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Binyam Mohamed, a British citizen who has just been released from Guantanamo claims he was subjected to terrible torture and the British government knew all about the use of harsh methods of interrogation, but refused to do anything. He was arrested in Pakistan and then flown to Rabat in Morocco where his chest and genitals were repeatedly cut. Human rights groups want Foreign Secretary David Miliband to release all documents related to the imprisonment and methods used in questioning Mr. Mohamed. The detainee says British sources must have provided questions to his interrogators because many related to his specific places of living in London. He claims they had files provided by British sources to use in questioning him.
There are documents which reveal requests from MI5 to the CIA asking that certain questions be posed while he was in Guantanamo. "We would be grateful if the following could be put to Binyam Mohamed, in addition to the questioning above" was a document that has been released.
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I don't know about way more 15 than 16. Forged 16 wheels are lighter than cast 15. The shorter tire is like a lower gear. You do need to wind the car out on the straights, tuck it in for the curves, and with the electronic management on the newer cars, the rotational speed of the smaller outside tire may interfere with the traction control. 16 also have a greater contact patch than a 15, giving more grip and braking. 225/50 seems like a lot of sidewall to me for a track tire.. More sidewall, more squirm. Less sidewall, stiffer.
Again, opinions are like tailholes, everybody has one. I have a Porsche 944 S2 that I do track, and use 16 instead of 18 due to price. If they were the same price, I'd go with the 18. No way would I step down to 15's.
and forged 15s are lighter than forged 16s. shorter tires of any wheel size will indeed lower gearing, hence why most small wheel fitments have larger sidewalls. I agree, that in general more sidewall = more squirm, but most competition tires have stiffer sidewalls to compensate.
also, i call BS on 16 vs 15" contact patch. that has nothing to do with the wheel diameter and everything to do with tire width.
to the OP, why get only 215 wide, when 225 will fit and sitll be a close diamter to stock
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Meet Thumbelina, a girl no bigger than your thumb! Join Thumbelina in this magical 3D interactive pop-up adventure from StoryToys as she sets off on an exciting adventure making new friends on the way!
The tale of Thumbelina gets a sprinkling of StoryToys magic in this unique adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's charming tale of a tiny girl as big as your thumb. Dazzling, fully interactive pop-up scenes, wonderful music and captivating animation bring the tale to life. Explore the wonderful world of Thumbelina and take part in the story with fun interactive 3D pop-up scenes:
• Plant a magic bean, sprinkle it with fairy dust and watch the flower grow
• Guide Thumbelina along the river as she escapes the toad and help her avoid the river monsters,
• Play a tune to cheer her up
• Nurture an injured swallow by feeding it, rubbing its feathers clean and keeping it warm
• Help create Thumbelina's wedding dress
• And many more...
• Full 3D experience - it's just like a real book
• 9 interactive 3D pop-up scenes with simple tasks and games to perform
• Read to Me, Read it Myself, and Autoplay modes
•Includes free sticker book and jigsaw puzzle! Create your own magical 3D scenes with characters from the book
• Available in English, French, German and Spanish
• Fully narrated in each language by professional actors
• Wonderfully illustrated, with beautiful, colorful imagery
• Over 30 beautifully presented pages of text
• Featuring a wonderful musical score and plenty of amazing sound effects
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As promised, here are some pictures of my little girl ! Unfortunately I still have another 4 weeks until she gets to come home, but I visit her any time I get the chance. She's so perfect, I can't stop obsessing over her.. I'm pretty sure my friends are sick of hearing about her. Haha so I definitely had to share my excitement with my fellow GSD lovers. :wub:
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So cute!! Congrats ... I know how excited you are!!
Thanks everyone ! :D I seriously can't stop counting the days... I want her home already ! It's been months since I lost my precious labrador and I'm missing that constant companionship. I'm visiting her again this weekend so I'll have some five week puppy pictures for ya'll ! :wub:
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Cuuuuuute!!!!! Gosh I remember meeting my now 5 month old pup when he was 5 weeks!!!! I couldnt wait!!! Time went so slow! Keep yourself occupied !!!
Oh my!!! I looked at the pictures over & over. Sooo adorable! I love the name too.
wow, that is RIDICULOUSLY cute... it's barely even tolerable. I might have just had a cute overload
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This morning I was reading an article on American Express Open Forum entitled, "5 Reasons Why You Need a Social Media Dream Team," which got me thinking about my own company's own "dream team," the people I want on it, and how I'm going about building it.
Why You Need a Dream Team
Before you can build it, you have to believe that you need a dream team. As a small business owner, it's easy to become complacent in our roles and just accept that we wear all the hats, but that's probably a mistake if:
- We hope to build thriving and sustainable businesses that don't require our physical presence to keep them afloat,
- We hope to eventually sell our businesses, retire, or at least have one or both options available to us, and
- We want lives and some semblance of balance outside our businesses.
The bottom line is that we are not islands, and we don't have to build our businesses by ourselves. With the right plan, a little patience, and some persistence, it's possible to build a dream team, and possibly achieve more than you ever imagined for your business.
Who's On Your Dream Team?
You've established that you need a dream team, but now who do you need on it? Each business will be slightly different in its needs, and every business owner will have his or her own preferences about who to include, but here are a few suggestions for who might make up your company's dream team.
Your Marketing and Advertising Team
No matter what your business, one of your primary goals should be meeting new people in your target market and finding prospects who might become customers or clients, but as with many other responsibilities of a small business owner, it's easy to get behind with marketing and lead generation, which makes this the perfect area to look for dream team members. Some of the possible roles and responsibilities to cover might include:
- Networking (in-person and online),
- Direct marketing (sales letters, email marketing, sales calls, etc.),
- Web marketing (managing your website, PPC advertising, search engine optimization, etc.),
- Event management (managing speaking engagements and events),
- Publicity and promotion (managing guest posts, media opportunities, etc.),
- Social media (managing Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.), and
- Advertising (radio, television, magazine, Facebook, sponsorships, etc.).
Also, don't forget that with lead generation comes leads, metrics, and a database to manage, so it might be helpful to have someone overseeing the admin side of your marketing and advertising efforts.
Your Operational Team
You're in the business of selling some type of product or service, and while you might be the primary person delivering those goods or services, you should always be thinking of ways to leverage your efforts. This might include team members who oversee:
- Product and service development and/or delivery,
- Customer service and current customer accounts,
- Your editorial calendar and content generation efforts,
- Your financial picture, budget, and taxes,
- Your schedule and personal/in-house organization, and
- Human resources, training and education.
How to Build Your Dream Team
Once you know who you want on your dream team, the next and probably longest step is actually building it, and this is where you'll need a big dose of patience, creativity and persistence. One approach I've been implementing more recently is the use of interns. Rather than trying to locate highly-targeted virtual assistants (which, for me, wasn't proving to be a successful method), I've been able to find ambitious, creative college students who are studying to go into the different lines of work that fall under my business.
Not only does this approach help me find motivated, talented and specialized support for my business, it also helps me find prospective permanent hires who are being both trained and screened as we go.
Building a dream team for your small business is possible, if you know the goals you're trying to achieve and then find creative ways to fill the gaps and find support. While I can say that building a team hasn't been the easiest part of running my business, it's certainly opened my mind to new possibilities for growth and improvement.
Looking for some tips on how to recruit your dream team? Check out this recent post from Huddle's Andy McLoughlin on using the web to find a team of peers.
Who would be on your dream team, and what methods are you using for building it?
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NH's Great North Woods
If you love the great outdoors, Pittsburg NH is for you!
Pittsburg is the largest town in the continental US with more than 200,000 acres of mountains, valleys, lakes and streams. To our north and west lies Canada; an easy day trip to see the sights and take advantage of a favorable exchange rate. To our east lies the western mountains of Maine and the small towns of Eustis and Rangeley.
Pittsburg's Connecticut Lakes are a chain of pristine lakes that are largely undeveloped yet perfect for swimming, boating, and fishing.
Wildlife is often the highlight for many visitors. Moose are commonly found along Rte 3 north of First Connecticut Lake. On summer evenings, cars line up along Rte 3 to view the numerous moose who come out along the roadside to 'people watch'. Large whitetail deer are also seen along the roadside though they are not as interested in 'people watching' as the moose are.
There are a few hiking trails in the North Woods. Garfield Falls, Magalloway Mountain, and the trail into Fourth Connecticut Lake. Some of the land here in the North Woods is set aside as Natural Areas and owned either by the State of New Hampshire, The Nature Conservancy, or the Society for the Protection of NH's Forests. Most of the land, however, is owned by timber companies who leave their land open for the public's use.
Pittsburg is also unique in that at one time, Pittsburg was not part of the United States or Canada. It was the Indian Stream Republic with it's own tiny government and currency.


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You are an amazing person for having done this for us!
Thank you!
I am not worthy. You are the best. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you soooooooooooo much!!! I am new to quilting and bought EQ7, but I'm having a hard time with it. This will really help. Marge
Thank you sew much! I had lost tract of some of the lessons. You are awesome to put these together and share this knowledge with us! Bless you!
You're welcome everyone.
Thanks Rhonda! Someday I'll learn this!
Thank you SOOO much, Rhonda! I, too, have EQ5, but only used it once and was so confused and discouraged, that I put it on the shelf and haven't used it. But I've seen such lovely designs and quilts that others have created that I have wished I could use it. (And was regretting that I had spent the money for it.) How very generous of you to gift us with all these lessons! Again many, many thanks.
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Great! I'll be checking these out now!
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|Ero-Senin! My very first, and favourite cosplay. This was so easy to make. The base of it was my old karate gi died green, all I had to make was the red over jacket. Hopefully updating the wig soon (its a bit old and dead now :( alas! . I ADORE wearing it, I can get away with drinking hideous amounts of alcohol and acting like a total idiot all in the name of 'being In Character' God bless him.
You know what I think of your Jiraiya...
Awesome!!! XD gotta love the pervy sage.
Ame '08 looked so fun lollll
*LOL* Gotta love those pics! So *cough* in character! XD Great cosplay! ^_^
excellent! i love the pics. drunken Conga lines ftw btw :D
hermit = 10/10 =]
You make an amazing Jiraiya ^___^ (I was the one standing quietly in the corner watching your photoshoot in the hotel room at Expo on the Saturday night, you guys are all hilarious)
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I found this picture on Hancock fabrics website as a no-sew quilt magic kit and I fell in love with it. Does anyone know how to actually sew this pattern?
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I found this picture on Hancock fabrics website as a no-sew quilt magic kit and I fell in love with it. Does anyone know how to actually sew this pattern?
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It is very pretty.
When it seems like the world is falling to pieces remember that the pieces are falling into place. We are nearing closer to the End Times.
What a nice block. I'm going to keep watching this thread.
Be a girl with a mind, a women with attitude and a lady with class.
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here is a link to a pattern called Log Cabin Heart http://www.quakertownquilts.com/log-...na-pelton.html
if you want one with smooth edges like on your link, i would say that you make a log cabin and cut it out with seam allowances and applique it to a background
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T is it True? H is it Helpful? I is it Inspiring? N is it Necessary? K is it Kind?
If you google for heart patterns then you could put it together with a log cabin. I know there's some good patterns that give you a nice heart with the curves ... and some that are not totally rounded where you snowball the corners that can be quite effective (I've made them!)
Sew many ideas ... just sew little time!!
I think this is a kit that has a foam board with the design cut in it. The kit also has the fabric with it but the tool that you need is extra. You can also get a frame that cost about the same as the kit. Sandy
I would do reverse applique. Turning under some white fabric to reveal the log cabin heart would be easier for me than doing needle turn applique on that heart with so many seams. JMHO


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Mariah Doesn't Want To Bless Us With A Baby Mimi
Mariah Carey told reporters that even though she is approaching the big 4-0 this year, she has no desire to have any children.
Aside from claiming that she couldn't 'properly educate a child right now,' Mariah also said that the process of having a baby would cause her to feel 'violated… I know that's a kind of weird thing to say, but that's how I am.'
I kind of understand the violated part. 8 pound bundles of joy popping out of your va-jay-jay does not sound like an enjoyable feat to any woman.
'For now I enjoy my dog Jack's company. It's definitely because of childhood traumatic stuff. The whole not wanting to have a baby as a baby,' she said.
40 Years Old = Not a Baby
But feel free to pass on the procreating, Mariah. The world can only handle one set of pipes like yours.
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Venezuela bids farewell to President Hugo Chavez
The funeral at a military academy where Chavez has been lying in state began with Venezuela's national youth orchestra singing the national anthem.
Caracas: World leaders, athletes and left-wing celebrities gathered at a music-filled state funeral honouring Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday, with multitudes waiting outside, the start of a day that will end with the swearing in of his hand-picked successor as interim president.
The funeral at a military academy where Chavez has been lying in state began with Venezuela's national youth orchestra singing the national anthem, led by famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel. A government-allied congressman later belted out cowboy songs from Chavez's native Barinas state. The streets outside took on a carnival atmosphere, with military bands launching into marches and an expanse of supporters wearing the red of Chavez's socialist party. Street vendors sold paper replicas of the presidential sash, which many people in the line slipped over their shoulder.
Throngs watched the ceremony on huge monitors under the blazing sun, with some complaining of a lack of bottled water and bathroom facilities. A line to see Chavez's body stretched 2 kilometres was halted as the funeral got under way. In the funeral hall, more than 30 political leaders including Cuba's Raul Castro and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stood at attention before Chavez's flag-draped coffin. Many of them were welcomed by Nicolas Maduro, the vice president. The glass-topped coffin, which has been open since Wednesday, was shut for the funeral.
US Rep Gregory Meeks, a New York Democrat, and former Rep William Delahunt, a Democrat from Massachusetts, represented the United States, which Chavez often railed against even as he sold the country billions of dollars in oil each year. The Rev Jesse Jackson was called on to speak, and television cameras also captured Hollywood star Sean Penn in attendance.
"It is a great pain for us because we have lost a friend," Ahmadinejad said upon his arrival at the airport overnight. "I feel like I have lost myself, but I am sure that he still lives. Chavez will never die. His spirit and soul live on in each of our hearts."


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Lincoln Alcona buzzer shot beats Montabella
BLANCHARD — So close.
The Montabella girls basketball team was five seconds away from handing Lincoln Alcona their first loss of the season, but a three-pointer at the buzzer by Karina Cole gave the Tigers a 40-38 win Saturday night.
Mustang center Sarah Miller had given her team a one-point lead after making one of two free throws with seven seconds left. After an Alcona (4-0) timeout, Cole went down the right sideline and put up a desperation three that was all net.
"Unfortunately the shot went in instead of rimming out," Montabella coach Terry Larsen said. "We were hoping it wouldn't get that close but it did."
The first quarter was mostly Montabella (3-3), as they jumped out to a quick lead only to see Cole almost tie the game herself with six points. At the end of the first quarter it was 10-7 Alcona.
"We got a little over-agressive and got into some foul trouble in the first quarter, which didn't help at all," Larsen said. "We had to sit some girls that normally would have been in there. The rest of the team held us close."
The Mustangs outscored the Tigers 11-10 in the second quarter to trail by just two at the half, but they got nine of their 11 in the last four minutes of the period.
"A lot of that was foul trouble, girls being out of position," Larsen said. "It takes a while for everyone to get used to playing where they're at. That's why it took a while to get our feet back under us.
"We got to the second half, we were healthy again as far as fouls because no one had three," Larsen said. "We just played our game."
However, Montabella made just seven field goals in the second half and none in the final 2:22 of the game after Gabby Larson put in a rebound to give the Mustangs a 36-33 lead.
In fact, the Mustangs managed just two free throws in that 2:22 and both of those came within the last 40 seconds.
"The whole game was tight the entire way," Larsen said. "They (Alcona) are a great team. That's why they haven't been beat yet."
Cole finished with 21 of Alcona's 40 points.
"That No. 12 (Cole), she's a great shooter," Larsen said. "She's just a sophomore."
Kayla Rasmussen added 11 more for the Tigers.
The Mustangs were led by Miller with 14 and Taylor Smith with 10.
"I think this game (Saturday night), even though it hurts, is going to help us in the (district) tournament," Larsen said. "You have to be in close games to win close games. That's what we're geared toward, getting better for the tournament."
Montabella won't have much time to think about the loss, as they play again today at Chippewa Hills against the Warriors.


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David O. Russell
|David O. Russell
Russell at the Paris premiere of American Hustle, February 2014
|David Owen Russell
August 20, 1958
Manhattan, New York City, United States
|Santa Monica, California
|Other names
|David O'Russell
Stephen Greene
|Alma mater
|Amherst College (B.A.)
|Film director, screenwriter, producer
|Years active
|Janet Grillo (m. 1992–2007)
|Holly Davis (2007–present)
David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early directing career includes the comedy films Spanking the Monkey (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Three Kings (1999) and I ♥ Huckabees (2004).
Three of Russell's more recent films – the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010), the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and the comedy-drama crime film American Hustle (2013) – were commercially successful and acclaimed by critics, having earned Russell three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Silver Linings Playbook and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for American Hustle. Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy-drama Joy (2015).
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 Ghetto Film School
- 4 Frequent collaborators
- 5 Personal life
- 6 Awards and nominations
- 7 Filmography
- 8 References
- 9 Further reading
- 10 External links
Early life[edit]
Russell was born in Manhattan, to Maria (née Muzio) and Bernard (Markovski)[1][2][3] Russell. His parents worked for Simon & Schuster; his father was the vice president of sales for the company[4][5][6][7] and his mother was a secretary there.[8] His father was from a Russian Jewish family and his mother was Italian American (of Lucanian descent).[9] Russell's maternal grandparents were Frank Muzio, born in Craco, and Philomena Brancata, born in Ferrandina, both in the province of Matera.[10] His paternal grandfather, a butcher from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, lost many of his relatives in concentration camps.[11]
Russell was raised in Larchmont, New York,[4][12] in an atheist, middle-class household.[13][14] When he was 13, he made his first film for a school project and used a Super 8 film camera to film people in New York City.[15] He attended Mamaroneck High School,[16] where he was voted "Class Rebel".[17] He fell in love with film in his teens (his favorite movies included Taxi Driver, Chinatown, and Shampoo)[4] but aspired to become a writer; Russell started a newspaper in high school and wrote short stories.[8] His parents worked for a publishing company, so he grew up in a household filled with books and novels.[8][18]
Russell received his A.B. degree from Amherst College, where he majored in English and Political Science, in 1981.[4][19] He wrote his senior thesis on the United States intervention in Chile from 1963 to 1973.[20]
Early career[edit]
After graduating from Amherst, Russell traveled to Nicaragua and taught in a Sandinista literacy program.[4] He worked manual labor jobs, including waitering, bartending, and catering.[4][21] Some of his bartending colleagues included members of the Blue Man Group.[14] He worked for a booksellers' association[14] and later became a community organizer in Maine. He used video equipment to document slums and bad housing conditions, which later became a documentary of Lewiston, Maine.[21] Russell was a political activist[22] and canvassed and raised money in neighborhoods;[17] he also did community work in Boston's South End.[8] In addition to working in several day jobs, he began to write short films.[21]
Russell directed a documentary about Panamanian immigrants in Boston,[23] which led to a job as a production assistant on a PBS series called Smithsonian World.[8]
In 1987, Russell wrote, produced, and directed Bingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions, a film about an obsessive bingo-playing mother.[3] Two years later, he made another short titled Hairway to the Stars, which featured Bette Davis and William Hickey.[3][24] Both shorts were shown at the Sundance Film Festival.[3]
Spanking the Monkey[edit]
After Russell made an award-winning short film for a Boston television station, he received grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.[8] Instead of the money going towards a feature about a fortune cookie writer, he decided to make Spanking the Monkey, a film about an incestuous mother-son relationship.[25] As a result, Russell had to return the funds to the NEA.[25]
Spanking the Monkey, the 1994 independent dark comedy, was his first directorial effort. The film was produced by Dean Silvers, and starred Jeremy Davies as a troubled young man and Alberta Watson as his lonely mother. Despite the controversial subject matter, the film received critical acclaim[26] and won him Best First Screenplay and Best First Feature from the Independent Spirit Awards, as well as the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.[27]
Flirting with Disaster[edit]
His next project was the Miramax comedy Flirting with Disaster (1996), his second collaboration with Dean Silvers, and first with Harvey Weinstein. The film follows a neurotic man (Ben Stiller) who travels with his wife (Patricia Arquette) and a high-strung caseworker (Téa Leoni) to find his biological parents. The film also starred Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Alan Alda, Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins, and Lily Tomlin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, and was well received by most critics.[28] Roger Ebert said of the direction, "Russell finds the strong central line all screwball begins with, the seemingly serious mission or quest, and then throws darts at a map of the United States as he creates his characters."[29] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a 'B' and declared it "one of the ha-ha funniest comedies currently at a theater near you."[30]
Three Kings[edit]
The success of those two films led to the satirical Gulf War black comedy Three Kings, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube and Spike Jonze. Adapted from an earlier script by former stand-up comic John Ridley, the film follows three American GIs who devise a plan to steal hidden Kuwaiti gold during the 1991 Iraqi uprising against Saddam Hussein. Filmed in the deserts of Arizona, California and Mexico, and featuring actual Iraqi refugees as extras, Russell used several unique cinematic techniques to achieve a feeling of realism. He filmed using handheld cameras and Steadicam, and shot on Ektachrome slide photography stock that was cross processed in colour negative chemicals, to reproduce "the odd colour of the newspaper images [of the Gulf War]."[citation needed] He also insisted on filming all of the explosions in one shot, unlike a typical action film.
Three Kings was released in 1999 and was his biggest critical and financial success. It grossed $60 million in the United States and over $100 million worldwide.[31] It holds a 94% at Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus "Three Kings successfully blends elements of action, drama, and comedy into a thoughtful, exciting movie on the Gulf War."[32] It ended up being the first of several collaborations with Mark Wahlberg. During filming, news spread of Russell and George Clooney nearly having a fistfight on the set. In a 2000 interview, Clooney described his confrontation with Russell after tensions on the set had been steadily increasing. According to Clooney, Russell was demeaning the crew verbally and physically. Clooney felt this was out of line and told Russell, "David, it's a big day. But you can't shove, push or humiliate people who aren't allowed to defend themselves." After the confrontation escalated when, according to Sharon Waxman in "Rebels on the Backlot," Russell actually headbutted Clooney and Clooney grabbed Russell by the throat, Clooney said Russell eventually apologized and filming continued, but Clooney described the incident as "truly, without exception, the worst experience of my life." When asked if he would work with Russell again, Clooney responded, "Life's too short."[33] In early 2012, Clooney indicated that he and Russell had mended their relationship, saying "We made a really, really great film, and we had a really rough time together, but it's a case of both of us getting older. I really do appreciate the work he continues to do, and I think he appreciates what I'm trying to do."[34]
I ♥ Huckabees[edit]
Russell's next project was the existential comedy I ♥ Huckabees. Russell had conflicts with Lily Tomlin during its filming, and in March 2007, two videos were leaked onto YouTube portraying on-set arguments between Russell and Tomlin, in which among other things he called her sexist names.[35][36] These abusive tirades by Russell were first reported in a 2004 New York Times article[37] by Sharon Waxman in which she describes him calling Tomlin "...the crudest word imaginable, in front of the actors and crew." Additionally Waxman describes Russell storming off the set and back on again, continually shouting, which is corroborated by the leaked videos. On the set, actors were sometimes driven to their wits' ends after hours of takes. Afterward, Tomlin remarked that she and Russell are "fine", saying, "I'd rather have someone human and available and raw and open. Don't give me someone cold, or cut off, or someone who considers themselves dignified." In a 2011 interview with Movieline, Tomlin was asked about the incident and she replied:
It happens sometimes—but David is a very mercurial person, and that's part of why he's so brilliant. He almost reflects the movie. I did two movies with him, and I Heart Huckabees was so crazy, so all over the place, I think he kind of embodies intuitively whatever he's trying to make happen. It was just crazy, crazy stuff. We were always doing something, and then we'd get manic and crazy and I just flipped out on him. Then he flipped out on me. And you know, stuff goes on. But it's nothing. It's like family. If you have a big fight in your family, usually it's treated that way on the set. We don't want to misbehave; believe me, it's embarrassing. It's humiliating, you know? Because you just lose it. You act like a crazy person. [Laughs] But I adore David. I adore him as a talent. A lot of my friends said, "Well, you won't work with him again." I said, "Of course I would! I adore him, I love him. He's brilliant." [38]
The film itself was released to mixed reviews;[39] however, recent collaborator Jennifer Lawrence says it is her favorite David O. Russell film [40]
Nailed is a political comedy co-written by Russell and Kristin Gore, and stars Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tracy Morgan, Catherine Keener, Paul Reubens, James Brolin and Kirstie Alley. Production was delayed or shut down four times in 2008, resulting in IATSE shutting down production because the crew was not getting paid.[41][42] Actor James Caan left mid-production "due to creative differences and [the] split was amicable."[43]
The film revolves around the character of Alice Eckle (played by Jessica Biel) who gets accidentally shot in the head with a nail by a clumsy workman, eliciting wild sexual urges. The uninsured Eckle goes on a crusade to Washington to fight for the rights of the bizarrely injured. She meets an immoral congressman (Jake Gyllenhaal) who takes advantage of her sex drive and capitalizes on her crusade as Eckle heads into her own career in politics.[44] Russell ceased working on the film in 2010;[45] it was retitled Accidental Love and was released on VOD on February 10, 2015 before a limited release on March 20, 2015 [46]
The Fighter[edit]
In 2010, Russell returned with The Fighter, a biographical sports drama produced by and starring Mark Wahlberg. The film focuses on junior welterweight boxer Mickey Ward's rise to claim the WBU Light Welterweight title, as well as his difficult relationship with his mother, Alice Ward (Melissa Leo), and his older half-brother Dickie Eklund (Christian Bale). The film became a major critical and financial success, grossing $125 million,[47] and appearing on several critics' year-end top ten lists.[48] The Fighter also received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Russell, the first of his career,[49] and earned awards for both Bale and Leo, for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
Silver Linings Playbook[edit]
Silver Linings Playbook was adapted from the serio-comic novel by Matthew Quick.[50] Bradley Cooper plays Pat and Robert De Niro, who starred with Cooper in Limitless, co-stars as his father. Jennifer Lawrence plays the lead female role of Tiffany. She commented about Russell, "He's really my favorite director since I started watching movies."[51] The cast also includes Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker and the veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher.[52] The film was released in the United States and Canada on November 16, 2012.[53]
Russell received the Hollywood Director Award at the 16th annual Hollywood Film Awards and an Indie Impact Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for his work on the film,[54][55] as well as two Independent Spirit Awards (Best Director, Best Screenplay), two Satellite Awards (Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay), a BAFTA Film Award (Adapted Screenplay), and the AFI Award for Movie of the Year.[56][57][58][59] Silver Linings Playbook won the People's Choice Award at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and garnered four Golden Globe Award nominations (with one win for Jennifer Lawrence, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy) and eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Russell), Best Adapted Screenplay (Russell), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bradley Cooper), Best Actress in a Leading Role (winner, Jennifer Lawrence), Best Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Best Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver) and Best Film Editing (Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers).[60][61]
Silver Linings Playbook is about a former teacher named Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper), who suffers from bipolar disorder, and moves back in with his family. He is initially obsessive about reuniting with his spouse after having discovered her with a lover and assaulting the man; however, the story explores the development of his relationship with Tiffany Maxwell (Jennifer Lawrence). The film was inspired by Devereaux Glenholme School, a 12-month special education boarding school in Washington, CT. Russell's son is currently a student there, and Russell stated, "I was so familiar with the issues in the story that I knew how emotional and funny and original it could be. Without this community I would never have made this film." [62][63]
American Hustle[edit]
Russell's next project was American Hustle (2013), a comedy based on the ABSCAM scandal of the 1970s. The film's plot revolved around skilled con artists Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) and Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) being forced to work for unhinged FBI Agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). Their complicated operation eventually involves Mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner) of Camden, New Jersey, as well as Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence). The film reunited Russell with Bale and Adams after The Fighter, as well as with Cooper, Lawrence, and De Niro after Silver Linings Playbook.[64] Saïd Taghmaoui, the Iraqi captain from Three Kings, also makes an appearance.
According to Salon, in the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack, it was revealed that the "famously tyrannical director made Amy Adams' life a living hell" during the production of the film, and Christian Bale intervened. Salon reported that, in an email to Sony chief Michael Lynton, journalist Jonathan Alter said: "He grabbed one guy by the collar, cursed out people repeatedly in front of others and so abused Amy Adams that Christian Bale got in his face and told him to stop acting like an asshole." Adams told British GQ, "I was... devastated on set." And added, "Jennifer [Lawrence] doesn't take any of it on. She's Teflon. And I am not Teflon. But I also don't like to see other people treated badly. It's not OK with me."[65]
The film received 7 Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture Comedy & Best Director for Russell, and three wins including Best Motion Picture Comedy, Best Actress for Amy Adams and Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Lawrence.[66] Additionally, the film received 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress,[67] along with a Screen Actors Guild Award win for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.[68]
In January 2014, it was announced that Russell would rewrite and direct a comedy-drama film about American inventor and entrepreneur Joy Mangano, a struggling Long Island single mother of three children. Jennifer Lawrence played the lead role in the film. John Davis and John Fox produced the film for Davis Entertainment, along with Ken Mok, while 20th Century Fox holds the distribution rights.[69] Principal photography began on February 17, 2015,[70] and the film, titled Joy, was released on December 25, 2015.[71] The film received mixed to positive reviews, focusing mainly on the strong central performance by actor Jennifer Lawrence, Russell's direction, and the supporting performances by Dianne Ladd, Robert De Niro, and company.[72] Featured music in the film was a driving force behind the narrative, including a reworked a cappella version of Cream's "I Feel Free".[73] Strong box office greeted the film's first five days, with a $5900-per-screen average, and 25 million dollars in gross receipts, according to Box Office Mojo; it grossed a worldwide total of over $101 million.[74]
The film was nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards, including Best Musical or Comedy, and Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Jennifer Lawrence, which she won.[75] Lawrence was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the film's only Oscar nomination.[76]
Past Forward[edit]
Written and Directed by Russell, Past Forward was a short film collaboration between the director and Prada. A clip of the film premiered in September 2016 at Milan Fashion Week, and premiered November 2016 in Los Angeles. In the short film, Russell uses three different actors for the same roles including Kuoth Wiel, Frieda Pinto and Allison Williams. The film has been described as a "surreal dreamscape with an eclectic cast replaying scenes in shifting combinations". [77]
Ghetto Film School[edit]
David O. Russell is on the board of Ghetto Film School (GFS), an organization that was founded in 2000 to educate, develop, and celebrate the next generation of great American storytellers.[78] Russell learned about GFS in 2002 while earning an honorary degree from his alma mater, Amherst College, from two students who introduced him to Joe Hall, president of Ghetto Film School.[79][80] Shortly after, Russell joined the board of the organization.[81]
Along with fellow board members, Russell brought filmmaker friends, industry and movie studio professionals to donate money and lend their time teaching classes to support young black and Latino filmmakers from the South Bronx and Harlem.[82] He has gotten Tracy Morgan, Jessica Biel, Amy Adams, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Mark Wahlberg, and Robert De Niro involved in the school.[80]
On June 16, 2014, Ghetto Film School opened its new branch in Los Angeles.[83] This was thanks in part to Russell with an assist from 21st Century Fox co-COO James Murdoch.[80]
In October 2015, Russell and Jim Gianopulos hosted the premiere of Ghetto Film School Los Angeles fellows' thesis film Devil's Gate.[84]
Frequent collaborators[edit]
Russell has regularly collaborated with actors, and many of these frequent collaborators appear in the same movies or as ensemble casts. Russell said "People ask me why I collaborate with her so much, or Robert De Niro or Bradley Cooper. My first answer would be this: Bette Davis collaborated with William Wyler on five films. Katharine Hepburn and George Cukor collaborated on seven films. Katharine Hepburn collaborated with George Stevens on three films. Scorsese with Robert De Niro, eight films. I think DiCaprio is up about six. If you're friends with somebody and you happen to like and respect each other, you can inspire each other," on the interview with IndieWire.[85]
Mark Wahlberg partnered with Russell in Three Kings , I ♥ Huckabees, and The Fighter, while Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert De Niro all appeared in Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, and Joy. Christian Bale and Amy Adams both appeared in The Fighter and American Hustle.
During her 2016 Golden Globe acceptance speech for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Lawrence credited her win, and previous wins to Russell.[86]
Directed Academy Award performances[edit]
Russell has directed multiple Oscar winning and nominated performances. He holds the unique distinction of being the only director to have two films with nominations in all four acting categories.
|Academy Award for Best Actor
|Bradley Cooper
|Silver Linings Playbook
|Christian Bale
|American Hustle
|Academy Award for Best Actress
|Jennifer Lawrence
|Silver Linings Playbook
|Amy Adams
|American Hustle
|Jennifer Lawrence
|Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
|Christian Bale
|The Fighter
|Robert De Niro
|Silver Linings Playbook
|Bradley Cooper
|American Hustle
|Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
|Melissa Leo
|The Fighter
|Amy Adams
|The Fighter
|Jackie Weaver
|Silver Linings Playbook
|Jennifer Lawrence
|American Hustle
Editor Jay Cassidy worked with Russell on Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, and Joy, while Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten co-edited the last two with Cassidy.[87] Producers Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon have worked him two and three times, respectively.[88][89] Linus Sandgren was cinematographer for American Hustle and Joy.[90]
Personal life[edit]
Russell was married to Janet Grillo, who was a producer at Fine Line Features,[4] from 1992 to 2007. He has been with his partner, Holly Davis, since 2007.[14] Davis is a costume designer. Russell has two children: one with Grillo and an adopted son with Davis.[91] He resides in Santa Monica, California,[92] and is an advocate for mental illness treatment and support, and an active supporter of Autism research. Russell's efforts saw him named the "Essential Puzzle Piece honoree" by the Light Up the Night Gala for Autism.[93]
In 2013 Russell visited Washington DC to meet with Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Debbie Stabenow to discuss a new bill regarding Mental Health Care.[94] In May 2014 Russell participated in a panel at Paley Center for the Media that discussed projects which have brought to light the stigmas and suffering associated with mental illness.[95] Russell serves on the Creative Council of Represent.Us, a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization.[96]
Awards and nominations[edit]
|Credited as
|Bingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions
|Short film
|Hairway to the Stars
|Short film
|Spanking the Monkey
|Executive producer
|Flirting with Disaster
|Three Kings
|Hollywood Action Star
|Orlean Dinner Guest
|The Slaughter Rule
|Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
|Executive producer
|I ♥ Huckabees
|Also known as I Heart Huckabees
|Soldiers Pay
|Documentary short
Editor, camera operator
|The Fighter
|Silver Linings Playbook
|American Hustle
|Accidental Love
|Uncredited, disowned the film
|Past Forward
|Short film in collaboration with Prada
|Outer Space Astronauts
|Executive producer
|Gossip Girl
|The CW
|Episode: "The Wrong Goodbye"
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- Waxman, Sharon, ed. (2005), Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System, HarperEntertainment.
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|I got out a hair dryer and thawed the two cores (one up and one down lower). The centers of both cores melted easily, the bottom and sides were solid chunks.
I then removed the defrost heater at the very bottom of the two cores (two screws and a wire at each end that simply unplugs. The glass tube of the heater was broken into two pieces! Obviously THIS needed replaced. So I ordered up a new one and snapped this pic of the bad heater (bottom, the glass tube is blackened and actually cracked in half on the left side) and the new heater (glass tube clear with silver heater windings visible inside).
Simply connect the wires and screw the new heater in place! Reassemble and reload the freezer. I'll know over the next day or so if the broken defrost heater was the only problem or if there are other issues hiding in the bushes.
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text: so after getting my CM9 yesterday i brought it home and cleaned it really good, after heading out to the range with 200 rounds i loaded up the magazine and begun to shoot my pistol. After all 6 rounds were fired the slide locked back like its suppose to, so i load another 6 rounds and the same thing happens. Im thinking here this thing should be OK well that's when i was wrong, now the slide is locking back "sometimes" after the last round. Then the recoil spring got hung up somehow and it took me about 5 minutes to unjam it. I'm guessing the slide locking back problem might have to do with the magazine and i have no idea what to think about the recoil spring but until i get a new mag i guess I'm gonna have to continue to carry my glock 33 :smt022 what do you guys think the problems could be, i only have 100 rounds through it and i cant trust it right now. Thanks Guys


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Out of all the entries you have posted & there have been many very exciting ones.....this one touched my heart the most. Give your new family a hug from your Mutti & thank them for taking such good care of you both. Love you, miss you, face time soon?
Hilden - Our Home Away from Home
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When we first got to Hilden we put our children on our backs and got the iPod maps ready for our usual new town trek. But, Gina and Andy were standing hand-in-hand on the train platform waiting to drive us to their home. Never before have we felt so much like family so quickly as we did with the Breuers. Samuel was out for a bit the first night so he asked his mom and dad to pick us up and look after us till he got back, and they did a wonderful job. The six of us enjoyed relaxing (it had been somewhat stressfull the last two weeks for the Breuers) and getting to know each other over some very tasty meals and card games. David especially enjoyed the new card games we taught him. Sam and David were delighted to find out that the Hearts card game we taught them was the same game that comes on the computer. We also enjoyed Andy's wonderful piano playing. Andy used to play the piano for a living, but also plays whenever he feels like it at home. We had our own private jazz and classical concerts all throughout our stay. Gina was delighted to have another woman in the house. She makes very elaborate cakes in the shape of things like purses, that can only truely be appreciated by another woman. She made Jessica a cake in the shape of a purse with Jessica's name on it and the reaction Gina received from Jess was just as exciting to see for everyone as the purse.
On Sunday, we all went to Sam and David's church. It just so happened, that particular Sunday, they were having a special service in German AND English run by an American missions team. The American team had come for a couple weeks to help fix up a donated apartment flat for new immigrants to Germany
We had a wonderful time with the Breuers, and we hope to be seeing them again in Calgary when they come visit Sam.
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Just retired my old 325TDS SE Touring with 3 miles short of 237K on the clock. Old girls engine is still fine but various gremlins appearing now and too expensive to keep going.
Just bought me an E46 323i Auto on a W plate with 122K on the clock for £950. Couple of things to sort - stiff throttle and climate control intermittant but apart from that, she goes really well.
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Phu Quoc was a gorgeous quite island 1 hours flight from the coast of HCMC in the Gulf of Thailand. We stayed on Long Beach, a 10km stretch of golden sand along the West coast of Phu Quoc a great spot for watching the sunset. On arrival to Sea Star resort we were greeted by a sparkling ocean and clear blue sky - excellent, and our bungalow was right on the beach.....we were pretty sure that we could endure this for the five nights we had booked.....
As well as plenty of beach bumming on the island and topping up our tans we also went on a boat trip, just the two of us, where we stopped of at 3 different excellent snorkellling spots. We also did some fishing with the crew as well and ate the catch for lunch on the boat!


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The solo show is titled "For His Highest." Heavily influenced by early Modern American Art of the 19th century, the motivation behind Fortushniak's recent work is to illustrate the dire state of man and their need for what the Gospel offers. Some of his paintings convey biblical references through collaged material from art historical texts, while others use appropriated figurative imagery from Winslow Homer, juxtaposed in a modern setting.
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The situation in the Ukraine is adding to the energy risk premium and killing the Russian ruble. Overnight masked men with guns seized government buildings in the capital of Ukraine's Crimea and flew the Russian flag. This comes as Russia played war games on the Ukrainian border drawing a sharp warning from the U.S. government that it would be a grave mistake to intervene militarily in Ukraine. Pro-Russian militants sought to establish a front to try to turn back what is a pro-Western revolution brewing in the streets.
The tension is making short positions across the energy complex more shall we say complex. The ace card that Russia holds over the region is its natural gas exports. Traders have to determine whether they can trust Russia's pledge to keep the gas flowing. Russia supply that the 31% of EU gas imports, 27% of crude oil imports, 24% of EU coal imports, 30% of total EU uranium imports. One reason they might is the threat to their economy.
In the past when Russia played the gas card it caused the EU to actively seek other alternatives costing them money and prestige and harmed their claim to be a reliable supplier. Already the situation in the Ukraine has caused the Russian ruble to weaken to an all-time low against the euro-dollar basket. Dow Jones reported that the ruble lost nearly 0.5%, sliding to its weakest ever level of 42.19 against the euro-dollar basket, the central bank's barometer of the currency market. Against the dollar, the ruble remained beyond the psychologically important mark of 36, hovering at a five-year low of 36.20. Against the euro, the ruble shed 0.3%, pushing the European currency to a record high of 49.42.
In the meantime as the world looks to other countries for supply the recent cold snap in the United States is causing some to lose faith in the U.S. energy Boom. Dow Jones reports that the near doubling of U.S. natural gas prices this winter has damped Asian hopes of buying American gas on the cheap when exports begin in a couple of years. Winter storms and bitter cold in recent week's boosted demand in the U.S. prices have eased recently, but had surged to more than $6 per million metric British thermal units this month from around $3.70 per mmBtu in late November.
Although seasonal, this price surge has confirmed worries by some Asian gas buyers that much-hyped U.S. gas exports, when they begin, won't be available at prices as low as previously expected. Asian power producers may now be reassessing the share of U.S. gas in their future energy mix, and reconsidering calls for the benchmarking of regional gas prices against the volatile U.S. gas market."
Yet should Asia fret? Probably not, the truth is that U.S. infrastructure and apathy towards non-heat related demand and unrealistic ideas of what should be stored can adjust. While prices won't be $3.00, over time as the infrastructure gets into place, prices will still be at a big discount to the prices they are paying.
Dow Jones says that Asian buyers pay around $18 per mmBtu, far above U.S. prices. Spot prices in Asia surged to over $20 per mmBtu recently because of a hard winter. The wide Asia-U.S. price gap, even when long-haul shipping costs are factored in, has attracted the interest of Asian buyers, driven a wave of investment in export-focused North American gas projects and prompted calls for prices in Asia to be based on more factors than just the cost of oil in Japan. "The question is how we can reflect, reasonably, the supply-demand situation of LNG," said Kazu Toyoda, chief executive of Japan's state-backed Institute of Energy Economics. Asian buyers may be able to develop an alternative to the existing pricing mechanism by establishing trading and pricing hubs in places such as Singapore, Shanghai and Tokyo, he said.
Buyers in Asia also want some insulation from wild price moves caused by bad weather. "The recent volatility in Henry Hub has certainly introduced an additional discussion point in the general debate as to how long oil-indexation will be prevalent in Asia, which we say will be sustained for quite some time" said Anthony Barker, general manager of BG Singapore Gas Marketing. Despite its high price now, the fundamentals for importing U.S. gas to Asia remain intact, although the price differential has narrowed. Citi Research forecasts that long-term U.S. gas prices are likely to settle in the mid-$5 range, making the U.S. a competitive LNG exporter.
"U.S. LNG exports are expected to redefine pricing and structure in the global LNG markets," Citi's Anthony Yuen said.
That volatility is a reason that these producers should be embracing the long-term natural gas futures where they can lock in cheap prices decades into the future.


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Europe Stocks End Lower
European stock markets finished lower on Friday as oil prices rose above $66.
London's Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100 index was down 12.8 points, or 0.24%, to 5,345.8.
Among stocks on the move, Collins Stewart Tullett rose on takeover speculation. Reckitt Benckiser rose as Deutsche Bank raised its share price forecast for the stock. Huntsworth rose after the company bought pharmaceutical market-research companies Context Research International and Brand Health Internationalto develop its health-care division. Schroders rose after Deutsche Bank raised its share price forecast. Spirent rose after UBS raised its recommendation on the stock to buy from neutral. O2 higher rose after Bear Stearns upgraded the stock.
Germany's DAX index fell 16.6 points, or 0.34%, to 4,937.33.
MAN fell after Citigroup cut its recommendation stock to hold from buy, and West LB AG cut the company's shares to outperform from buy. Infineon fell as spot prices memory chips declined for the fifth straight day. ThyssenKrupp rose on company's expectation of higher fiscal 2005 earnings. GfK fell after the company said it may miss an annual profit target.
In Paris, the CAC 40 index lost 32.62 points, or 0.72%, to 4,476.48 as French second-quarter GDP rose 0.1%, less than the 0.3% anticipated. Also, nonfarm payrolls were unchanged on the quarter.
Cerep fell after the company posted a second-quarter loss as sales fell 3.2%. Societe Generale fell after the company said it would buy Russian mortgage lender DeltaCredit. General de Sante rose on a report second-quarter sales rose 11%. Vallourec fell after SG Securities cut its rating on the stock to hold from buy.
Asian markets barely budged on Friday.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed flat at 12,261.68. The Tokyo stock market took a breather after a steep rise this week. The government said second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.3% in real terms, shy of the 0.5% consensus estimate. Gains in large-cap banking issues bolstered the broader Topix index, led by Sumitomo Mitsui, Mitsubishi Tokyo, and Mizuho Financial.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index closed up marginally at 15,450.95. Gains in CNOOC, Esprit Holdings, and BOC Hong Kong aided the Hang Seng, says Standard & Poor's MarketScope.


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Date of Stay: July, 2015
This is our third full summer at this park and we plan to come back every summer from now on. We like that there are tar roads throughout the park and the electricity cost is included in your rent. If you want wood for a campfire, the owner delivers a bundle to your site for $5.00. It's nice to be able to just set your daily garbage out by the street and the caretaker comes by a couple times a day and picks it up for you. He also keeps the park looking nice with plants and flowers. There is a cute little dog park to let your dog off leash occasionally. It's pretty quiet during the week, but it's fun to see all the campers come in on Fridays for the weekend. All the campsites are together on the river side of the park, so if you don't like camping in a mobile-home park, it won't be an issue. The owner, caretaker, and lots of the people who camp here are very friendly and respectful. There is a dump station too.
Date of Stay: April, 2015
We stopped here on our way home to MN from AZ planning to just stay overnight. Because a large group of campers had just pulled out, we pretty much had the place to ourselves. So, we decided to stay two more nights to take a break from driving. One of the owners, was so fun to chat with and even brought us baked treats. Her and her hubby have only owned the park for a couple of seasons and it was apparent they were excited about improving the park and making the campers happy! A few more campers did come in while we were there, but she made it a point to space us out so we would have more privacy. We plan to stop here again this fall on our way back to AZ.
Date of Stay: October, 2012
This park is so beautiful and peaceful. It is located right on the Colorado River between two huge rock bluffs. We were surprised to find a State Park with full hook-ups plus a laundry also. The sites were quite far apart and nicely landscaped. They even have grassy areas and a riverside walking/biking trail. The location is great for visiting the Grand Mesa area and also close to Grand Junction and the Colorado Monument.
Date of Stay: October, 2012
We enjoyed staying at this park very much. It was quiet and relaxing and the owners and park hosts were extremely friendly. If you want to visit Bryce and Zion National Parks, it is a good location. I was amazed to see grass between the sites and around the park. Most parks we have stayed at in the western states are all gravel. If we are ever in the area again, we will surely stop by.


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Emanuel Unagro isn't the only brand finally moving in a positive direction. Halston, too, has had a pretty rough time over the past few years. The team has changed more times that I can remember and even the star power of Sarah Jessica Parker couldn't help turn things around. Things are on the up though. Back in February Ben Malka was brought on board as its new CEO and talking to the L.A. Times, he revealed that there's a lot of good things on the horizon.
First up is a big move to L.A., which he describes as a 'hidden secret for fashion,' along several new store openings in the next few years and a return to the New York Fashion Week runway schedule. Whether the positive changes are a result of the $20 million cash injection that Malka brought to the table or whether it's a sign that the brand is on a better financial footing is still unclear. What it does show, though, is that the brand isn't going anywhere anytime soon.


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'Hercules,' 'Lucy,' 'And So It Goes': Review Revue
This week at the multiplex, we've got a legendary warrior ("Hercules," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Joseph Fiennes), a brainy heroine ("Lucy," starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman), and a curmudgeonly guardian ("And So It Goes," starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton). Find out what the critics have to say on Rotten Tomatoes.
He was the son of a god. He had bulging biceps. He battled all manner of oversized, multi-headed mythological beast. Hercules was essentially an action hero two millennia before the birth of cinema, and critics say much of the fun of "Hercules" is in its commitment to swashbuckling escapism — this may not be the brainiest flick on the block, but at least it never feels like a dull classics lecture. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars as Herc, who, after completing his fabled labors, assembles a crew of fighters to topple a bloodthirsty megalomaniac. "Hercules" is currently at 75 percent on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer; check out some of the reviews here:
Fresh: "The mythical Greek strongman gets a refreshingly human spin in Brett Ratner's grandly scaled, solidly entertaining popcorn pic." — Scott Foundas, Variety
Fresh: "There's just enough plot to keep the movie lurching forward, and there are plenty of battle scenes to delight connoisseurs of carnage." — Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh: "A stylishly made — if rather familiar — action-adventure that will keep fans of swords-and-sandals films more than happy." — Mark Adams, Screen International
Rotten: "Spears, arrows, rocks rain down on us — or out at us — while the story and characterisation stand rigid in their starting blocks." — Nigel Andrews, Financial Times
Luc Besson, the director of such cult favorites as "Léon: The Professional" and "The Fifth Element," has never been one for subtlety or nuance. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though critics say his latest, "Lucy," works a lot better as a stylishly eccentric thrill-ride than as a heady sci-fi trip. Scarlett Johansson stars as a student who's kidnapped and forced to act as a drug mule. When she unintentionally consumes the drug, she quickly morphs into a hyper intelligent, telekinetic killing machine. "Lucy" is currently at 60 percent on the Tomatometer; here are some of the reviews:
Fresh: "It doesn't always keep track of its own logic… but it's gleefully bold, visually adventurous, often funny, strikingly concise — the whole heart-pounding tale is over in 90 minutes — and 100% entertaining." — Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh: "Buoyed by Ms. Johansson's presence, Mr. Besson keeps his entertainment machine purring. He may be a hack, but he's also a reliable entertainer." — Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Rotten: "At first, it's dazzling. Besson forgets, however, that he's promised us pulp entertainment and instead delivers a serious treatise on next-step metaphysics." — Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Rotten: "'Lucy' would be fine without the pseudo-intellectualism, just Scarlett Johansson doing her faster pussycat thing with guns, knives and stunt doubles." — Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times
"And So It Goes"
Not every summer movie has to be a pulse-pounding explosion-fest, but a little energy is always nice. Unfortunately, critics say the combined talents of director Rob Reiner and stars Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton can't do much to elevate "And So It Goes"' predictable script and slack pacing. Douglas stars as a misanthropic realtor who is suddenly tasked with caring for a granddaughter he never knew existed. Eventually, our hero takes a shine to the tot — and develops a kinship with his charming neighbor (Keaton). "And So It Goes" is currently at 14 percent on the Tomatometer; here's what some of the critics are saying:
Rotten: "The movie deserves credit for putting itself in the hands of acting craftsmen. The story just feels awfully familiar." — Scott Bowles, USA Today
Rotten: "As generic as its title, this comedy aimed squarely at 'mature' audiences may find itself roundly rejected by seniors, if they have any taste." — David Noh, Film Journal International
Rotten: "It's the derivative, too-familiar cinematic version of a shrug and a sigh. Oh, well." — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh: "By no means is 'And So It Goes' a great romance. But seeing two seasoned pros like Douglas and Keaton together on-screen for the first time, even in an otherwise predictable effort, is pretty great." — Mack Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Justin & Robb with Rene… and some Ice Girls
We have the day off due to snow and/or previous planned days of off, so we thought we'd take this time to share some fun news and big news with you all.
First off: We met the legendary man with the golden pipes, Mr. Rene Rancourt during the Bruins-Thrashers game. Wicked cool dude. When we'd tell him how great it was to finally meet him he replied with "It was great meeting you." We believed him. He seemed stoked to meet everyone and take pictures.
Exchange we had when we got there:
Photographer: The Ice Girls are here to be in the pictures to, if you want.
Us: Oh, ok.
Photographer: Do you want them in there? Girls, go jump in.
Us: Oh… ok… sure… the more the merrier.
Not that we don't mind being surrounded by attractive lady folk, but this was Rene Rancourt time. Also, we didn't want to look like the tools who overcompensate by surrounding themselves with several hot chicks for picture's sake. You know the type.
Anyways, Rancourt rocks. We miss him already.
Second off: Days of Y'Orr has a new app for the Android. We didn't design it not do we operate it. That all's Bloguin's (our network) work. We're not sure how good it is or the like, nor do we really have control over the features (hell, we don't even have 'Droids, ourselves) but if you have any feedback send it our way and we'll let the right people know.
Sorry to iPhone users (ourselves included). There's no DOY iPhone app currently; hopefully there'll be one in the future but Apple are kinda dicks about apps.
Third off: Days of Y'Orr is up for another award. We're nominated for BallHyped's "Sports Blog of the Year." At midnight last night we were in first place with 40% of the votes. Since then we've dropped to fifth place with 9% of the votes. We need more votes.
So if you love us, give us a vote and help us fill our virtual trophy shelf with more accoldates because, yes, we are that vain. Voting is open through December 29th so you have a few more days. Only one computer per household can vote.
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Spring has sprung so it must be time to get your classics ready for a summer run. Gwendraeth Valley Motor Club is happy to announce the 2016 running of the annual classic car tour on the 2nd July 2016.Read the full story »
Announcing Gwendraeth Valley Motor Club's annual general meeting to commence at 8.30pm at Pontyberem RFC on Thursday 9th June 2016. Open to all duly elected & paid up members.
Unseeded Entry List for Rali Cwm Gwendraeth 2016 is here, live. See entries as they arrive.
Gwendraeth Valley Motor Club are pleased to announce the Welsh tarmacadam rally season opener, Rali Cwm Gwendraeth. The event will run at Pembrey on 7th February 2016. Click the image for regs.
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We have a strong and growing contingent that are competing successfully in speed events, read more here.
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