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Unlike Sébastian Chabal, people do not tend to gasp at Nick Easter's thunderous power or marvel at his savage appearance. At Harlequins they have yet to brandish inflatable fish in his honour, as they once did for 'Sea bass' at Sale. Unlike Imanol Harinordoquy, he does not gallop around the pitch like a Basque antelope. "Their forwards are the superstars over there," says England's No8, sounding more than a little jealous. "I don't think we're appreciated here."
When it comes to identifying the back-rower with the best record in modern Anglo-French matches, he has a point. This will be Easter's seventh Test against Les Bleus; to date he has lost twice, in a warm-up before the 2007 World Cup and by a couple of points in Paris a year ago. He has yet to experience defeat against the French at Twickenham and has enjoyed notable successes against their club sides. Harinordoquy, in contrast, has lost in six of his 11 Test outings against England. Chabal has enjoyed five wins in nine contests but has started only four of them and has yet to share in a championship victory at Twickenham.
Not that Easter is counting. All that matters, to himself and England, is the next one. Send the French limping back across the Channel and it will mark the coming of age of Martin Johnson's young squad. Easter is 32, the exception proving the rule that England's resurgence is entirely down to new blood. He was scoring four tries in a game (against Wales in 2007) before anyone had heard of Chris Ashton. When it comes to dishing out French lessons, he is a veritable professor.
So how should England play it on Saturday? Pressing fast forward has worked well at Twickenham lately. Remember Toby Flood and Shane Geraghty combining so beautifully in 2007? Or England running amok in this corresponding fixture two years ago? Easter certainly does. "We've played at pace in those games, haven't we? The key to beating France is that you can't take your foot off the pedal. Last year they didn't play any rugby but we didn't deliver in the scrums and they won. Ireland scored three tries to one against them but they kicked their goals.
"Your focus, concentration and detail has to be right for 80 minutes. Saying that, it's one of the easier games in terms of concentrating your mind. There's something about England v France, especially for me. It gets the tastebuds going and makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up."
Sitting beside the ornamental pond on the Pennyhill Park terrace, enjoying the rare February sunshine, he makes the bone-crunching prospect sound matter of fact.
With Easter, though, appearances can be deceptive. He sounds like a south London geezer yet attended Dulwich College, alma mater of, among others, PG Wodehouse and Andrew Sheridan. He does not look the epitome of a professional athlete but is the son of a former professional squash player. His godfather is the former British squash legend Jonah Barrington. His aunt, Anne Easter Smith, is an American-based novelist who specialises in historical fiction. Easter claims to be more of a Nuts reader but that appears to be another falsehood. When it comes to rugby, people underestimate his uncannily smart positional instincts and soft hands. You suspect he prefers it that way.
And yet, ask him about France's love affair with old school forwards and a hint of envy surfaces. Chabal, it transpires, has even been offered a role as a resistance fighter in a movie set in the Basque country. Easter is suitably impressed. "They don't like flashy players over there. It's all the front-rowers who get bars given to them and are hailed as legends of the game. They like people who get their heads kicked in for the cause more than guys who score from 20 to 30 metres. Here it's all the bloody points scorers and try scorers."
Easter probably does deserve more neutral recognition, having missed just 10 of England's last 50 Tests. It has been an unorthodox journey from Dulwich fifths – a stray conker that burst a blood vessel in his eye, shin splints and a broken wrist all interrupted his playing career at school – via Nottingham Trent University, South Africa and Orrell to the national side.
Only recently has his body remotely resembled a temple. "I didn't really have an idea about your different sorts of carbohydrates, your saturated fats and your sugar. You'd just eat carbohydrates and that would be it. Fitness-wise I've had to up my game."
For a few days after Lewis Moody twisted his knee ligaments last month he was widely hailed as England's probable next captain. He insists it came as no real surprise when Mike Tindall was appointed instead. "I always knew that Tinds took over from Lewis in the second half against New Zealand and he didn't play against Samoa [when Easter led England to victory]. I did about five interviews after training at Harlequins and thought: 'I know exactly where this is going.'"
England's progress is such, though, that the captaincy has become a secondary issue. Easter is among the onfield leaders anyway and badly wants to atone for last year's Parisian disappointment. The squad joke is that it was Ashton's fault – "If only he hadn't kicked that ball away in their 22, or had the nous to score from anywhere like he does now, we'd have been all right" – but there remains healthy respect for France's prizefighters. "They are the grand slam champions and we are going to have to be better than we were against Wales or Italy. We want to be the best in the northern hemisphere and the world and they're the northern hemisphere benchmark."
Which lends Saturday's game its relevance. The view in England is that victory would supply a confidence boost similar to their win in Sydney last June. "It was only by one point but it made a massive difference. We came away thinking: 'We're dead certain we're on the right track.' If we'd lost there could have been doubts."
The ripple effect has been enormous. Easter is hardly planning to become a best-selling author – "Write a book? Maybe a pop-up one" – but he knows the next chapter in England's feelgood story is crying out to be written.


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Robert Pattinson, Lap Dance Connoisseur?
Sounds like Robert Pattinson's been pressing the flesh in more ways than one while filming New Moon in Vancouver.
According to Gossip Girls, between shoots and concerts, RPattz has been hitting up local bump-and-grind emporium Brandi's Show Lounge (pictured above), and he's been giving more than his eyes a treat.
A source says that, on his first trip to the strip club, he took a shine to one particular peeler named Kendra, who proceeded to give him a private lap dance.
"She's very pretty and very sexy," the mole reveals. "She reminds me of Bo Derek in 10."
Whoa; hopefully Kristen Stewart isn't the jealous type.
Readers, have your say in the comments section: Does RPattz's strip-club visitation improve or lower your opinion of him?

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Cronulla NRL club chairman
Mr Irvine attracted controversy at the weekend when he claimed Cronulla players had been injected with horse drugs. The club is being investigated by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, amid concerns that performance-enhancing or illegal drugs were administered to players in 2011.
Club director
Cronulla on Friday stood down coach
Mr Irvine, who had been chairman for four years, said he understood the "anger of our supporter base and players and staff" about the decisions but argued that the directors "had not acted in self-interest".
He added that he would not back away from his comments about the use of horse drugs but conceded they were not ideal. "I feel my position at the club has become a distraction ... to the club moving forward. The club needs to get on with the investigation and planning the future without that distraction."
Interim chief executive
Mr Coleman said the club was reviewing its processes and procedures and he hoped this would be completed as soon as possible. "I'm worried about our players and there are a lot affected by this."
Cronulla has a $300 million joint venture with Bluestone Property Group for a mixed-used development on the site of its home ground. Mr Irvine said at the weekend that Bluestone still backed the club.
The current situation would have no effect on the project, he said. The club was in "active" discussions with prospective sponsors.
Mr Irvine said the club had regained "financial relevance in the past few years" and it was "not going anywhere".
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|Reviews for 12 Signs
| Sarah Oaktree chapter 2 . 9/7/2014
Hi! Loved your story...thought i was the only one who liked th 2008 movie xD Continue the story...
| fieldsoffebruary chapter 2 . 8/13/2013
Hm. Interesting. I do hope Klaatu gets back soon. And update soon!
| xxChibiEchoInTheNightxx chapter 1 . 8/14/2011
Watched the movie today and was dieing for some bit of romance in the end XD Agree on her eyes being more of a green color and his eyes being a dark brown/black color but over all, this first chapter has me intrigued and i can't wait till the next one (:
| Lady Krystalyn chapter 1 . 8/14/2011
There seriously are not enough Klaatu/Helen fics out there. I really hope you continue this! I'm interested to see what direction you plan to take :)
| FYInichole chapter 1 . 8/1/2011
I just saw the movie tonight, and im in love with their trust and connection with each other. please write more soon!
| NorseSiren chapter 1 . 7/5/2011
i just saw the movie a few days ago,and i was dying for a hellen/klaatu kiss! the fic is good so far,please continue :)
| Gene.Marie85 chapter 1 . 6/29/2011
A few glitches in the story:
I have to agree with the last poster, Helen Benson's eyes are technically green. Although, I'm not sure if Jennifer Connelley's eyes are green, but they appear green to me. Just a magazine article about her said her eyes are blue, but I don't think they are. Helen's eyes on the other hand are green, you can tell in the movie. Then again, they used a special hue on the film that was supposed to look "Earthy". Don't know if that affected Connelley's eye color.
On to Klaatu...now Keanu Reeves clearly has dark brown eyes. In fact, they are almost black-ish in color. You can clearly see that his eyes are dark brown when the camera focuses on his eyes when he uses a telekenetic ability to subdue the agents around him.
As for Jacob, he seems to be a little older than 9 years of age you have him as in the events of the movie. Then again, I have no room to speak as it's not clear how old Jacob is supposed to be. He could be anywhere from the age of 9 to the age of 12.
Sorry if I seem over-corrective. I love the story regardless! Please, update soon!
| I Believe In Fairytales 606 chapter 1 . 6/26/2011
So far I really like this.
Umm, just a bit of heads up you may want to double check the grammar cuz you have a few mistakes. Also, Hellen had green eyes in the movie not blue.
Other than that I thought everything was great. Can't wait till the next chap.
| Compassion's friend chapter 1 . 6/20/2011
Hey! I'm liken the story! I think you should, Update it because it is really good! 8D
| queen-of-the-libary-and-light chapter 1 . 5/20/2011
love it. please update
| Splishboom chapter 1 . 5/18/2011
Alll riigghhht, a new TDTESS fic! *does a happy dance*.
It's not perfect, but I look forward to seeing where it's going! _


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After a night of partying with Nick Noonan, Amy Heidemann is left brokenhearted when he goes out with another girl the next day.
Karmin's music video for their second single "Brokenhearted" has made its way out for fans' viewing pleasure. It follows Amy Heidemann as she meets Nick Noonan at what looks like a house party. They seem to have a good time together, but he leaves her confused when he doesn't call her the next day. Instead of ringing her, he goes out with another girl.
"This video was a blast to create on a few different levels," Nick said. "We really wanted to showcase the live performance energy of Karmin with a dose of some on-screen chemistry, since it's inspired by how we met."
Amy elaborated, "There's this twist ending that rips your heart out. I mean, who can't relate to wanting something you can't have? More specifically, loving someone who has no idea or who is already in a relationship? This is for you!"
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THIS is the terrifying moment that a police officer was mown down by a hit-and-run driver in Bolton town centre.
A police officer was trying to stop the car in Bank Street in the early hours of Saturday, September 7, when the driver reversed before ploughing into him and speeding away.
He bounced off the bonnet and roof of the car and fell to the ground, but was lucky to escape with only minor injuries.
He has since been discharged from hospital and is recovering from knee injuries.
Police said the car's registration in this image has been blurred out because the car was fitted with false plates, which they believe will have since been changed.
Anyone who recognises the vehicle can call police on 101 or 0161 8565619, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.


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Personal Shopping Sagas: A Play Starring Sean "Diddy" Combs And Derek Roche
Loosely adapted from the New York Post article, "Personal Shoppers Cater To Celebrities," featuring Derek Roche, personal shopper for Sean "Diddy" Combs.
Setting: It is the night before the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Combs, Roche and Combs' last-minute date for the screening of "Killing Me Softly," singer Cassie, enter Roberto Cavalli's Cannes showroom, hoping to find the perfect gown.
Diddy: Where the real dresses at? Show me the real dresses!
Cavalli's publicist escorts them into Cavalli's secret haute couture vault. Cassie waits for Diddy's cue. Diddy makes straight for the most expensive gowns in the vault. He fingers a $50,000, floor-length, black gown and a daring gold number. Roche and the publicist exchange a worried glance. Cassie shrugs and checks her iPhone.
Diddy: (pointing to the black gown) This one!
Publicist: (apprehensively) But that one is reserved. We can't give you that one.
Diddy: Then get Roberto on the phone!
Roche: (stepping into spotlight, to audience) Mr. Combs is Mr. Combs, and he isn't used to hearing no. He is the one who tests my limits and boundaries. Mr. Combs loves his happy socks — fun designs from Paul Smith or Rob Kardashian. We labeled them happy socks because they just make him feel good — it could be polka dots, it could be stripes or lightning bolts. I've bought everything from compression shorts for the gym to Ralph Lauren boxer briefs. I am his shopper.
The publicist reluctantly dials Mr. Cavalli's number. She listen and nods, her eyebrows arch in surprise.
Publicist: Mr. Cavalli says you can take both gowns.
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Roche: (to audience) That Devil Wears Prada thing — it's real life. People look at it for entertainment, but it is real.


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Former airline captain and pilot's union president J. Randy Babbitt resigned abruptly as FAA Administrator on December 6 in the wake of a drunk-driving arrest in Northern Virginia, just outside the Washington, D.C., Beltway.
Babbitt was stopped at about 10:30 p.m. on December 3 when a City of Fairfax patrol officer saw a car traveling on the wrong side of Old Lee Highway, about nine miles from Reston, Va., where Babbitt lives. The 65-year-old agency boss was alone in the vehicle, which not involved in a crash with any other object, Fairfax police said.
After authorities determined that Babbitt was under the influence of alcohol, he was taken to the adult-detection center, where a magistrate issued a warrant for diving while intoxicated (DWI). He was released the same night on a personal-recognizance bond. Fairfax police do not release the blood-alcohol level of those charged, nor the results of field sobriety tests. Virginia law defines DWI as a .08 blood-alcohol concentration.
Resignation Follows Leave of Absence
Babbitt did not inform his immediate superior, Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, about his arrest until December 5. The DOT secretary said he first learned about the arrest from a police press release more than 36 hours after the incident.
When the arrest became public, Babbitt, an internationally recognized expert in aviation and labor relations, requested a leave of absence from his post as FAA Administrator, which DOT granted. The agency named Deputy Administrator Michael Huerta as acting administrator.
The next day Babbitt submitted his resignation to LaHood. "Serving as FAA Administrator has been an absolute honor and the highlight of my professional career," he wrote. "But I am unwilling to let anything cast a shadow on the outstanding work done 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by my colleagues at the FAA."
LaHood praised Babbitt as a dedicated public servant and outstanding leader. "He worked tirelessly to improve relations with the labor community and bolstered employee engagement among his 49,000 colleagues at the FAA," LaHood said in a statement. "He led the FAA's efforts to improve pilot training and enhance safety for the traveling public, as well as those that work in aviation."
Babbitt was named FAA Administrator in 2009 and was less than halfway through his five-year term. He logged 25 years as a pilot for now-defunct Eastern Air Lines before heading the Air Line Pilots Association and later working as a consultant at Wyvern.
Huerta, who was managing director of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, was named as the FAA's deputy administrator in June 2010 to oversee the agency's multibillion-dollar NextGen ATC modernization program.
Before that, he was with Affiliated Computer Services from 2002 to 2009. He also has worked with ports departments in New York City and San Francisco. From 1993 to 1998, Huerta held senior positions at DOT.


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Welcome to Tuesday's The Crap We Missed where it looks as though Rachel McAdams got into her mom's make-up again, Ralph Fiennes completely misunderstands how microphones work and when did Dog the Bounty Hunter get nominated for an Oscar?
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Economic Return a Further Boost for Triathlon World Champs
5th December 2012
For immediate release from the Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon Grand Final
Economic Return a Further Boost for Triathlon World Champs
The Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon Grand Final exceeded targets in the economic returns to Auckland and New Zealand, as detailed in an independent report presented to Triathlon New Zealand and the Local Organising Committee (LOC).
The event itself was praised by the International Triathlon Union, with record numbers of participants, a smooth delivery of safe events in front of large and appreciative crowds live at the venue and watching worldwide on television; the ITU lauded the event as one of the best World Championships ever hosted.
The event attracted a record 5,208 participants and a global audience estimated by the ITU to be in the millions, with those competing and watching live on course endorsing the event as being of 'world class standard' in a post event survey.
Event CEO Dave Beeche says the report confirms the economic value of such an event to the city and the country.
"From an event delivery point of view things went extremely well towards delivering our goal of the best world champs ever, thanks in no small part to the cooperative approach of key stakeholders and Triathlon New Zealand.
"To exceed our forecasts and targets from an economic point of view is also extremely rewarding and did not occur by accident. It was always our aim to maximise the returns to Auckland and New Zealand with a high level of engagement with our participants and in particular the international visitors. It is through the combined efforts of the LOC and agencies such as ATEED and New Zealand Major Events that we have been so successful."
ATEED General Manager Destination (Acting), Jennah Wootten congratulated the local organising committee on the successful management and delivery of the Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland.
"This is an excellent result and return on investment for Auckland and testament to the combined effort that an event of this scale requires not only from the event itself but also from businesses, residents and regional agencies," Ms Wootten said.
Economic Impact report findings reveal that the Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland 2012 generated $7.41 million into the Auckland economy.
"The number of international and domestic visitors exceeded our expectations, with 5.6 nights as the average length of stay (in Auckland), visitors had plenty of time to experience what Auckland has to offer," said Ms Wootten.
The event was presented under the umbrella of Triathlon New Zealand, with CEO Craig Waugh pleased the initial forecasting has proven accurate.
"When Tri NZ bid for this event we undertook robust feasibility work to ensure that we could deliver a return to the community, both financially and through inspiring people to participate, both of which we have achieved. It is pleasing that this work has proven effective and we can stand tall," said Mr Waugh.
"That process centred on real and accurate economic goals and predictions around a successful event and subsequent legacy planning which was achieved with the ITU World Series four year contract. Return on investment is critical when planning and event of this nature and when requesting funding support, I'm pleased we have exceeded expectations."
New Zealand Major Events Manager Kylie Archer said she is delighted with the outcomes from the event.
"With the event generating $12.48 million of GDP for the New Zealand economy and 57,872 visitor nights, it demonstrates the significant benefits that can be derived from events. Government is pleased to have provided the $850,000 investment through the Major Events Development Fund and acknowledges the efforts of all those involved in delivering the event and securing these outcomes." Ms Archer said.
Highlights in the report include:
• The event attracted 5,318 visitors to NZ, and 10,004 visitors to Auckland
• Average stay in New Zealand for international visitors was 11 nights, indicating that many travelled more widely after the event. The total number of visitor nights was 57,872.
• Average stay in Auckland for international visitors was 5.6 nights. Total number of visitor nights in Auckland was 55,592.
• Generated $12.48million GDP for NZ
• Generated $7.4million GDP for Auckland (forecast was $6.9million)
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If ever an amphibious mammal was catapulted to the forefront of a nation's consciousness, Tama-chan, the bearded seal who has taken up residence in Yokohama's Katabira River, is that animal.
Following the cosmopolitan rumpus that greeted plans to grant Tama-chan local residency status (he was awarded a "juminhyo"), the torpedo-shaped carnivore made headlines again recently by escaping the clutches of animal rights activists looking to repatriate him to the Bering Sea.
But who is the real Tama-chan? What lies behind that wistful mien?
This week, the nation's most enigmatic river-dwelling creature is the focus of an in-depth interview aimed at revealing how Tama-chan is coping with the pressures that accompany being a resident.
Japan Times: Your gripping encounter with members of Marine Animal Lifeline must have left you a bit shaken. How are you feeling now?
Tama-chan: Arf-arf. . .
J.T.: You're clearly a target for groups interested in your welfare. Will you be taking any extra precautions in the future to keep you safe from these do-gooders?
T-C: Arf.
J.T.: Greg Jakush, a representative of the group, claimed later that you are not really happy as you are living in a polluted river. Those who want you to continue enlivening their lunch breaks with your good-natured lolling say the pollution hasn't made you sick, and if it does you can be quickly moved. But animal rights groups say that if you do fall sick it'll be too late to help you. Our readers have to know; are you a happy and healthy seal?
T-C: Arf.
J.T.: But surely you must get lonely from time to time. Don't you miss the camaraderie of the open sea? Crashing into the foaming breakers, dive-bombing for fish and chasing fur with your mates down at the local sand bar?
T-C: Not arf!
J.T.: A poignant subject, clearly. But if you were to find a mate here in the river, how much of your fish would you share with her?
T-C: Arf.
J.T.: Joining you recently as a Japanese resident was popular comic-book character Astro Boy. Kenji Suda, the mayor of Niiza City, Saitama Pref., personally intervened to secure the eternally prepubescent android's status. Will you be using your fame and new status to enlist the help of any powerful figures in fighting for other minorities, like tax-paying foreign residents married to Japanese people who have no juminhyo and are therefore listed as "missing" in their Japanese family register?
T-C: Arf?
J.T.: Internet chat rooms and messaging boards have been flooded with inquiries as to your marital status. As a celebrity, with residency status, are you worried that your female followers may be less interested in the real Tama-chan, and more interested in using you to get a spousal visa?
T-C: Arf.
J.T.:In the preface to his "Philosophy of Right," G.W.F. Hegel states that "when philosophy paints its gray on gray, then has a form of life grown old, and with gray on gray it cannot be rejuvenated, but only known; the Owl of Minerva first takes flight with twilight closing in." What do you think?
T-C: I agree that certain developments in society are necessarily prior to the conduct of substantial philosophy — "the owl of Minerva flies only at dusk" — that is, full wisdom about events occurs only in the later, mature stages of the development of a society. This is a necessary (indeed, obvious) concomitant of a dialectical account of the emergence of Geist.
J.T.: Can you use chopsticks?
T-C: Arf.
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Bittoo Boss has a couple insights about society and its outlook towards porn and sex. But it puts these points across in a dull, jerky manner and often without energy. Not discardable, neither enjoyable.
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Thumbs down by Anna Vetticad, annavetticadgoes2themovies ...The interesting premise is let down by a patchy screenplay and inconsistent casting though.... full review
So-So by Subhash K Jha, Apun Ka Choice ...breezy but not stormy... full review
Thumbs down by Bobby Sing, Bobby Talks Cinema.com ...Pulkit Sharma making his big screen debut is confident for sure but he gets less marks after his obvious comparison with Ranveer's portrayal of a similar character in BBB. ... full review
Thumbs down by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama ...a clear case of unfulfilled promises.... full review
Thumbs up Buzz in Town ...This is a film that's breezy but never stormy in its impact. ... full review
Thumbs down Daily Bhaskar ...We do not recommend you watching it even if you're having a bad day.... full review
So-So by Suparna Sharma, Deccan Chronicle ...The high point of this low point is taxi driver Vicky (Ashok Pathak) who attaches himself to Bitto, as a scout and apprentice. ... full review
Thumbs down by Ameetbhuvan, Desi Martini ...The biggest flaw with BB however, is the improbably impish script and amateur direction. ... full review
So-So by Smita, Desi Martini ...It wastes the promise it starts on and the lack of chemistry between the lead pair does not help matters.It tires to do a Band baaja baraat and fails. ... full review
Thumbs down by Kshitij, Desi Martini ...the film is a drag. ... full review
So-So by Mehul Suri, Desi Martini ...A confusing story with a directionless vision is lifted by some good acting by Pulkit Samrat and some great dialogue writing.... full review
Thumbs down by Aakanksha Naval-Shetye, DNA ...The film picks and loses pace at regular intervals... full review
So-So by Blessy Chettiar, DNA ...You can see it's made with love. The intention is honest and debutant director Supavitra Babul's vision of an entertainer (under parental guidance) comes through.... full review
So-So by Deepa Gahlot, Film Impressions ...The biggest problem with the film is the complete lack of spark in the supposedly life-changing romance between Bittoo and a fickle rich girl Mrinalini (Amita Pathak, not meant for glamorous roles)... full review
Thumbs up by Rachit Gupta, Filmfare ...He's not as charming as Ranveer Singh, but the man looks like a real acting talent. His co-star and leading lady Amita Pathak doesn't look or feel like her part.... full review
Thumbs down by Nupur Barua, fullhyd.com ...Given that the movie is set in Punjab, there is a lot of colour in the production design, although there is nothing outstanding about the way the movie has been shot.... full review
Thumbs down by Martin D'Souza, Glamsham.com ...Amita Pathak has made tremendous improvement since her debut film HAAL-E-DIL. ... full review
Thumbs down by Divya Solgama, Gomolo.in ...Mohan Kapoor and Rajinder Sethi are strictly ok. One might like Vikky the cab driver.... full review
So-So by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live ...'d be giving away too much if I went into how this film ditches the quirky potential of its premise, and instead goes down a silly, sanctimonious path. ... full review
Thumbs up by Fatema H Kagalwala, India Entertainment ...It is in those moments of tests that the real Bittoo comes to light and Pulkit's even acting sees it through effortlessly.... full review
Thumbs down by Shubhra Gupta, indian express ...a scrawny lascivious fellow who goes by the name of Vicky (Ashok Pathak) with a `setting' in each town, is a hoot. ... full review
Thumbs down by Gaurav Malani, indiatimes ...the pun in the trailer doesn't transcend into fun in the film. Bittoo Boss is not bad but boring cinema.... full review
Thumbs down by Mrigank Dhaniwala, koimoi ...Watch Bittoo Boss if you want to see a debut making director's honest effort. But do not expect to be entertained a lot.... full review
Thumbs down by Udita Jhunjhunwala, Live Mint ...one deserving special mention is Ashok Pathak. As Vicky, the driver who later becomes Bittoo's assistant director, he is at once funny, sleazy and pitch-perfect.... full review
Thumbs down by Shakti Shetty, MiD DAY ...Pulkit Samrat who plays Bittoo couldn't have asked for a better debut considering he was last seen in a saas-bahu soap. He exhibits raw potential and unlike his co-stars, restrains himself from overacting.... full review
So-So Movie Talkies ...The screenplay and script however is weak and the director seemed to be in a hurry to make the lead characters fall in love... full review
Thumbs down by Mansha Rastogi, Now Running.com ...The entire porn film angle is executed haphazardly and the way the film culminates to its climax is completely illogical too.... full review
So-So by Raja Sen, Rediff ...Ashok Pathak is scene-stealingly good as Bittoo's randy right-hand-man, and Rajinder Sethi is reliable as ever.... full review
So-So by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies ...The dialogue is entertaining but overwritten.... full review
Thumbs down by Swati Rohatgi, STARDUST ...Amita Pathak despite being the producer's daughter doesn't get enough screen presence. Even at that, her acting is neither impressive nor attention grabbing.... full review
So-So by Sudhish Kamath, The Hindu ...Bittoo Boss as a film is exactly like the video Bittoo shoots. A little rough around the edges, not the most technically accomplished, it captures all the singing and dancing and feel good no matter how ugly the behind-the-scene action of real life gets.... full review
Thumbs down by Madhureeta Mukherjee, Times of India ...Ashok Pathak as Bittoo's sidekick, overacts. ... full review
Thumbs down by Reel Reptile, Upper Stall ...Their decision to resort to the 'Love, Sex Aur Dhokha' way in seedy Shimla Honeymoon hotels makes for an interesting premise. But again, there is only sparks of promise, and the effect of some poignant scenes fizzle out as soon as we head towards a badly-contrived, badly-written, badly-filmed climax sequence ... full review
Thumbs down by Kunal Guha, yahoo! India ...'Bittoo Boss' is a bit too much of what the director believes works. It subscribes to the 'formula' with little thought to application. A bit too bore is more like it.... full review
Thumbs down ZEENEWS.COM ...Amita Pathak and Pulkit Sharma barely make it to the cut. ... full review


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The first time Nawaz Sharif became prime minister of Pakistan was almost a quarter-century ago. His second term was ended 14 years ago by a military coup that drove him into exile. Now he's back, a good deal older -- but is he any wiser?
Pakistanis seem to think so -- or at least Punjabis do. Almost all of the seats won by his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Party in last Saturday's election were in the province of Punjab, which has more people than all of Pakistan's other provinces combined.
That weakens the legitimacy of his victory, but with the support of some candidates who won as independents he will have no trouble in forming a majority government. The question is: What will that government do?
It's a good question, because Pakistan is a nuclear-armed country of 160 million people that has borders with India, Afghanistan and Iran. It is also, in the view of some observers, fairly close to being a "failed state."
Everybody knows Nawaz Sharif is conservative, pro-business and devout -- during his second term, he tried to pass a constitutional amendment that would have enabled him to enforce Sharia law -- but he hasn't been tremendously forthcoming about his actual plans for his third term. And some of the things he did say have caused concern in various quarters.
The thing that most worries the United States is his declaration Pakistan should end its involvement in the U.S.-led "war on terror." The army is unhappy about his proposal the government should negotiate with the Pakistani Taliban (who conducted a campaign of bombings, assassinations and kidnappings against the "secular" political parties in the recent election) rather than just fighting them.
And everybody is wondering what Nawaz will do about the economy. The country's balance of payments is in ruins and it cannot meet its foreign-debt obligations without negotiating new loans from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Those loans would come with onerous conditions about balancing the budget and fixing the tax system and they wouldn't come at all without American support.
Pakistan is technically a middle-income country but during the outgoing government's five years in office, power shortages grew so acute most regions are facing power outages for up to 12 hours a day. Millions of vehicles fuelled by natural gas have been immobilized by gas shortages. The country desperately needs foreign investment but the plague of Islamist terrorism frightens investors away.
Finally, the United States will be withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan next year and Nawaz Sharif will have to decide what he wants to do about the Taliban in that country (who still have the tacit support of Pakistan's army). The key to all these puzzles, oddly enough, may lie in the incoming prime minister's determination to improve relations with India.
India has seven times Pakistan's population and a booming economy and it long ago lost its obsession with the agonies of Partition in 1947 and the three wars with Pakistan that followed. But the Pakistan army continues to be obsessed with the "threat" from India -- in large part because that justifies its taking the lion's share of the national budget.
If Nawaz could fix Pakistan's relations with India, a lot of his other dilemmas would also be solved.
In each of his previous terms, he tried very hard to make peace with India but was thwarted both times by the Pakistani army. The current military chief of staff, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, is due to retire at the end of this year (after a three-year extension in office) and this will give Nawaz a chance to replace him with someone less committed to perpetual confrontation with India. Then many things would become possible.
An end to the military confrontation would open the door to large-scale Indian investment in Pakistan (including pipelines bringing oil and gas from Iran and Central Asia). It would let Pakistan cut the military budget down to size. And it would end the army's tacit support for the Taliban in Afghanistan, which is all about ensuring Pakistan has a friendly government in Kabul to give it "strategic depth" in its long cold war with India.
The Taliban will inevitably be part of any post-occupation government in Afghanistan but without Pakistani support they will have to strike a deal with other forces rather than just taking over. That outcome would greatly mollify Washington and make it easier for Islamabad to get new loans from the World Bank and the IMF. It would also make it easier for the government to negotiate some kind of domestic peace settlement with the Pakistani Taliban.
Then, maybe, Nawaz could finally get the Pakistani economy back on track.
It's a long string of ifs but nobody else on the Pakistani political scene seems to have a better plan.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last week reportedly called Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk asking her to delay appointing Mr Macfarlane as the state's new resources investment commissioner until after the federal election was called to avoid a by-election.
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Warm welcome, helpful staff, and a delicious breakfast. Would return in a heartbeat!
The hotel itself was beautiful. The breakfast was amazing (hand cooked). They double booked and forced me to another more expensive hotel without free parking for one of the nights of my stay. I did not like that at all and it really made the experience not ideal.
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It was a lovely, well maintained Victorian house, perfectly located within easy walking distance of many things we wanted to do. Friendly staff. Delicious food.
The hotel itself was beautiful. The breakfast was amazing (hand cooked). They double booked and forced me to another more expensive hotel without free parking for one of the nights of my stay. I did not like that at all and it really made the experience not ideal.
Warm welcome, helpful staff, and a delicious breakfast. Would return in a heartbeat!
Really nice place. Walking distance to all of the things we wanted to do during our short stay. Parking in back was included in the quoted room rate. Staff was friendly and the presence of Daisy (the dog) was nice as I'm a dog lover. Bathroom was a bit small, very European. Noticed some vagrants digging around in the trash several times over the weekend, but they didn't pay us any mind.
*historic home with dramatically modern amenities. Neighborhood was so green with trees and Fall colors was amazing. *amazing attention to details -- premium touches all over *fridge w/ cold drinks, coffee, tea, home baked goods, available at all hours *breakfast was full service + super delicious, gourmet. AND accommodated a gluten-free AND vegetarian diet *breakfast was fun to meet other guests. Was interesting to talk with other guests. *breakfast was at 8:30 prompt and cook will leave if you don't arrive between 8:30-8:50. Would have liked a little flexibility in breakfast timing - eg. breakfast is open at 8:30 and closes at 9:30, this would give us more flex in the morning. We're on vacation after all :)
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I stayed here for 8 nights. It is situated in a wonderful neighborhood off of Stanley park on the west side, 1 block away from the waterfront, 2 blocks or so from the park, and a short walk to shopping and downtown. This establishment is beautiful and comfortable at the same time. Most importantly, it is impeccably managed. The manager is a prince of a man. He makes everyone feel special and welcome, and is so attentive to detail. Breakfast everyday was unique, and compatible with a five-star restaurant. I never felt homesick being here! Didn't like that I couldn't move in permanently. Then again, I'd probably not have the funds to back that move....
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Location Room was freezing in the basement No one to greet you More like a hotel then a B&B
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Location Room was freezing in the basement No one to greet you More like a hotel then a B&B
For a NYE reservation when the city is overpriced, it was a pleasant surprise. Bedroom was in bsmt by laundry but Heritage houses often moldy smell this wasn't at all. Location by skytrain and major bus routes, white spot across street No one there upon arrival (NYE) to show me room. Problem was painters rearranged room numbers so I wandered long time and discovered my key gave me entrance to other's rooms. Yep, same key multiple rooms. Not good. No ice, no one to check out with.
Delicious breakfast, classic b&b feel. Very close to the train, easy to get to, easy to get downtown.
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It was really hard to communicate with the person checking me in, she had no English. The room we had was spartan at best, not like the pictures at all. There is no breakfast provided but there is a shared kitchen... not sure if we were allowed to use it. At least it was cheap and close to some fun areas of town.
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Generally, prospects are like mozzarella: the fresher the better. Sometimes, it takes some aging to get the cheese to taste just right. The Marlins are hoping it's the latter more than the former with Justin Ruggiano. The outfielder is in the midst of a breakout with the Fish, and even with some regression, he'll have one of the better (older) breakouts of all time. He's also 30. What that number means for the future of this particular cheese is not great, though.
Ruggiano's having a great-tasting season. Despite a heavy step back, his ZiPs projection thinks he'll remain above average the rest of the way and still end up showing offense that was 20% better than league average. This year, the big difference has mostly come from finally putting up the walk rate (10.2% MiLB BB%) and power (.196 MiLB ISO) that he always showed in the minor leagues. Now in Miami, he's playing center field, walking at a double-digit pace, and thumping the ball (seven home runs and 15 doubles in 137 plate appearances). The batted ball luck is helping him right now, but either way he's having an excellent season, and he's 30, and he only had 207 major league plate appearances before this season.
Champ Summers only had 128 plate appearances before he turned 30. He had 396 plate appearances before he was above league average for the first time, at age 33. Then he spent two years hitting 37 combined home runs, mostly in the Tigers outfield. He hit eight home runs before 1979 and eight home runs after 1980. The Champ was out of baseball at 42 after being a part-timer for another four years. His was a two-year run fueled by power he didn't show before or after.
Jose Morales had 48 plate appearances in the major leagues before he turned 30. He was 36 before he was 20% better than league average for 100 plate appearances. That year he suddenly stopped striking out (7.1% that year, 12.7% career) and hit a career-high eight home runs in a career-high 269 trips to the plate. The backup first baseman (was once a catcher) never got 100 plate appearances in a season again.
Oscar Salazar had just 23 plate appearances before he was 30. The year he turned 30 — 2008 — he had a 127 wRC+ for the Orioles. The next season, he had 154 PAs between Baltimore and San Diego and had a 131 wRC+. Then his power disappeared and he only got another 148 plate appearances in San Diego in 2010 before retiring. If his UZR numbers are to be believed (275.2-inning sample), his defense was terrible (-28.9 UZR/150). He was made redundant by Jorge Cantu in San Diego in 2010. He last played in Miami's organization, with no power in 143 PAs in 2011.
Since free agency started in 1974, only 412 players over 30 have managed to put up over 100 plate appearances with a wRC+ of 120 or better. Nobody has had fewer plate appearances before they had an excellent season over the age of 30 than Oscar Salazar. Only three players on that list had fewer major league plate appearances before they turned 30 than Justin Ruggiano.
You can move up the list from Ruggiano — past Lloyd McClendon, Art Howe, Benny Ayala, and the backup catchers Todd Pratt, Eddie Perez, Doug Mirabelli, Bruce Bochy, and Bob Brenly — and it's really not till you get to the Ken Phelps, Chris Denorfia, Olmedo Saenz, Matt Franco group that your ears begin to prick up about the name as a player. Mike Easler got almost exactly three times as many plate appearances as Ruggiano before he turned 30. Between Easler and Salazar, you've got a sample of 19 players. The longest completed career (sorry Andres Torres and Chris Denorfia) of that sample belongs to Jim Eisenreich (4391 PA). The average career of the group lasted 1807 plate appearances.
The odds are long against Ruggiano being a good cave-aged Stoughton cheddar (or emerging star) at his age. Most likely, he'll settle in as a fourth or fifth outfielder and occasional pinch-hitter as his peak subsides. When Mike Easler is the patron saint of your cohort, it's not a great sign for your playing career. It doesn't seem to speak ill of your ability to become a big-league manager, on the other hand.
Thanks and a hearty gouda job to Jeff Zimmerman for finding the career plate appearances for my sample.
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Our party consisted of four people, two of whom had premium beverage package and the other two had the classic beverage package. Over the first three days at various bars outside of the Opus Dining Room we asked for and failed to acquire a comprehensive wine list. The staff showed no interest in helping us obtain a wine list. This left us having no idea what products fell within the scope of our respective packages. On the fourth night we asked to speak to a beverages manager as we felt that this person would be the most appropriate person to help us. The Guest Relations desk personnel directed us to Joseph, Assistant Beverages Manager. We put our case to him. He informed us that every bar should have More copies of the wine list. He said he would investigate and report back to us within 24 hours. 24 hours later we were still failing to get a wine list at various bars. We passed/met Joseph on two occasions in the public areas. On both occasions he chose to ignore us, something that we have not experienced from any other staff member on this cruise. He failed to take any written or verbal action to report back to us for the duration of the cruise. To say we are disappointed by this officer's lack of response to reassure us is obvious.
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At it's core, The Vampire Diaries, is a story about family and how family affects the way we love. Ordinary People finally gave us another part of the story to the beginnings of the Original family and why Elijah, Rebekah, and Klaus act the way they are. It also showed us how powerful a bond there is between Stefan and Damon and how these two really are the heart of this series. It really was a powerful episode and while I kind of wish there had a been a little more Elijah this week, I was happy with how well this flashback episode turned out. This season really has been quite spectacular, hasn't it?
The whole story regarding the Original family is fascinating. We finally met the Original mother who turned out to be the Original Witch. We also learned that Mikhal, the vampire hunter, is also the Original Father which defiantly makes things a whole lot more interesting. Rebekah told us that Ester and Mikhal turned their family into vampires because they had been dealt with too much suffering, loss, and death already and they wanted to change that fate. Unfortunately by changing the course of nature, there were consequences. All emotions were heightened, Mikhal became more vicious, Rebekah became more stubborn, Elijah became more moral, and Klaus, well he vowed to destroy anyone who turned their back on his family.
However, after building the entire episode around Rebekah's story about her family and making the audience feel sympathy for her and Klaus after hearing about the death of their youngest brother, the rug is ripped out from under us. Elena discovers that it wasn't Mikhal who killed Elijah, Rebekah, and Klaus's mother Ester it was Klaus. Klaus had been rejected by his mother after they discovered that he was hybrid and she had suppressed his werewolf side and in return, Klaus ripped out her heart.
If anything, the one person I feel most sympathy towards is Rebekah who was portrayed fantastically Claire Holt this week. Seriously can we keep her around forever? Don't let her go. Rebekah's biggest obstacle is much like Elena's, she loves blindly and recklessly. When Rebekah found out that it was Klaus who had killed her mother, the one person she though could never betray her had in fact betrayed her in the worst possible way, I couldn't help but cry with her. So what does she do now? Does she help Elena? Or is her emotional bond to Klaus too strong? She loves her brother more than anything else in the entire world but now that the bond has been cracked, severely, who knows what happens to her next.
The Salvatore's are first and foremost, brothers and that will never change. They spent practically the entire episode together, reaffirming this episode's theme on family and loyalty and the unconditional love we have for our families. Elena told Damon that she realizes now that it won't be her that will bring Stefan back to his humanity, it will be Damon; Damon's love is what will bring Stefan back, which to me, reaffirms that this whole entire series is not about the love triangle between Elena, Stefan, and Damon-it's about Stefan and Damon.
Speaking of family, after this week, I am more convinced than ever that Alaric is here to stay. Family is too important to this show and Alaric is the only family that Elena and Jeremy have left, even if he is not blood related to them. His bond with Elena and Jeremy is too deep now and I just don't see the show taking him away from them, not after all they've lost.
Next week is the mid-season finale and I have got to say…I am a little scared. It's homecoming and Mystic Fall's dances never go according to plan…ever.
Other Thoughts:
*Mikhal is badass. Sebastian Roach is sooooo handsome in a suit. I have a feeling that he's going to cause A LOT of interesting problems.
*Where is Katherine? Mikhal couldn't have killed her…right??
*I liked the Original Mother. I hope we see more of her in the future and considering this whole deal with the necklace, I am sure we will.
* "I think you're going to be the one who saves him from himself. It won't be because he loves me; it will be because he loves you." Such a beautiful confession from Elena. I am glad she realizes that shes not the one who will save Stefan that it will be Damon instead.
* "Yeah, it's the Lockwood diaries, Pictionary-style."


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Bee Strong
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
A very clean and simple design for a few challenges today.
I've embossed the card three times with a hexagon die. Then die cut three little bits of paper to fit within the hexagons. They've been popped up with foam tape.
A simple stamped sentiment, and a fussy cut bee complete this very simple card. The little bee has Wink of Stella wings but sadly it just doesn't show up in the picture. I've added the black stripes to the bee with a black marker and done!
Here's what I used:
Paper: Bazzill Marshmallow and MME Lost & Found Two Sunshine
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Circle Friends
All the other stuff: Big Shot Pro, MFT hexagon Die-namics, SU! Basic Black marker, foam tape, Wink of Stella pen
Challenges entered:
ATSM97: make your mark
Card Concept 11:
CASology 97:
Back soon with more my sweet friends...
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I love this!ReplyDelete
Love. The embossing with the die looks great, I have this die so should give it a go! Rebecca xReplyDelete
Hi Lee-Anne. Great CAS card. Love the embossing. Thanks for joining us at ATSM this week. MonikaReplyDelete
This is lovely, I like the used of patterns :) Thank you for sharing with ATSM!!ReplyDelete
I love the design of this card! Cool embossing and dies! Thanks so much for playing along at ATSM xxReplyDelete
Love this CAS beauty!!!!! Thanks for joining us at CASology!!!ReplyDelete
Love the way you combined hexagon embossing and die. Thanks so much for playing with us at CASology this week. MayReplyDelete
I love your CAS concept its reall cuutee that three hexagon and the BEE cute cuteeee card...ReplyDelete
I joined too the Card Concept challenge...my card is #9 if you would love to see it and I would be so happy if you leave me some love too...big hugs from Germany, Monika
This is really clever! I love your embossing and your paper-pieced bee. Great designer papers too. It all works so harmoniously.ReplyDelete
Oh what a clever use of that hexagon die! I will use that idea for sureReplyDelete
Fabulous CAS design Lee-Anne. Love the embossing and the randomly placed, patterned, and popped up hexagons. The bee is so sweet! :) Loll xxReplyDelete
I love your hexagon treatment. Duh me here!! I am trying to figure out how you got the embossed hexagon without the complete hex line? The add of the DP hexes in diff colors and your bee is just wonderful!ReplyDelete
I love the embossing, and the choices you made for fitting those hexagons on there. It's like a fine puzzle.ReplyDelete
Oh my, Lee-Anne - your bee card is simply adorable!! The embossing, the hexagons and your sweet little bumble...LOVE this!!ReplyDelete
Love this card! Great layout and use of this week's colors. Thanks for joining us at The Card Concept.ReplyDelete
This is absolutely darling!! What a cute cute CAS card! This is my top pick! So happy you played with us at The Card Concept! :)ReplyDelete


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Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Tobias Harris had 28 points and a career- high 20 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-105 on Friday night for just their second win in 14 games.
Arron Afflalo scored 23 points and Jameer Nelson had 22 for the Magic, who snapped a two-game losing streak and won for only the second time since Dec. 29.
"We just have to build on it," said Victor Oladipo, who scored 15 points with a career-high 12 rebounds for Orlando.
Dwight Howard's two former teams came into the game with four wins between them in their last 30 combined outings.
The Lakers suffered their third straight loss, falling to 3-15 in their last 18 and to 2-4 on a seven-game road trip that ends Sunday in New York.
Pau Gasol scored 21 points with 11 rebounds to lead Los Angeles and Kendall Marshall had 19 points and 14 assists.
Afflalo and Nelson combined to score 22 points in the third quarter and the Magic shot 60 percent, making two big runs to take the lead.
They used a 16-3 run to erase a 10-point deficit and later scored the final 14 points of the quarter to carry a 91-80 lead into the fourth. Nelson scored six points during the first run and sparked the second with a 3-pointer.
"I thought we ran out of gas," said Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni. "The guys wanted to do it, but they didn't have the legs. It just happened. We gotta move forward. We have to be a little smarter on how we contest shots."
Los Angeles was never closer than five in the fourth quarter. Nelson sealed the win with a three from the right side that pushed Orlando's lead to 10 with 1:05 remaining.
The Lakers led by as many as eight points in the first quarter. They were up by six after Nick Young's 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left but Afflalo dribbled the length of the court for a layup that got the Magic within 32-28 going into the second quarter.
Five Magic players scored during a 13-0 run in the second quarter that gave them a five-point lead, but the Lakers came back to take a 55-53 edge into halftime.
Game Notes
Harris had 17 points and 13 rebounds in the first half. His career high is 30 points, reached twice last season ... Marshall collected 10 of his assists in first half when the Magic had just 12 as a team.


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A Clinical Trial in Patients With BRCA Defective Tumours (6MP)
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|Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer
|Drug: 6-Mercaptopurine Drug: Methotrexate
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase II Clinical Trial Of 6-Mercaptopurine (6MP) and Low-Dose Methotrexate In Patients With Known BRCA Defective Tumours
- To determine the objective response rate to 6MP/MTX in this patient population. [ Time Frame: Up to 24 weeks after the 30th (65th) patient has been recruited. ]
1st stage: If less than 3/30 evaluable patients respond at 8 weeks the trial will be stopped for futility. If 3 or more out of 30 evaluable patients respond then a further 35 patients will be recruited (2nd stage).
The proportion of patients responding to treatment will be presented, together with 95% confidence intervals, for Stage 1 and overall, if applicable. This will be repeated separately for patients previously treated with/without PARP inhibitors.
|Study Start Date:
|May 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: 6MP/MTX
Drug: 6-Mercaptopurine
The dose of 6MP will be 75mg/m2 body surface area, administered orally (PO) once a day (od) in the morning 1 hour after eating, on a continuous schedule. Tablets should be taken at roughly the same time each day. One cycle is 28 days. Treatment is given continuously (see table below) until disease progression.Drug: Methotrexate
Methotrexate (20 mg/m2) will be taken orally, once a week, in the morning. One cycle is 28 days. Treatment is given continuously (see table below) until disease progression.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients with proven BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and after appropriate exposure to standard treatment, as defined by:
Breast Cancer
- Patients with initially histologically or cytologically proven locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who may have received up to 3 previous lines of chemotherapy in the locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer setting.
- Patients must have previously had a taxane and an anthracycline in either the adjuvant or metastatic setting, provided that these were not contraindicated.
- Patients with hormone responsive disease should have had at least 1 line of hormone therapy for metastatic disease.
- Prior treatment with a PARP inhibitor is permissible. OR Ovarian Cancer
- Patients with initially histologically or cytologically proven ovarian cancer.
- Patients must have disease that is platinum resistant or in whom further platinum based therapy is inappropriate.
- Prior treatment with a PARP inhibitor is permissible.
- Patients must have measurable disease on computerized tomography (CT) or MRI scan as defined by RECIST criteria.
- Age ≥18 years.
- ECOG performance score of 0-2.
- Life expectancy >12 weeks.
- Written informed consent.
- Patient willing and able to comply with all protocol requirements.
- No prior anti-cancer treatment in previous 4 weeks, other than palliative RT.
Haematological and biochemical indices within the ranges shown below.
- Lab Test Value required
- Haemoglobin (Hb) > 10g/dL
- White Blood Count (WBC) > 3x109/L
- Platelet count > 100,000/μL
- Absolute Neutrophil count > 1.5x109/L;
- Serum bilirubin ≤ 2 x Upper limit normal (ULN)
- AST (SGOT) or ALT ≤ 5 x ULN (liver mets)
- or ≤ 3 x ULN (no liver mets)
- Alk Phos ≤ 5 x ULN
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN
- Ascites and pleural effusions must be drained prior to therapy.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with any of the following contra-indications to thiopurines (6MP or 6TG) or methotrexate:
- family history of severe liver failure;
- alcoholism;
- porphyria;
- diffuse infiltrative pulmonary or pericardial disease;
- known hypersensitivity to either trial agent.
- Patients found to have a Low/Low genotype on TPMT testing will be excluded.
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women or women of childbearing potential unless highly effective methods of contraception are used (see section 7.2.3).
- Other active malignancy, with the exception of adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri and basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
- Patients known or tested to be serologically positive for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or HIV.
- Patients with active CNS lesions are excluded (i.e., those with radiographically unstable, symptomatic lesions). However, patients treated with stereotactic therapy or surgery and/or whole brain radiotherapy are eligible if the patient remains without evidence of disease progression in brain ≥ 3 months prior to registration date . They must also be off corticosteroid therapy for ≥ 3 weeks prior to registration date.
- Patients who have received anticancer agent(s) or an investigational agent within 28 days prior to study drug administration.
- Subjects who have not recovered to within one grade level (not to exceed grade 2) of their baseline following a significant adverse event or toxicity attributed to previous anticancer treatment are excluded.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01432145
|United Kingdom
|Churchill Hospital
|Oxford, United Kingdom, OX3 7LJ
|Principal Investigator:
|Shibani Nicum
|University of Oxford
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|University of Oxford
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01432145 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 10, 2011
|Last Updated:
|May 27, 2015
Keywords provided by University of Oxford:
BRCA defective
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortifacient Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Antirheumatic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 17, 2017


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BlackBerry down to 1.5% worldwide market share, Android up to almost 81%
51 Comments
1. 1113douglas (Posts: 200; Member since: 04 Jul 2013)
3. akki20892 (Posts: 3902; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
Android will hit 90% for sure.
4. SAYED-EJAZ (Posts: 225; Member since: 10 Oct 2013)
Is i am the only one who felt sad seeing other OS marketshare ?
Mhaaan, that is nothing compared to droid !
Google doing amazing job !
7. sniper1087 (Posts: 532; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
we dont want only one company succeeding, need some secondary and third os because of monopoly.
22. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4320; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
I want all the OSs to co-exist in a way that OEM's give us, consumers, options on which OS we personally want in any particular device.
Say Galaxy S4...the hardware is there but we just have to tick the OS we want to make it a complete package.
9. sprockkets (Posts: 1611; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
One thing is for sure, not feeling sorry for Microsoft - they had that kind of marketshare on the desktop, and we all know how they used that position.
11. MartyK (Posts: 946; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
Amen to that!
16. Finalflash (Posts: 3527; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
Damn straight, they deserve no respect until they learn to respect their customers. But good thing Android offers a whole market in itself. For a while, competition software wise will increase between all the major android OEMs, simulating multiple OSes in one. Should be for good competition.
34. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
Android has 81 percent market share, but also 99 percent of mobile viri and security leaks. lol
36. BiN4RY (Posts: 83; Member since: 22 Jun 2012)
Troll harder, thanks
12. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Hey look it's PAC MAN in the article thumbnail!
24. KIANO (Posts: 82; Member since: 13 Feb 2011)
Indeed, enter the PACdroid, still eating the rest of the left over. The question is; Has Android OS peak? If not, then it is on the way to total takeover.
51. Caralho (Posts: 119; Member since: 18 Jun 2012)
And Apple continues its steady decline...
2. D.Aceveda (Posts: 396; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
I love obvious news. Its so convenient and obvious
5. ocilfa (Posts: 334; Member since: 03 Aug 2012)
I said it before, but android is such a beast.
6. wilsong17 (unregistered)
go android go samsung go samsung galaxy note 3 ftw
42. Martin_Cooper (Posts: 1615; Member since: 30 Jul 2013)
Go monopoly go! Cause monopoly is always great for the consumer!
48. Dastrix (unregistered)
That was brilliant!
8. lalalaman (Posts: 637; Member since: 19 Aug 2013)
Wp is really targeting ios...if apple don't do something.....I wish to see android not more than 75%...it will really drive the competition
10. MrsPotatoHead (banned) (Posts: 48; Member since: 18 Aug 2013)
This is what I dont understand, if them Android phones have over 80% of the market, then why do everyone keep saying that Apple is number 1? It just dont make no sense to me.
13. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
They're #1 at making the most profits next to Samsung.
14. wilsong17 (unregistered)
they are number for having so much praise by the media making people believe
but in reality they still cant even make a 5 inch phone
28. TechBizJP08 (Posts: 495; Member since: 25 Mar 2013)
Apple being number one is different that OS wars like this.
Think of it as branding.
If by that chart we'll see the shipments and sales etc. We will know who is number 1. Not by OS because if it were OS, lots of OEM is using Android..
15. alaw.14 (Posts: 227; Member since: 10 Sep 2013)
Phonearena dont cry that your favorite company is at 14%.
17. kozza3 (Posts: 715; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
wow, that's insane.
18. _PHug_ (Posts: 463; Member since: 11 Oct 2011)
I didn't think it was this bad. I was under the impression that Android was at 40 - 50% share.
Now I have to start rooting for Windows just for the underdog factor.
19. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Blackberry is at 2%, so are you going to root for that underdog?
20. Chris_Bakke (Posts: 240; Member since: 23 Jan 2013)
No, he wants his rooting to mean something and not go to a company that is going to go under or get bought in a few months.
21. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4320; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
WP is the underdog...BB is the beyond-dog.
40. _PHug_ (Posts: 463; Member since: 11 Oct 2011)
I've never owned or used a BB/RIM device so I have zero rooting interest.
I had several Windows mobile devices before Android arrived so we have history.


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WEST SALEM -- A couple of years ago, Lt. Col. Paul Boak surprised his daughter, Carrie, when he returned home from Afghanistan to see her "graduate."
The Daily Record captured video of the emotional event, and posted it on YouTube to accompany the original story. From the time the video was posted on May 31, 2012, the video (and a longer version of it) has resonated with people across the country and the world. The original version has been seen by nearly a quarter-of-a-million people. Combined, the two videos have been viewed close to 300,000 times.
The Daily Record decided to catch up with the Boak family to see how life has changed over these past two years. Here is what they had to say about the tremendous reaction to the first video:
The first video, which is shorter, was an attempt to be the first news outlet to post footage from the tearful reunion. Here it is:
After the initial video was posted, The Daily Record staff worked on a longer version. You can see it here:
Since Paul Boak has been home, he and his children have been working on model trains. Here is some of the landscape they have created:


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Alexander Monro (tertius)
|Alexander Monro III
Alexander Monro in the 1840s
5 November 1773
Edinburgh, Scotland
|10 March 1859
(aged 85)
Craiglockhart, Scotland
|medicine, surgery, anatomy
|Alma mater
|University of Edinburgh
Alexander Monro III of Craiglockhart, FRSE FRCPE FSA(Scot) MWS (5 November 1773 – 10 March 1859), was a Scottish anatomist and medical educator at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. According to his detractors, Monro was an uninspired anatomist who did not compare with his brilliant father or grandfather as a teacher or scientist. His students included Charles Darwin who asserted that Monro "made his lectures on human anatomy as dull as he was himself."[1]
Born on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh on 5 November 1773, Monro received his M.D. from Edinburgh in 1797, then studied in London under Wilson and in Paris, returning to Edinburgh in 1800.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1798, his proposers being Andrew Duncan, John Hill and Thomas Charles Hope.
In the early 19th century Edinburgh University was regarded as the best medical school[2] in the United Kingdom but had declined significantly from its heyday in the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Two thirds of the professors were appointed by the Tory-controlled Edinburgh Corporation on the basis of their party list subject to approval by the Kirk, with little regard for ability. In some cases families treated the university chairs as hereditary, and critics alleged that Alexander Monro III exemplified the "mediocrity" this could produce. His manner was described as "unimpassioned indifference" and lectures were known to degenerate into riots.
Monro took little pride in his personal appearance and was described by contemporaries as dishevelled, scruffy and even dirty. This was an era when many in medicine considered cleanliness to be finicking and affected. "An executioner might as well manicure his nails before chopping off a head."[3] For this reason, Charles Darwin, a student at Edinburgh University in 1825, was disgusted by Monro arriving at lectures still bloody from the dissecting room. Darwin wrote his family that "I dislike [Monro] and his lectures so much that I cannot speak with decency about them. He is so dirty in person and actions." Many students turned to competing private schools in Surgeon's Square instead, with Charles' brother Erasmus going to John Lizars, but Charles found the sight of surgery so upsetting that he stopped trying and turned his attention to natural history.[4][page needed]
During Monro's tenure as Professor of Anatomy, Edinburgh was rocked by scandal due to the notorious "Burke and Hare murders" in which healthy individuals were intentionally killed in order to supply cadavers for dissection by anatomy lecturers and their students. One of the murderers, William Burke, was hanged on 28 January 1829, after which he was famously dissected at the Edinburgh Medical College by Monro himself.[5] In a letter, Monro dipped his quill pen into Burke's blood and wrote, "This is written with the blood of Wm Burke, who was hanged at Edinburgh. This blood was taken from his head."[6]
Alexander Monro Tertius resigned as the Chair of Anatomy in 1846 and thus ended the dynastic reign of Monros at Edinburgh University which had spanned 126 years. Among Monro's publications are "Outlines of the Anatomy of the Human Body" (1811) in four volumes and "Elements of Anatomy" (1825) in two volumes. Although he taught surgery but had never trained or practised as a surgeon. He was Secretary of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1809 to 1819 and elected President in 1825 and 1826. He was also on the Council of Wernerian Natural History Society of which he became a member in 1811.
In 1841 Dr Robert Halliday Gunning came to Edinburgh to oversee Monro's anatomy rooms and work as his assistant.[7]
Monro died at Craiglockhart, south-west of Edinburgh on 10 March 1859 and is buried in Lord's Row against the western wall of Dean Cemetery.
He is known as "tertius" because his two predecessors as professor of anatomy at Edinburgh University had the same name: these were his grandfather (known as Alexander Monro primus) and his father (known as Alexander Monro secundus). Alexander's great-grandfather, John Munro, was also in the medical profession.
He married twice: firstly, in 1800, to Maria Agnes Carmichael-Smyth (1776-1833), the daughter of Dr. Carmichael-Smyth, by whom he had twelve children; and secondly, in 1836, to the daughter of David Hunter. The latter survived him.[8]
In the 1830s he was living, with his large family and first wife, at 1 Great Stuart Street on the Moray Estate in Edinburgh's west end.[9] The house stands on a prominent corner partly facing the gardens of Moray Place. Monro's neighbour (at 3 Great Stuart Street) was Dr Robert Christison.
His son Sir David Monro made a career as a politician in New Zealand, and was the second Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives.[10]
In popular culture[edit]
In the 2010 motion picture Burke and Hare, Monro is bitter rivals with Robert Knox (Tom Wilkinson) whom he thwarts at every turn by having a statute passed ensuring all dead bodies be passed on to him for dissection. He also has an unhealthy obsession with feet. Monro is portrayed by Tim Curry.
See also[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Monro (tertius).
- ^ "Alexander Monro, tertius". Whonamedit?. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (ed.). Oxford Companion to Scottish History. Oxford University Press. pp. 141 – 142. ISBN 978-0-19-923482-0. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ^ Gordon, Richard (2001) p.35; (1983) p.44[full citation needed]
- ^ Desmond, Adrian; Moore, James (17 June 1994). Darwin. London: W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0393311501. (Subscription required (help)).
- ^ Howard, Amanda; Martin Smith (15 August 2004). "William Burke and William Hare". River of Blood: Serial Killers and Their Victims. Universal. p. 54. ISBN 1-58112-518-6. (Subscription required (help)).
- ^ Rosner, Lisa (5 October 2009). The Anatomy Murders. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-4191-4.
- ^ https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/research_awards/prizes/prize_lists/gunning_victoria_history.pdf
- ^ Moore 1894.
- ^ "The Post Office Annual Directory for 1832-1833". Secretary to the General Post-Office for Scotland. 1832. p. 139. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ^ Wright-St Clair, Rex. "Monro, David – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Moore, Norman (1894). "Monro, Alexander (1773-1859)". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Scottish anatomists
- Scottish antiquarians
- 1859 deaths
- 1773 births
- People from Edinburgh
- People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Academics of the University of Edinburgh
- 19th-century Scottish people
- Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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A Vietnam veteran is put on trial for firing at civilians in a rescue mission that went wrong. His attorney is an ex-soldier the colonel saved back in combat, but even he starts to doubt his client's credentials
Typified by the likes of 'A Few Good Men', 'Courage Under Fire' and, most brilliantly, 'Breaker Morant', the military legal drama is a variety of movie that allows big themes of the ethics and ambiguities of war to be hurled around among all those familiar dramatic highs that the wood-panelled courtroom can muster. Frustratingly, though, Friedkin's thriller is big and bloated, diving for cover in crass, flag-waving hysteria and grinding formula.
Using flashback to present the Vietnam backstory (seemingly shot somewhere deep in the Blue Peter garden), and bounding to the present and a Middle Eastern crisis, the film opens in a flurry of combat to deliver the central set-up as Childers' men attack the inflamed rioters. Immediately, there is a fascinating dilemma here: is it permissible to open fire on women and children if they are firing at you in a combat situation? Can necessity ever overrule morality?
However, the lumpy script waves away ambiguity and boils the film down to a simplistic courtroom showdown. Moreover, as the film nastily insinuates, this was the American embassy, sovereign soil and these were marines the gibbering maniacs were shooting at - so anything is permissible.
Surprisingly, the performances, from such a reliable pair as these, are thin. Jones is marginally the better, playing the worn-down, post-'Nam cynic with a shrugging apathy. Jackson just lazily retreads various bits of previous turns - the fury and bluster of Pulp's Jules, the edgy emotion of 'The Negotiator's Danny Roman and that shouty thing where he is required to shriek "motherfucker", like he does in every movie.
And while it is delivered with due Hollywood professionalism and is kind of watchable, the aftertaste is definitely a sour one.
Stilted direction and limp performances from a good cast in this lame moral dilemma piece that ends in a simplistic courtroom showdown. Dreary.