... has been defined as a masterpiece and Faletti himself as the best living Italian writer. Corriere della Sera In my neck of the woods, people like Faletti are called larger than life, living legends. -- Jeffery Deaver I Kill is one of those bestsellers that proceeds at a cracking pace and presses all the right buttons with clinical efficiency. Giorgio Faletti's thriller is set in Monte Carlo, home to so many obnoxious millionaires and their trophy girlfriends that what the city really needs is a serial killer. Enter just such a killer .. The writing has no great literary pretentions, but then it does not have to. The plot is the thing. Sunday Telegraph Presses all the right buttons Sunday Telegraph Publishing sensation Financial Times
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Congratulations to Matthew Johnson and JJ Niemann, the recipients of the 2015 NCTC William Rackley Undergraduate Theatre Scholarship! Matthew and JJ will split the $3,000 prize! Matthew is a rising senior Musical Theatre and Acting major at East Carolina University, and JJ is a rising junior at Elon University, majoring in Musical Theatre, with a minor in Business Administration.
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1. Re: Basic sizing guidelines for Data Quality SSA Deduplication?589974 Sep 14, 2007 1:57 PM (in response to 596526)what is the volume of records to be deduplicated, and what is the desired throughput?
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Verdicchio Classico die Castelli di Jesi 1997 (Tesco £3.99)
This uniquely Italian grape makes a lemon-scented wine with a fragrant, herbal nose and lots of cool melon and citrus fruit. Medium-bodied, it is beautifully fruity and really very elegant.
Sainsbury Soave Superiore (Sainsbury £3.99)
Truly a superior example to some Soaves I tried, this has a sweetly alcoholic nose that is nutty and fresh. There's lots of fine apple and pear fruit on the palate and a zippy, spicy, citrus finish that would cut through risotto or creamy pasta sauces.
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Caballo de Plata, Bonarda/Barbera 1998 (Safeway £3.49)
Argentina's take on the Italian Barbera grape. This beauty offers aromas of jammy black fruits and a palate loaded with damsons and juicy cherries. It has a soft tannic structure and good acidity. A really tasty wine that would be great with pasta dishes and tomato sauces.
Mas Collet 1997 (Majestic £5.49)
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Planeta, La Segreta 1997 (Peckhams £6.99)
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After elections, Germany's economic policy will have far-reaching impact
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), is bathed in purple light as she celebrates with other members of her party at CDU headquarters after initial results give the CDU 42% of the vote in German federal elections on September 22, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was re-elected over the weekend. Her political party, the Christian Democratic Union, finished with about 42 percent of the vote, placing the CDU just below a majority of seats in the Bundestag. For Merkel, the hard work of actually forming a government is underway, with major implications going forward for the global economy.
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