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In consultation with other federal agencies involved with software integrity issues (e.g., Department of Defense, FBI, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NASA), the CDRH Software Forensic Laboratory has leveraged the latest academic research to implement a state-of-the-art software forensic capability, according to the 2006 CDRH Annual Report. This technology is currently employed in the automotive and aeronautical industries. In an interview in Medical Devices Today, Brian Fitzgerald, the Deputy Director of OSEL's Division of Electrical and Software Engineering, discusses the benefits of the recently upgraded "software forensics lab."
Traditionally, in order to minimize risk, FDA has relied on validating the software design processes in the pre-market approval process. Fitzgerald explains that this approach is good but means that sometimes software errors do not become evident until after the device has been FDA approved and is in use. The recent upgrade to the forensic lab however, now makes it possible to automate the search for coding vulnerabilities in complex software. As stated in the CDRH 2006 Annual Report, this method, called "static analysis," may be used in any phase of the product life cycle, but is particularly valuable in understanding the root causes of adverse events due to software failures. The report also notes that this new capability was used to the great benefit of CDRH in several recent high-profile compliance cases.
But static analysis remains a resource-intensive process and Fitzgerald explains that "Only cases that present an imminent public health threat warrant the level of effort required to do the analysis." His hope is that in the future manufacturers will invest in this technology and provide "static analysis" before a product is submitted to FDA for pre-market approval.
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Defending HSBC Sevens World Series champions New Zealand begin their defence with three victories in the Gold Coast Sevens, while hosts Australia are also through to the quarter-finals.
- Sunday's fixtures at Skilled Park in Robina and Pool standings
- New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Wales remain unbeaten
- Fiji coach Ben Ryan set to face ex-team England in Cup last eight
- Hat-tricks from England's Dan Bibby and Fiji's Ilai Tinai
- Join us for the an exciting finale from 0945 on Sunday morning
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And there endth a fascinating day of end-to-end running rugby, more thrills and spills than our average computer game. Do join us for tomorrow's finale - can Fiji retain their title they won 12 months ago or will the mighty New Zealand sweep all in her path? We'll find out on Sunday.
A final word from Ed Jenkins, Australia's captain: "[It was a ] Very slow start to the day, looking back at the video from earlier against Scotland we didn't have them for the whole match, but against the Argentines and Samoa we had them for the full 14 minutes."
Australia 12-0 Samoa
Is that the try that seals Australia's path into the quarter-finals against Kenya? Winger Shannon Walker issues a meaty hand-off as he sprints 40m at full pelt to run in his second try of the day. Con Foley makes a superb try-saving tackle to prevent Samoa Taloa from crossing over and a tired Australian side maintain their unbeaten start to their home tournament.
Plenty at stake in this match - the loser faces 11-time World Series champions New Zealand. Some seriously tired bodies trudging around the Skilled Park arena, just over four minutes to go and Australia still lead 7-0 against Samoa.
Australia 7-0 Samoa
A scrappy first seven minutes so far, Ed Jenkins' early scorer separates these two unbeaten sides.
It's our final match of an absorbing day one - and Australia take the lead through captain Ed Jenkins against Samoa - 7-0 the hosts lead.
Wales 22-21 Fiji
You better believe what Amanda said, a certain try-scoring opportunity thwarted by a savvy punched timed to perfection. But Wales aren't to be perturbed as the tenacious Chris Knight adds a second score before captain Adam Thomas slides in the corner as Wales play the advantage. Now then, can last year's tournament winners get back into this game? Sakiusa Nadruku touches down on the hooter but there's not enough time at the restart - and what a win for Wales!
Fiji unable to keep up with the Jones' #GoldCoast7s— Steve Lenthall (@Steve Lenthall) 12/10/2013 11:47
Pure genius from Fiji! Punched the ball loose to save a certain try #GoldCoast7s— Amanda Singh (@Amanda Singh) 12/10/2013 11:42
Fiji 14-12 Wales
A typically unpredictable, Fijian move conjured from nowhere as Benito Masilevu spots the slightest of gaps before prising open a huge hole to score in the corner, brilliantly convertng his own kick before skipper Osea Kolinisau extends the lead with yet another typically bullish move from nowhere. However, Chris Knight gives Wales hope as Fiji are reduced to six men for a disciplinary transgression. More scores to come in the second half?
Neil Powell, South Africa coach, on a good first day at the office: "It's been a great day, three wins from three, but if we don't come back tomorrow and play like we did tonight then it counts for nothing. I think there is a lot of character, only coming in two nights ago to come and play like this I am really proud of them on day one."
Play is held up as Wales' Will Thomas is taken off the pitch following a shuddering challenge just a minute ino the match, our best wishes are with the young man. Play restarts with just under six minutes on the clcok.
RT @siasduplessis: Blitzbokke comfortably bt England 22 - 14 to top Pool B at the #GoldCoast7s into Cup quarters to face 2nd place in Pool …— Yandisa (@Yandisa) 12/10/2013 11:28
@willthomas took a big hit and is down on the field just 1 min into the match @WelshRugbyUnion v @fijirugby #sevens #rugby— Behind The Ruck (@Behind The Ruck) 12/10/2013 11:27
South Africa 22-14 England
The Blitzbokke blast through England's tiring defence; first Justin Geduld with a nifty sidestep dissecting England through the middle before Kyle Brown adds the fourth try, South Africa's 29th victory over England in the World Series very much within sight. England have the last say with a sweeping move from one end of the pitch to the other as James Rodwell touches down under the posts, but way too late.
SOUTH AFRICA 17 vs ENGLAND 7 after 8 min. Try converted by Justin Geduld for BLITZBOKKE #GoldCoast7s #Blitzbokke #RSAvsENG— RUGBY15.co 1⃣5⃣ (@RUGBY15.co 1⃣5⃣) 12/10/2013 11:13
South Africa 10-7 England
Tom Mitchell's second-minute score is cancelled out by Stephan Dippenaar before Cornal Hendricks, last season's joint-leading try scorer on the Gold Coast with eight, bundles over from close range, just when it looked as if England would hold on to a half-time advantage. Who's going to lose their winning run?
SOUTH AFRICA 0 vs ENGLAND 7 after 1 min. Try converted by Christian Lewis-Pratt for ENGLAND #GoldCoast7s #Blitzbokke #RSAvsENG— RUGBY15.co 1⃣5⃣ (@RUGBY15.co 1⃣5⃣) 12/10/2013 11:04
Two more unbeaten teams in the mix - England and South Africa. Who's going to lose their 100% record? We'll find out in about 15 minutes...
NewZealand have mastered all our game tactics! Back to the drawing board boys! #Kenya7s #Kenya7s #Shujaa7s #TeamKenya #GoldCoast7s— Jacques! (@Jacques!) 12/10/2013 11:02
New Zealand 24-0 Kenya
Even the great Willy would struggle turning this game around Sylvestah, New Zealand, with four players with over 100 Series tries under their belts (there are seven in total playing in the Gold Coast) it's impossible to stop the Black tide in full flow. A masterclass of contact offloading sees Joe Webber touch down for his second try of the match and his country's 14th of the tournament, make that 15th as Waisake Naholo registers the fifth and final try. Who can beat last year's champions?
It is a time like this that I miss Willy Ambaka. #GoldCoast7s— Sylvestah Yehgon (@Sylvestah Yehgon) 12/10/2013 10:54
New Zealand 19-0 Fiji
First blood to the All Blacks as Joe Webber and Ambrose Curtis tear up the so-far untested Kenyan defence, which has missed an eye-watering five tackles so far. You can't do that sort of thing against the All Blacks, that usually only means one thing. And here comes try number three as DJ Forbes conjures yet another try-scoring opportunity, this time for Scott Curry.
Joe Webber with a try for New Zealand, Cama as usual kick on point.. NZL 7-0 #Kenya7s #Goldcoast7s #fb— Katami Michelle (@Katami Michelle) 12/10/2013 10:44
In terms of history, Kenya have only beaten New Zealand three times in 15 seasons of the HSBC Sevens World Series, that's a total of 35 matches. The last time these two faced up to each other was in last season's finale in London, where the All Blacks ran out narow 7-0 winners.
Santiago Gomez Cora, Sevens' all-time leading try scorer, is finding life as a coach a tad stressful. The Argentina boss says of the Scotland victory: "I didn't enjoy it, but it's my first win. I thought it would be more relaxed as a coach than a player, but no! We know this kind of thing can happen, it is a new team, the idea is to grow and grow, step by step. This is our situation, we have to play in Bowl and learn how to grow in different situations."
After the warm up games against Tonga&USA we start the tournament against Nz. This is the real test. let evaluation begin! #GoldCoast7s— Sam Dusetuoir (IV) (@Sam Dusetuoir (IV)) 12/10/2013 10:31
Vuvuzela-check Loud singing voice - check Kenya colours - check Bring on NZ!! #Kenya7s #GoldCoast7s @KenyaRugby247 @ChirryC #Kayumbeeeet!— Wangeci (@Wangeci) 12/10/2013 10:31
Argentina 21-19 Scotland
Substitute James Johnstone makes an immediate impact as he snakes into the corner for a touchdown, but his score can't be converted. So we're set for an intriguing final two minutes - but just as Scotland are within sniffing distance of Argentine whitewash, they're pinged for holding on to the ball in the tackle. Heartbreak and the Pumas punt the ball clear as the hooter sounds. Now on for the match that is whetting the appetite, unbeaten New Zealand against unbeaten Kenya. Hold on to your seats...
TRY to @Scotlandteam! Conversion is unsuccessful. Score ARG 21 - 19 SCO. 2mins to go. #nailbiter #GoldCoast7s— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 10:25
While two very different team talks take place; one calm, concise, the other passioned with repeated gesticulating, the Skilled Park PA system is absolutely belting out Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer, accompanied by unmelodic roars from the evening crowd. Come on, sing along now...
Argentina 21-7 Scotland
Lovely interchange between Axel Muller and Diego Palma on the left flank sees the latter touch down under the sticks for a very easy-on-the-eye touchdown, cancelling out Struan Dewar's fourth-minute leveller. And the Pumas are roaring with their third try in the first seven minutes as a kindly bounce allows Agustin Cortes to ground his clever grubber kick. Half-time and it's looking good for the South Americans.
TRY to @unionargentina! Conversion successful and Argies take a 7-0 lead OVER @Scotlandteam in 3rd min of H1. #GoldCoast7s— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 10:11
A generally content Geraint John, Canada Sevens coach: "We will be disappointed we let them in there at the end there, but if you had said at the beginning of the day we would have two wins and one loss, I think we would have been happy."
Canada 24-17 Portugal
These is the 21st meeting between these two teams, with Canada winning a good 60% of their previous matches. Teenager Justin Douglas' try shows just how much they control this game, zooting up the outside with impressive pace. Portugal's Carl Murray notches his 12th and 13th tries of his international career for his adopted country (he's Kiwi by birth) to pull the scores to within a converted try. However, it's too late as Canada boot the ball into touch for their first win of the day.
Canada 19-7 Portugal
Sloppy tackling from Portugal as Ciaran Hearn slips a tackle way too easily as Canada take a 14-7 lead following on from Francisco Almeida's leveller. And right on the stroke of half-time, it's that man again - Johnny Moonlight barges over for hs fourth try of the afternoon. The North Americans haven't missed a tackle all game, the Portuguese have made four.
@Kenya7s making sure they are prepared for their big clash with @nz7s #GoldCoast7s http://t.co/c10LxCpsXc— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 09:50
A sad sight on the sidelines as Canada kick off against Portugal in Pool C with their inspirational captain Nathan Hirayama sat on the sidelines sporting a plastercast from his ankle right up to his shins, though Johnny Moonlight's third try of the day will have curled his lips into something which resembles a smile.
France 28-19 Spain
Bravo Espana, stubborn right up until the final whistle as Jacobo Martin touches down on the hooter. It's to no avail but plenty of fight from the Castillian commandos.
France 28-14 Spain
Seconds after Spain's Gautier Minguillon levels the scores with an opportunistic burst, his team-mate David Mota is pinged for timewasting, sent to the sin-bin to think about his misdeamour. While he's on the naughty step, the French make him may for his transgression as Jeremy Aicardi piles over for his second try before a fresh-legged Julien Candelon puts the burners on for a neat try in the corner.
France 14-7 Spain
It's an all-European affair in Pool B as neighbours France and Spain face up in the search for a first victory of the season. Igor Genua's over-the-head try brings the scores level following Jeremy Aicardi's early score, only for the French to stretch their lead to seven once again as Manoel Dall Igna motors through the middle unopposed for a half-time lead.
TRY to @FranceRugby7s' Jeremy Aicardi. Conversion attempt successful. Score FRA - 7 - 0 ESP with 3mins30 to go in H1. #GoldCoast7s— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 09:27
The @GoldCoast7s have certainly come alive this weekend. @KenyaRugby7s have been the surprise package— Christian Catley (@Christian Catley) 12/10/2013 09:22
As the sun sets on this glorious corner of Queensland, a sweaty USA player-coach Matt Hawkins says: "We didn't hold on to the ball in the first two games, that was the difference (against Tonga)." The South African-born number three has one of the best beards in the tournament - only DJ Forbes can compete with him when it comes to debonair facial hair. Who owns your favourite beard at the HSBC Sevens World Series?
USA 14-7 Tonga
Now we have a game - Zack Test unleashes a Campo-like jump-step into the corner before team-mate Miles Craigwell picks up from the base of a ruck to steam through unopposed through the middle for what is the match-winning score. The Tongans look spent. Well, you would be too after bunging it around in that heat at that intensity.
HT Eagles still very much in this. Just the one @RugbyTonga break, otherwise it's been all Eagles. @GoldCoast7s— USA Rugby (@USA Rugby) 12/10/2013 09:11
Nothing doing for the USA though as a gutsy Tonga hold on to their lead. We're all set for a very entertaining last seven minutes here, don't go anywhere!
So it's Tonga that take an early lead as Selu Vailea runs the length of the field after an entire four minutes of USA pressure. Matt Hawkins needs to give his side something here as player/coach....
Who has been your standout player of day one? Could it be Tomasi Cama of New Zealand? Or someone else? Let us know using #SevensDreamTeam - it could be an interesting one!
Can SA make it three wins from 3? This guy certainly hopes so! #GoldCoast7s http://t.co/DWqRBSWALp— IRB Sevens (@IRB Sevens) 12/10/2013 08:54
John's right, Kenya has looked mightily impressive today but their big test will be against the All Black Sevens! Do you think they can overturn Sir Gordon Tietjens' side? Let us know using @irbsevens
Woke up to some amazing results #Kenya7s beat USA and Tonga in Pool A. Bring on New Zealand #GoldCoast7s— John Muchoki (@John Muchoki) 12/10/2013 08:46
First though we have two matches where something has to give with USA, Tonga, France and Spain all looking for their first wins of the day.
The sun is beginning to set at Skilled Park on Australia's Gold Coast, but it certainly isn't for the action on the pitch. We still have eight enthralling matches remaining, including two pool deciders. First Kenya will try and become the first side to score against New Zealand today in Pool A, before England face a South Africa side that has made their late arrival into the team hotel look non-existent.
Australia 22-7 Argentina
What a debut for Tom Lucas, who touches down in the corner to give Australia plenty of daylight against the South Americans, their first win of the tournament. Australia coach Michael O'Connor on Samoa, their next opponent: "They're really hard to beat, they pass the ball more than any other team. We have to be on our game tonight."
TRY to @Aussie7s debutant Tom Lucas. Brother of Matt & @BennyLucas87 & 3rd Lucas brother to play for Aus Sevens. AUS 22 - 7 ARG #GoldCoast7s— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 08:33
These two teams have met 41 times in previous meetings? Guess who comes out on top? If you guessed Argentina, a high five coming your way. The Pumas have won 22 encounters, including last year's Plate Semi Final, a match they won 17-14. Meanwhile, Shannon Walker's danced through the Wallabies defence but gets tap-tackled just as he's about to pounce for the line. Great tackle.
Some nice passing interchanges from @Aussie7s in the @GoldCoast7s against Argentina. HT Aus 17-7— Stuart McLennan (@Stuart McLennan) 12/10/2013 08:28
Australia 17-7 Argentina
Lucas de Vincenzi gives the hosts a terrible start as he converges on a long kick but the men in green and gold respond with two quick tries from Nick Malouf and Shannon Walker before Malouf, wearing the number one shirt, beats two defenders with a superb step off his left and right. Good game this...
Next up is the "Battle of the A's" - Argentina and Australia, and the hosts are starting with the fleet-footed Shannon Walker, a man who knows Skilled Park well after his time with the Gold Coast Titans.
Started off good, went ugly in the middle, survived the end. A win's a win though #Samoa #GoldCoast7s— Atom (@Atom) 12/10/2013 08:16
Slick hands from the Samoa line feeds Faalemiga Selesele to touch down at the posts before Reupena Levasa comes up with one of the hits of the tournament in the dying seconds as the men in blue secure their 25th victory over Scotland.
Samoa 12-12 Scotland
Another steely riposte from Scotland, who made up a 21-point deficit against Australia to level against the hosts in their opening match. Michael Fedo scores his second of the match. Surely it can't happen again, can it? Scotland's last win against the Samoans in the World Series was back in February 2007 in Wellington...
Samoa 12-7 Scotland
Scotland have yet to touch the ball in the first half - Samoa have put together 22 passes and two tries through Misioka Timoteo and Sani Niue, although Michael Fedo scores his team's first points of the match with virtually their first meaning touch of the match.
HERE WE GO! Cries of "Manu, Manu, Manu" from the crowd #SAMvSCO #GoldCoast7s— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 07:58
A relieved Nanyak Dala of Canada, who are without their captain Nathan Hirayama because of an ankle injury: "We have to go out there and do it for Nate, the boys showed up and played some good rugby. We didn't have much ball in the first game, but we had more there and it certainly paid off."
And @RugbyCanada hang on against @WelshRugbyUnion...here's the story in stats #goldcoast7s http://t.co/n9pQJLxWnH— IRB Sevens (@IRB Sevens) 12/10/2013 07:55
Wales 14-19 Canada
Justin Douglas burns his man on the outside while James Davies, brother of Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Jonathan, gets a much-needed score back for Wales. Chris Knight reduces the deficit to just 5 with a try in the final 90 seconds, setting up a stirring finale...but Canada hold on for only their eighth win over Wales in 28 attempts.
Wales 0-12 Canada
It may sound like something you'd expect to watch on TV but it's very much the Johnny Moonlight Show in Robina as the big Canadian number four notches two first-half tries against a lethargic Wales. Another poor first 7 minutes from Paul John's team. The coach urges his team to step up their defence in an emotional half-time team-talk.
Big #JohnMoonlight straightens up & shows good pace to open the scoring. Canada 7-0 Wales #GoldCoast7s— Maru Ririnui (@Maru Ririnui) 12/10/2013 07:39
We got a word with Avan Lee, Sevens General Manager, on what promises to be a big 12 months for Sevens: "It's great to be here on the opening day of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Australia. We're at the start of an exciting time in Sevens and this season is no different with the Commonwealth Games at the end of it. With one of the 15 core sides also being relegated after London, you can already sense that there is an extra level of tension and excitement surrounding each match for the teams and the fans."
Fiji 38-0 Portugal
The hapless Portuguese defence are pummelled by Benito Masilevu, his second score of the game, before Samisoni Viriviri slices open another gaping hole for their fifth five-pointer. Number six comes soon after as Donasio Ratubuli Naturaga charges through the middle from a smart offload in the tackle. Impressive from the defending champions.
Fiji 21-0 Portugal
The defending champions are in front as Osea Kolinisau takes advantage of a quick tap to power through for the first score of the match, followed up with a smart effort from Benito Masilevu bursting from 40m, complete with a David Campese-style step at the death. Ilai Tinai then intercepts a poor pass, setting up Samuela Saqiwa for his second World Series try. All about the Pacific Islanders right now.
Australia's most capped Test player George Gregan is among the crowd at Skilled Park. The former scrum-half is a huge sevens fan and, when pressed on who he's been enjoying watching this afternoon, he says: "Kenya. They just keep improving year after year. I always enjoy watching Fiji because they play pure sevens rugby, they've been my standout team so far."
Catching up with @GeorgeGregan in an interval at @GoldCoast7s http://t.co/AyS7ZirBCY— IRB Sevens (@IRB Sevens) 12/10/2013 07:10
England flyer Dan Norton: "We have a lot of natural attackers, so defensively if we can stop a few tries here and there, then we'll win games."
England 26-12 France
What can you say? Dan Norton notches his 139th try for England with a series of dizzying steps, stretching France's defence too and fro before it gives up the ghost. The score, along with Christian Lewis-Pratt's try, gives England daylight after a tense first half. A much-improved second-half display from Simon Amor's team.
Tense moments on @FranceRugby7s bench. @Official_RFU up 19-12 w/ 4 mins left on the board. #GoldCoast7s @IRBSevens http://t.co/cN76RtumAh— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 06:55
England 12-12 France
Now then, after tries from Mat Turner and speedster Dan Norton, England concede a couple of sloppy tries scored by Julien Jane and Renaud Delmas. We've got a game on here...
Whoops! Referee Anthony Moyes inadvertently finds himself face-down in grass as he's accidently scythed down by Mat Turner's tackle on Vincent Inigo, swiping him off his feet in one fluid movement. But the Aussie official's back on his feet with a cheeky smile on his face. They breed 'em tough in Australia.
4mins: Julien Jane makes a 50m break to score the first try for France @Official_RFU 12 - 5 @FranceRugby7s— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 06:47
RT @GoldCoast7s: The MMNZ Thunder Netball Team dish out "The Star" in the #XXXX Queenslander bar. #WhatHappensTour #TimeToPlay http://t.co/…— IRB Sevens (@IRB Sevens) 12/10/2013 06:43
South Africa captain Kyle Brown: "I think the most important thing was to get over that first hurdle against France. We played on scraps there a little against Spain, and we need to sharpen up a little bit because England will punish us for those."
South Africa 38-7 Spain
A touch Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata in Spain's first try, a deft left-footed chip opens up South Africa's defence, allowing Francisco Hernandez to touch down under the posts. However, the jet-heeled Cecil Afrika steams through 60m or so to notch his 94th score seconds after. And Spain are down to six when Igor Genua is pinged for timewasting, allowing Jamba Ulengo to take advantage to touch down on the hooter.
Who's caught your eye so far at the @goldcoast7s? Use #SevensDreamTeam to nominate your players for the first one of the season!— IRB Sevens (@IRB Sevens) 12/10/2013 06:32
South Africa 19-0 Spain
Oooof! What a hit from Justin Geduld on Angel Lopez! The dreadlocked Springbok forces possession to be turned over as Kyle Brown waltzes over for his 58th try. One-way traffic so far. Mind you, that's what we thought when Australia led Scotland 21-0 at half-time earlier...
.@BlitzBokke show they are going to be a force come finals, with 2 tries in the first 3 minutes! RSA - 14 - 0 @Spain7s— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 06:23
Kenya 31-5 USA
Just when they looked like going through their opening two Pool matches without conceding, the rapid Carlin Isles skims over for a score despite a strong challenge from Collins Injera on the tryline. Kenya captain Andrew Amonde on the emergence of the exciting Billy Odhiambo: "It just shows the talent we have back home. Willie (Ambaka) was a big loss but Billy has stepped in."
Collins Injera with another Try. Conversion successful. Kenya 31-0 USA. #Kenya7s #GoldCoast7s— James Oduor (@James Oduor ) 12/10/2013 06:16
So far Kenya has not conceded a try at the Gold Coast sevens. Let's keep it up!— Ben Obinju (@Ben Obinju) 12/10/2013 06:12
Kenya 24-0 USA
Billy Odhiambo plants a smacker on the ball as he glides through for his second score of the game, this boy has some serious wheels on him.
I think the temporary shutdown is affecting #TeamUSA. #TeamKenya is teaching them the ropes mercilessly #GoldCoast7s— Philip Etale (@Philip Etale) 12/10/2013 06:09
Kenya 19-0 USA
The sizeable Kenyan contingent are jigging in the stands as the musclar Billy Odhiambo powers over for an impressive score moments before the hooter. Kenya look mean.
Kenya 14-0 USA
Kenya really do mean business - Oscar Ouma doubles Collins Injera's opening score with only three minutes gone on the clock. The Americans looked shellshocked, the men in red are right up in their faces, pressing an aggressive defensive line.
2mins: Kenya are looking dangerous once again. Collins Injera scores @Kenya7s 7 - 0 @USARugby #KENvUSA— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 06:00
New Zealand's Tim Mikkelson reaches another milestone has moves level with Karl Tenana, who's in the commentary box, on the all-time leading try scorers' list with 113. "We wanted to step it up from the first match, we struggled a bit in the conditions," he says after the match. Only Tomasi Cama has more scores for NZ with 137.
New Zealand 26-0 Tonga
Tim Mikkelson nets his third try of the tournament while David Raikuna gets his individual tally off zero second-half scores as New Zealand cruise a comfortable victory. DJ Forbes makes a fleeting appearance at the end of the half, though the All Blacks captain will have bigger fish to fry as the tournament progresses.
NZ leading Tonga 26-0 at #GoldCoast7s http://t.co/JzuEb6czeJ— IRB Sevens (@IRB Sevens) 12/10/2013 05:51
New Zealand 12-0 Tonga
Coach Gordon Tietjens (sorry, Sir Gordon Tietjens) opts to rest a number of key All Black personnel. And one of those who benefits is Mark Jackman, who surges through for two first-half touchdowns. Controlled from the defending champions, no alarms or surprises. That's why they're world champions.
Time for the second set of Pool matches as the ebullient New Zealand take on Tonga. If their first-round scores are anything to go by, then we could be in for a Twenty20 score. The last strains of Metallica's Enter Sandman fade out as we begin our ninth match of the day.
A bit of a sickener for the hosts, surrendering a 21-point lead on the hooter. They didn't miss a tackle at half-time yet the stats show they missed four in the second half. "We just fell asleep in the second half and you can't do that in Sevens," says Australia captain Ed Jenkins. "I am gutted, two games to put it right. But Argentina and Samoa, doesn't get any easier from here."
Scotland what a come back!! 21 all. #goldcoast7s— michael gichuki (@michael gichuki) 12/10/2013 05:22
Australia 21-21 Scotland
The crowd make up for the absence of John Farnham by cheering Con Foley's try, Australia's third before Mark Robertson cuts the deficit to 14, soon shortened to seven in the final minute as Scott Riddell charges through, leaving 30 seconds for a grandstand finale. AND SCOTLAND LEVEL ON THE HOOTER! James Fleming's 60m run levels the match for a superb finish. What a match!
Love that they are playing You're The Voice at half time in the #GoldCoast7s. Love a bit of John Farnham.— Hoffy (@Hoffy) 12/10/2013 05:14
For all you 80s music fans (and we know there are plenty out there), one of Australia's finest exports John Farnham is blaring around the stadium, the one and only "The Voice" at half-time. Only the fans want more, continuing the chorus line around the stadium even though the PA system has stopped.
Australia 14-0 Scotland
A huge cheer erupts around Skilled Park as James Stannard's quick tap sets up Sean McMahon to burn through the inside channel for the opening score, brilliantly converted by Stannard from the touchline. And with 23 seconds on the clock, Nick Malouf's slick double step allows him to cut through for a converted try. The hosts haven't won this tournament on since 2002. Time to end that 11-year home hoodoo?
And the reactions of Samoa coach Viliamu Punivalu after his team's opening Pool C win over Argentina? "The First games are always difficult, the boys are always a little bit nervous there were a lot of drop balls in the warm-up.
But we took it in the end, the boys stuck to their tasks. We need to fine tune our game plan which is why we struggled in the first four minutes because we didn't, but we need to focus on Scotland now."
.@Aussie7s are about to run onto the first for their first match! The crowd is getting excited! #AUSvSCO— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 05:02
Some interesting match facts from @manusamoa's victory over @unionargentina at #GoldCoast7s http://t.co/75gWhDIrDT— IRB Sevens (@IRB Sevens) 12/10/2013 05:02
Samoa 26-7 Argentina
Reupena Levasa rounds off the Samoan scoring for a confident win, although Nicolas Bruzzone manages to get his team off the mark with an intercept try after the hooter. Coach Cora will want a significant improvement in their next match against Australia.
Samoa 26-0 Argetina
Fale So'oialo gets Samoa ticking over at the start of the second before one of the best tries you'll see all day as Alastasi Tupou steps not one, not two, not three but four Argentine defenders to tap under the sticks. "More steps than the pyramid" screams commentator Greg Clark. Clearly a Mayan pyramid rather than an Eygptian one...
Argentina are the only side who'd try to win a sevens game with the scrum #GoldCoast7s— Pete Oliver (@Pete Oliver) 12/10/2013 04:47
Argentina 0-7 Samoa
New Argentina coach Santiago Gomez Cora, the all-time leading Sevens try scorer with 230, 10 more than Ben Collings, is taking his charge of his first match. It's been a bit scrappy from his team so far and Levi Asifa'amatala takes advantage of a defensive lapse to charge through for the opening score, the only of the first half. Tight game so far.
Wales' Adam Thomas on their opening victory: "First half we were a bit sloppy but fair play to them. We came out second half, turned negatives to positives and put them away so we're happy with that. We had a good pre-season over in South Africa, but now we need to focus on this weekend and looking for two more wins today." Meanwhile, it's time for Argentina against Samoa, who've got plenty of support in the stands.
Wales 33-14 Portugal
Whatever was said in Wales' half-time team talk clearly worked as Wales bash out three tries in quick succession from captain Rhys Shellard, Adam Thomas and debutant Will Thomas. And Chris Knight rounds off the scoring with a score on the hooter.
Wales 7-14 Portugal
There's a whiff of an upset in the air as Pedro Leal scores on the cusp of half-time, his 75th of his career, courtesy of a botched clearance by Alex Webber, who forgets to make contact with the ball five metres from his own touchline. An intruiging second-half awaits...
Wales 7-7 Portugal
The Welsh are in an unfamilar blue and green number with Portugal sporting red. However, the change of shirt makes no difference to Alex Webber, who steams through the middle for Wales' opening try. However, the Portuguest hit back with a scintillating try, an exhibition of slick passing through a number of phases before Joao Lino touches down under the posts. One of the best tries we've seen today.
Match 6: @WelshRugbyUnion v @PortugalRugby is starting. What is your score prediction? #WALvPOR— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 04:21
Fiji 20-10 Canada
Lucas Hammond consolidates some of the damage as he neatly steps off his left but he can't do much to prevent Canada from going down to their 34th defeat to Fiji. A delighted Ben Ryan, taking charge of his first match as Fiji coach was particularly pleased with how his team dealt with the kick-offs. "We've worked hard on that in the last three sessions," he says. "They're like sponges, I can't wait to get stuck intothem over the coming months."
Not a pleasant sight for Canadian fans as captain Nathan Hirayama is winched off the pitch by two colleagues with what looks like an ankle injury following a particular muscular challenge. Let's hope it's not too serious... Meanwhile, Ilai Tinai sells a delicious dummy, opening up the Canadian defence for his hat-trick, the second we've seen today. Fiji 20-5 Canada
7mins: Tinai scores his second try of the match after a solid tap off the kick off. @fijirugby 15 - 5 @RugbyCanada #FIJvCAN— Gold Coast 7s (@Gold Coast 7s) 12/10/2013 04:10
Fiji 10-5 Canada
Despite the poor restarts as highlighted by Patrick Johnston (below), Canada are on the scoreboard as the brilliantly named Johnny Moonlight sets up Harry Jones for a deserved score. It's his 13th in national colours. Can the Canadians secure only their third ever victory against Fiji in 36 attempts? We've got seven-and-a-half minutes to discover if they can...
Re-starts were a problem for Canada last year; Geraint John talked about their importance before #GoldCoast7s. Another Fiji try. 14-0.— Patrick Johnston (@Patrick Johnston) 12/10/2013 04:03
It's time for the defending champions Fiji, drilled by their new coach Ben Ryan, who stands out a mile from his charges with his red hair. He'll be content with the opening exchanges against Canada in the Pool C opener as Sakiusa Nadruku and Ilai Tinai cut through the red tide for a 10-0 lead.
Fiji-Canada coming up next. The Fijians get the biggest cheer of the day. #GoldCoast7s— Rugby News (@Rugby News) 12/10/2013 03:56
England 54-7 Spain
Ah yes, don't forget to get involved with the #SevensDreamTeam, have your say on your player of the tournament. Spain finally break the duck as Jacobo Martin takes advantage of a two-on-one but Mat Turner has the final say to give England a healthy victory - there's even a smile on coach Simon Amor's face.
Dan Bibby @dbibby15 just completed a hat-trick against Spain for @Official_RFU - use #SevensDreamTeam to nominate him!— IRB Sevens (@IRB Sevens) 12/10/2013 03:51
England 47-0 Spain
It's a tryfest at Skilled Park as Dan Bibby cruises over for a hat-trick, his third a wonderful exhibition of footwork to scythe through the Spanish defence, adding to John Brake's 37th international try, brilliantly set up by a one-handed offload in the tackle from debutant Phil Burgess. Not a bad start to Simon Amor's reign as England coach.
England look great! #GoldCoast7s @IRBSevens— Eoghan NíGallchobair (@Eoghan NíGallchobair) 12/10/2013 03:45
England 26-0 Spain
More powerful running from Tom Mitchell sees the Englishman touch down for his second try before Fransisco Hernandez drops a clanger on his tryline, allowing Dan Bibby to stroll over for number three. And James Rodwell stretches every inch of his enormous frame to touch down on the half-time hooter for a comprehensive lead at the break, brilliantly converted by Mitchell from the touchline.
Sir Gordon Tietjens signs autographs after @nz7s opening victory in HSBC SWS @AllBlacks - is that DJ? http://t.co/b9SPmz7dpv— IRB Sevens (@IRB Sevens) 12/10/2013 03:39
It's time for a repeat of last year's Bowl final as England take on Spain. That match was particularly memorable for the Spaniards, who beat their opponents for the first time in the tournament's history with a last-minute 19-14 victory. However, back in the now and Tom Mitchell gives Simon Amor's team an early 5-0 lead with a strong surge on the wing.
South Africa 29-5 France
Ahhh the famous French resistance. Julien Jane intercepts a stray South African pass and he sets up Paul Albaladejo for his 76th international try. Ahhh, the resistance is short lived as Sampie Mastriet screams up the middle of the park for a score under the posts before Frankie Horn shows some useful football skills before bundling down his 230th point.
Only one answer Sammy - STAY UP!
Should i go to bed or should i wait for the @Kenya7s vs @USArugby? still pondering @Goldcoast7s @IRBsevens— Sammy Muraya (@Sammy Muraya) 12/10/2013 03:25
South Africa 19-0 France
Stephan Dippenaar extends the lead just before the break with the third try of the first half. Neil Powell's team only arrived on the Gold Coast on Friday after some unpleasant weather delayed their departure from South Africa. No sign of jetlag judging by this performance.
South Africa 12-0 France
Chris Dry slides over for his 50th international try moments after Justin Geduld gives last year's HSBC Sevens World Series runners up the lead in the second minute. Not too much resistance from France so far, all too easy for the Springboks.
If you're joining us for the first time, hello! We've had two comprehensive victories without reply from New Zealand and Kenya, where Minstry of Rugby (below) is aiming to ensure no-one is sleeping right now with the national team on song. It's time for our Pool B opener now as South Africa take on France.
RT @MinistryOfRugby: If you are in Kenya and you are asleep, we urge you to wake up right about now.... #Kenya7s #GoldCoast7s— Moustapha Ramadhan (@Moustapha Ramadhan) 12/10/2013 03:14
Kenya 38-0 Tonga
Fabian Olando seals a thumping victory for the 2008/09 runners up, a victory which satisfies coach Felix Ochieng. "I think there were a couple of areas where the boys dropped the ball but that happens in the first match," he says. "We know we got very close last time, we want to get one step closer." Tonga had seven debutants in their side, a chastening experience.
Kenya 31-0 Tonga
Kenya dominating possession and territory and envitably Tonga's fragile defence is breached as first Patrice Agunda and Eden Agero go over for tries number four and five. That's Agero's first try in Kenyan colours too, a proud moment for the young man. The Kenyan flags are fluttering with pride at Skilled Park.
And give you one guess.... Try by Agunda makes it @kenya_7s 24- Tonga 0 @GoldCoast7s #rugby #sevens— Behind The Ruck (@Behind The Ruck) 12/10/2013 03:04
Kenya 17-0 Tonga
Felix Ayange extends Kenya's lead on the cusp of half-time and it's looking good for coach Felix Ochieng. Meanwhile, we've spotted what looks like a group of farmers riding what appear to be inflatable ducks in the stands. Anyone spot any better fancy dress costumes, then send them through via Twitter on @IRBsevens or #Sevens.
Kenya 10-0 Tonga
It's one-way traffic as Billy Odhiambo touches down in the corner before a brutal hand-off from Collins Injera sees the experienced star score his 160th international try with a musclar burst, although both conversions are missed from the touchline.
Out come the teams for the second Pool A encounter this morning featuring Kenya, who finished fourth in last year's tournament, against Tonga. From their 12 previous encounters the Africans have the advantage, winning eight. How will number 13 go?
New Zealand 38-0 USA
Beautiful play from debutant Ambrose Curtis, drawing in the defender with a sizzling run on the wing before a sumptuous offload for Tim Mikkelson to touch down his second try of the match before Curtis goes over for his first try in national colours courtesy of a miss pass from Cama. Dominant from Gordon Tietjen's team.
New Zealand 26-0 USA
Jaunty step from 20-year-old Joe Webber 30m out, carving open an increasingly forlorn defence as New Zealand take a commanding lead, converted by Cama. The USA have never beaten the All Blacks in 23 attempts - their 24th looks like it could well go the same way.
NZ absolutely dominant in the breakdown,still time left #USA #GoldCoast7s— Sean Duffy (@Sean Duffy) 12/10/2013 02:38
New Zealand 19-0 USA
And the USA floodgates are hanging off their hinges as last year's Sevens Player of the Year Tim Mikkelson uses that frightening speed as he cruises through on the wing for his 111th try in his 41st appearance in a New Zealand shirt. That USA half-time team-talk will have to be the best ever if they want to get back into this.
New Zealand 14-0 USA
Scrappy opening few minutes in this encounter, passes going astray way too easily. However, the Black wave powers through as Tomasi Cama fashions an opening for Waisake Naholo to power through to tap down under the posts, swiftly followed by Cama's 138th international try, converting both scores. The number six now has 1837 points. Remarkable.
You're right there KiwiSportsFans, who can anyone knock the mighty All Blacks off their perch? New Zealand appear as menacing as ever, with their legendary coach sporting some a few extra letters in his name. Gordon Tietjens, the man who has overseen New Zealand's unrivalled success in the sport, was recently made a Sir for his services to rugby. Arise Sir Titch, one of the most thoroughly deserved accolades ever. And we're under way for the opener!
Must be so scary looking at the NZ 7s team sheet and then you notice they have a Knight coaching them! #GoldCoast7s— KiwiSportsFans (@KiwiSportsFans) 12/10/2013 02:29
The gates have swung open and Skilled Park is nicely filling up for our tournament opener, defending HSBC Sevens World Series champions New Zealand who take on the USA. The two teams opened up last year's tournament, when New Zealand won 19-7. What lies in store this morning? Out come the players, time to get excited...
A new team will join the elite 16 from next season, to be determined at round seven at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, when 12 regional qualifiers will be battling for the coveted spot. The team which finishes bottom after round nine, the Marriott London Sevens, will lose their elite status at the start of the 2014/15 season. Pitfalls and incentives abound.
This season's series has a brand-new feel to it with the introduction of a promotion and relegation structure as we inch ever closer to the tropical climes of Rio de Janeiro, where rugby sevens will make its Olympic debut in 2016 at Deodoro Park. We'll explain more in the next post...
If you love your tries, you're going to love our next video. Last year's tournament saw 245 tries in 45 matches, an average of 5.44 a match. Coming up are seven of the best...
This is probably the best place to ask that question Robyn. The first of our matches features defending series champions New Zealand, who'll be up against USA at 1030 local time, which is a smidgeon under 25 minutes from now. You can see the full draw on the IRB Sevens website.
Bring on @GoldCoast7s :) Anyone know where I can find the draw?— Robyn Causer (@Robyn Causer) 12/10/2013 02:03
And we want you to keep us company throughout the two days at Skilled Park in the surburb of Robina, our venue for the HSBC Sevens World Series 2013/14 opener this season. All thoughts welcome via @irbsevens, or use the hashtag #Sevens on Twitter, as well as on Facebook at Facebook.com/irbsevens.
This year's tournament is making a little bit of history - we're streaming every single match LIVE on our website in territories where there isn't a broadcast deal in place (find out more here), which is something to get very excited about indeed.
Let's hope so Nadia. The heavens have been spitting tiny droplets on the lush Skilled Park turf, although not enough to cause too much alarm to those who've made the fancy dress effort - nothing worse than getting a Pink Panther outfit sopping wet in a downpour, right?
Welcome to the first installment of the HSBC Sevens World Series 2013/14 in Australia's sun-buttered Gold Coast, the first of nine tournaments across four continents featuring the fastest, the most skilled and the most fittest Sevens exponents on the planet as we kick off the 15th season of the elite series in Robina.
To some it represents fortune, an auspicious, blessed charm manifesting itself as a symbolic form of luck and reverence. To others it represents the days of the week, the wonders of the world or the deadly sins. But to rugby fans, sevens means lung-busting fitness and a relentless, seat-of-your pants, end-to-end try-scoring frenzy. And we're so glad it's back.


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- Toby Ziegler: Why's a test-ban treaty so important? Let me tell you. In 1974, India set off a peaceful nuclear explosion. Indira Gandhi herself said they had no intention of building a bomb, they just wanted to know that they could. Twenty years later India sets off five nuclear explosions. Who gets nervous? Pakistan. And when Pakistan gets nervous, everybody get nervous. You know why? 'Cause we're all gonna die.
The head of a Washington nonprofit group was arrested Tuesday for allegedly running a front organization on behalf of elements of the Pakistani government, including its spy agency, for more than two decades in an effort to influence U.S. lawmakers and other top officials.
Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 62, a U.S. citizen and resident of Fairfax, was charged in federal court in Virginia with participating in a long-term conspiracy to act as an agent of the Pakistani government without disclosing his affiliation.
Zaheer Ahmad, 63, a U.S. citizen and resident of Pakistan, was also charged, but remains at large. He was accused of trying to recruit "straw donors" who would provide money that was actually traced back to the Pakistani government.
Fai is the longtime director of the Kashmiri American Council, which describes itself as a nonprofit dedicated to "raising the level of knowledge in the United States about the struggle of the Kashmiri people for self-determination." In an affidavit filed in support of a criminal complaint, however, the FBI alleged that the center is one of three so-called "Kashmir Centers" that are run by elements of the Pakistani government, including the Inter-Services Intelligence agency.
Since the mid-1990s, the affidavit said, the Kashmiri American Council has received at least $4 million from the Pakistani government.
And the downward spiral continues.
As three of the SEALs reached the top of the steps on the third floor, they saw bin Laden standing at the end of the hall. The Americans recognized him instantly, the officials said.
Bin Laden also saw them, dimly outlined in the dark house, and ducked into his room.
The three SEALs assumed he was going for a weapon, and one by one they rushed after him through the door, one official described.
Two women were in front of bin Laden, yelling and trying to protect him, two officials said. The first SEAL grabbed the two women and shoved them away, fearing they might be wearing suicide bomb vests, they said.
The SEAL behind him opened fire at bin Laden, putting one bullet in his chest, and one in his head.
It was over in a matter of seconds.
Back at the White House Situation Room, word was relayed that bin Laden had been found, signaled by the code word "Geronimo." That was not bin Laden's code name, but rather a representation of the letter "G." Each step of the mission was labeled alphabetically, and "Geronimo" meant that the raiders had reached step "G," the killing or capture of bin Laden, two officials said."
The AP story that everyone else wishes they had, a detailed explanation of the Team 6 operation that took down bin Laden. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
'G' is usually represented as 'Golf' not 'Geronimo' but okay.
Pakistani media 'name' CIA station chief in Islamabad
Media outlets publish incorrect name of the station head as relations worsen between spy agencies
Fresh tension has erupted between the CIA and Pakistani intelligence after several Pakistani media outlets published the alleged name of the CIA station chief in Islamabad.
Two senior Pakistani officials said the name published, Mark Carlton, was incorrect, but one said it was similar to the real one.
Despite the inaccuracy, publication of the name was seen as a sign of worsening relations between the two spy agencies a week after the death of Osama bin Laden in a garrison town north of Islamabad.
The CIA chief, Leon Panetta, said last week that he did not warnPakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) about the raid because he feared the information could leak in advance, prompting furious ISI denials of complicity.
Publication of an American spy's name caused friction between the two agencies six months ago.
The previous station chief, Jonathan Banks, was identified in court papers and the media in December, causing him to leave Pakistan immediately. Some US officials blamed the ISI for the leak.
This time, the name was published by the private television station Ary One on Friday, then reprinted in the rightwing Nation newspaper on Saturday.
According to reports, "Mark Carlton" was given an angry reprimand by the ISI chief, General Shuja Pasha, over the operation to kill Bin Laden.
The published name sounded similar to the real one, a senior Pakistani official said, suggesting the leak had come from a lower-level ISI source rather from than the top.
"It sounds similar. Mike can be misheard as Mark," he said. "It sounds like something someone misheard in the corridor, perhaps someone who is ideological or not very well educated."
The official declined to give the real name. US media did not report the incorrect name, saying that the information remained classified under US law.
A senior ISI official said the agency did not release the name. "If you're asking, no we didn't," he said. Asked about the state of relations with the CIA, he declined to comment.
A U.S. drone strike in Yemen Thursday was aimed at killing Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born radical cleric who is suspected of orchestrating terrorist attacks on the U.S, but the missile missed its target, according to Yemeni and U.S. officials.
The drone strike comes less than a week after a U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden at a compound in Pakistan. Had the drone strike in Yemen been successful, the U.S. would have killed two of the top three most-wanted terrorists in a single week.
A liberal democrat president campaigned on ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and bringing the troops home "first thing". Since then, 30k more troops have gone to Afghanistan and drone strikes in countries we haven't even declared war with have tripled under his administration. To top it all off, this same liberal democrat is signing off on targeted killings of American citizens without due process.
Get your facts right before you start calling him a liar. President Obama said often during the campaign that he would refocus our efforts in Afghanistan.
On July 20, 2008, then-Senator Obama spoke with CBS' Lara Logan and discussed his plans for Iraq and Afghanistan. Here are some quotes:
"For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three. I think it's very important that we unify command more effectively to coordinate our military activities. But military alone is not going to be enough.
The Afghan government needs to do more. But we have to understand that the situation is precarious and urgent here in Afghanistan. And I believe this has to be our central focus, the central front, on our battle against terrorism.
And despite what the Bush Administration has argued, I don't think there's any doubt that we were distracted from our efforts not only to hunt down al-Qaeda and the Taliban, but also to rebuild this country so that people have confidence that we were to here to stay over the long haul, that we were going to rebuild roads, provide electricity, improve the quality of life for people. And now we have a chance, I think, to correct some of those areas.
There's starting to be a broad consensus that it's time for us to withdraw some of our combat troops out of Iraq, deploy them here in Afghanistan. And I think we have to seize that opportunity. Now's the time for us to do it.
He even discusses his plans regarding Pakistan:
What I've said is that if we had actionable intelligence against high-value al-Qaeda targets, and the Pakistani government was unwilling to go after those targets, that we should. My hope is that it doesn't come to that - that in fact, the Pakistan government would recognize that if we had Osama bin Laden in our sights that we should fire or we should capture him.
Here's then-Senator Obama's plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan, in which he calls for two additional brigades to be sent to Afghanistan, that is, 7,000 troops.
Seems to me he's doing exactly what he said he would. And when and where did he sign off on killing American citizens without due process? Provide some evidence for your claims. Oh, what's that? You can't? Because it's not true? Then stop lying.
Kind of sucks when facts get in the way of your ranting, doesn't it?
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"I have no idea what any of us were looking at at that particular millisecond when the picture was taken."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, in today's Washington Post, of this photo:
She doesn't know, so let's figure it out.
The photo is on the White House's Flickr feed. Conveniently, Flickr lets you look at the EXIF data on photos, if the uploader allows; the White House does allow it.
This photo's EXIF data says it was taken May 1 at 4:05pm EDT. Abottabad, Pakistan, is nine hours ahead of DC, which means this photo was taken May 2 at 1:05am PKT.
The mission begins at 3:32pm EDT (12:32am PKT). One of the helicopters carrying DEVGRU malfunctions as it approaches the compound - exact time unknown; the pilot sets it down; the SEALS disembark; and the helicopter is blown up. Bin Laden is 'tentatively' identified at 3:50pm EDT (12:50am PKT); we can assume this means killed. In the Post article above, Clinton says the mission lasted all of 38 minutes, meaning that it ended at 4:10pm EDT (1:10am PKT).
Bin Laden was killed at 3:50pm EDT (12:50am PKT); presumably the next 15 minutes, before the team leaves, is spent clearing the compound of any remaining hostiles and recovering any data or information present.
As the photo was taken at 4:05pm EDT (1:05am PKT), it was taken near the end of the mission. While we may not know exactly what was happening or said when that photo was taken, we do have a general idea: The President, Vice President, Secretary of State and other persons in that room were watching/listening to DEVGRU as the team gathered intelligence.
OK, New York Times, you've got our attention. #BinLaden #AboutThatDog
Read this:
The raid carried extraordinary risks — and not just from Bin Laden and those with him in the compound. As the sound of battle shook the night, Pakistan scrambled jets to respond to a military operation that its military had not been informed was taking place.
"They had no idea about who might have been on there, whether it be U.S. or somebody else," said President Obama's counterterrorism adviser, John O. Brennan, in a briefing on Monday. "So we were watching and making sure that our people and our aircraft were able to get out of the Pakistani airspace, and thankfully there was no engagement with Pakistani forces."
Mr. Obama and his national security advisers gathered in the White House to follow the raid, which had been planned and carried out in extreme secrecy. "It was probably one of the most anxiety-filled periods of time, I think, in the lives of the people who were assembled here yesterday," Mr. Brennan said. "The minutes passed like days."
The tensest moment for those watching, he said, was when one of two helicopters that flew the American troops into the compound broke down, stalling as it flew over the 18-foot wall of the compound and prepared to land. The team blew it up and called in one of two backups. In all, 79 commandos and a dog were involved in the raid.
I'm very curious as to where our relationship with Pakistan will go from here.
"Stop this war"
Holbrooke's last words on the Afghan warBy Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Karen DeYoung
As friends and colleagues from four decades of diplomatic life reflected on the intensity of Richard C. Holbrooke's dedication, many were not surprised to learn that concerns about the Afghanistan war were apparently among his final thoughts.
Following Holbrooke's death, The Washington Post, citing his family members, reported that the veteran diplomat had told his physician just before surgery on Friday to "stop this war."
But on Tuesday a fuller account of the tone and contents of his remarks emerged.
As Dr. Jehan El-Bayoumi was attending to Holbrooke in the emergency room at George Washington University Hospital, she told him to relax and asked what she could do to comfort him, according to an aide who was present. Holbrooke, who was in severe pain, said jokingly that it was hard to relax because he had to worry about the difficult situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
El-Bayoumi, an Egyptian-American internist who is Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's physician, replied that she would worry for him. Holbrooke responded by telling her to end the war, the aide said.
The aide said he could not be sure of Holbrooke's exact words. He emphasized Tuesday that the comment was made in painful banter, rather than as a serious exhortation about policy. Holbrooke also spoke extensively about his family and friends as he awaited surgery by Farzad Najam, a thoracic surgeon of Pakistani descent.
I'll leave thoughts on the ambassador to Slate's obituary/reflection on Holbrooke.
But thought I'd point to WaPo commenter mortified469's views on Holbrooke's death.
Holbrooke died…an Egyptian and a Pakistani…Hummm!
Posted by: mortified469 | December 14, 2010 3:19 PM
$16.36, the amount per person donated to Pakistan following the July floods. $1087.33 per person was donated to Haiti following this year's earthquake.
The images from Haiti's earthquake resonated around the world, triggering an outpouring of money and goodwill. But Pakistan's disastrous floods did not elicit the same feelings. Perhaps its the country's history of supporting terrorism, its alleged harboring of Osama bin Laden, or its remote location in South Asia. But whatever the reason, donors hesitated to give the kinds of money it gave to Haiti. At one point an estimated one-fifth of the Pakistani population was under water. Flying over the scene of wrecked homes and mudslides, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had never seen anything like it. An estimated 1,600 people died.
Maybe it was the lack of media coverage on Pakistan, or rather the attention provided by celebrities. There were countless celebrities going out, asking for money to be donated to Haiti. George Clooney and Wyclef Jean in particular were the faces of the Haiti aid project.
Not a single celebrity comes to mind that tried to raise awareness regarding Pakistan. I can think of the reports from Anderson Cooper and Brian Williams on Pakistan, but that's about it. [I'll try to get links for both of these up when I can, hopefully soon.] Cooper is close to a celebrity himself, but not really for any of his reporting but for his personal life, and the occasional oddball report.
Before January I doubt most Americans knew where Haiti was on the map. Today I still doubt that. I know most Americans don't know that Haiti was the second democratic government in the Americas. Or that they looked to the United States for support and assistance as their government struggled to establish itself. But Haiti was founded on the backs of a slave revolution; so despite sharing our democratic beliefs, they were Africans in the minds of early 19th century Americans. For a long time, that perception of Haitians as intrinsically separate from Americans has stuck with us.


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I have just passed my mod 1 and waiting for mod2 test date, I have been looking at different bikes for my first purchase i am 5'10, I have narrowed it down to a few bikes but just after some advice from people with the same experience in the past.
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gingerB says:
Go for the er6n - cheap to run very newbie friendly. I got one after passing and have enjoyed it for over 1 1/2 yrs. I know the faired version gives more weather protection but if you drop it ( which may well happen to begin with) you have expensive fairings! Gladius a bit girly and not as good a build quality, Versy just really a taller version of er6. I liked the er6n cause I can get both feet on ground when stopped. Also er6n is having update coming out early 2012 so there be some good bargains on earlyier models. Don't get one before 2008 - when they first came out they had a few problems.
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Restricts well, brilliant bike, lots of fun.
That's great thankyou.
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What budget have you got (or anticipate having)?Have you checked / considered the insurance on the bikes you like?What do you plan doing with the bike, commuting / scratching / two-up touring? What type of roads: in town, A/B roads, M-way?
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Honda cbr f 600 about 2000 year best all rounder bike any real biker would agree
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steveb says:
the wife's Gladius.
Although its only putting out just over half the ponies my Buell does, its still good fun to ride. As a commuting tool, it's ace. It's frugal, it's agile, it's narrow and it has enough grunt to get out of trouble if it needs to, The engine braking is fairly strong compared with many bikes but that just adds to the enjoyment.
Weather protection is non existent mind, and the wind blast at anything much above fast motorway cruising speeds is quite strong.
Hi, budget wise upto 4k if needed. Yes the insurance on the kind of bikes I am looking at seems reasonable. Generally weekend rides and maybe a little touring now and then once confidence and experience builds.
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Five Totally Believable Things Car Makers Must Do To Thwart Hackers
Re: God luck hacking my wagon...
"I will raise you an ANPRC 10 for your A41 ;)"
LOL! Already have a UK/PRC-320 thanks ;-)
Re: God luck hacking my wagon...
""Allegedly" you can jump start it without even having access to the inside by removing "one of the front bulbs" and applying enough electrickery, so not that difficult... :)"
AFAIK, that's an urban myth. Interesting way to go about frying oneself, mind ;-)
Re: God luck hacking my wagon...
"A squaddie can roll anything... as evidenced by the many photos on this page (scroll down for the better ones):
Yeah, in the days of national service, those were. I've seen some rather more spectacularly messy ones myself, though not, thankfully, with Landies.
Re: God luck hacking my wagon...
"Hmmmm, heard on a military comms net many moons ago "Rolled the rover over, over". These damn things flip at a moments notice in my experience."
As I mentioned earlier, Land Rovers are no more unstable than any other MTV. If you allow stupidity to overcome common sense and training then yes, you can do terminally stupid things to gain a Darwin Award for yourself. The trick to keeping yourself and your vehicle in single pieces is to maintain proper control of the vehicle, drive within your limits, and also within the limits of the place where you are driving, as it is, indeed, with any other form of motorised transport.
Oh, and I've heard that one on the batphone too ;-)
Re: God luck hacking my wagon...
Yes, the panels are aly, but I think you must be thinking of the range rover. Series landies have a pronounced steel welded chassis, and are no more unstable than any other MTV on the roads. As a result of their height off the deck compared to the majority of other cars on the road, other cars are more likely to hit the chassis than the bodywork, and thus come off worst. As to the suspension on a series wagon, they have a rather hard suspension through the use of leaf springs, hence the so-called 'land rover backside' after a long drive ;-)
Hmm. Reliant Robin. Painted yellow, I trust? ;-)
Re: God luck hacking my wagon...
Bravery has nothing to do with it: It's instant revenge if some idiot is dumb enough to crash into it - they'll ALWAYS come off worse ;-)
God luck hacking my wagon...
I drive a Series 3 Land Rover :-D
NASA tests crazytech flying saucer thruster, could reach Mars in days
Even accounting...
...for the fact that conventional rocketry would be needed to bring it to orbit, this is quite something. I hope the scaled-up version exceeds the promise of the model they constructed.
I can only see one potential problem: It's using microwave energy to produce thrust. If that casing leaks (micrometeorites etcetera), everyone on board the ship it's pushing is likely to wind up as rubber chicken, unless there are some significant Faraday cage considerations given to the crew compartment.
Never the less, let's hope this works - I want to see us establish a permanent, fully manned, and expanding, facility on Mars before I pop my clogs!
EE rolls out London bus pay-by-bonk app – only fandoids need apply
Re: fandoids?
{robotic voder-altered voice} yes {/robotic voder-altered voice}
*add obligatory insane giggle here*
'We screwed up' sighs Sony bigwig after gaming portals collapse in DNS cock-up riddle
...at least he stood up and admitted there'd been a TARFU.
Watch: DARPA shows off first successful test of STEERABLE bullet
Tom Selleck must sue!
They're using the idea from his movie "Runaway"! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_%281984_film%29)
hang on. what's that drumming sound, getting louder? OHSH-
Teensy card skimmers found in gullets of ATMs
Re: It might actually help...
No, I'd not clocked that, thanks.
It might actually help...
...if they post those photos on publicly viewable, rather than subscription-only, sites: Prevention is better than cure, and it'd be useful for us unwashed masses to know just WTF we're looking for, when trying to prevent ourselves from being fleeced by these feckless buggers, after all.
FAKE Google web SSL certificates tip-toe out from Indian authorities
There's another reason...
...that I use Firefox.
Judge says there's no such thing as a 'Patent Troll'
I'd personally go with...
"Oxygen Thieves", but Judge Koh might take issue with that, too!
UK govt preps World War 2 energy rationing to keep the lights on
Ye Gods.
This has been on the horizon for HOW LONG?
I want to see NONE OF THE ABOVE on the next ballot papers, because they're all just fucking incompetent, and shouldn't be left in charge of anything more complex than a wooden spoon.
UK govt 'tearing up road laws' for Google's self-driving cars: THE TRUTH
I'm against it at this time. here's why...
The road traffic conditions here are vastly different to those in the USA; our roads are generally more congested, the driving standards are variable at best, and frankly, I - and I suspect many others - don't trust the level of reliability on the highly complex electronic, mechanical, and computing solutions that would be required for the extremely active and reactive systems that would have to be 100% reliable fully automated travel on our roads.
In addition (and Suricou Raven, we were typing at the same time, looks like, you beat me to this just now!), there's the legislation and litigation angle to consider: There has to be a human to take responsibility for the movement of a vehicle in a court of law should something go irreversibly wrong; vehicle-related deaths, injuries, and such like, can generally be taken to have been caused by a Human, not a machine - indeed, the percentage of Road Traffic Collisions caused by purely mechanical failure are remarkably small these days; taking the human out of the loop means that should a computer or technological error creep in, human responsibility may not properly be apportionable; thus without a Human in the control loop, any prosecution resulting from a smart-system-related RTC may be immediately doomed to failure.
Don't get me wrong: I'm all for technological advances, but you have to consider that even unmanned aerial vehicles have humans in the control loop; if they require a human on the controls, then surely road-going vehicles require this as well?
EBay, you keep using the word 'SECURITY'. I do not think it means what you think it means
After the horse has bolted...
...been recaptured, stuck in the next door cell in the sables, and the door roped closed without even so much as a new Abloy padlock...
...I pre-emptively changed my password. No email to tell me to, of course. Heard about it on the radio, of all things. Oh, and YE FESTERING AND SUFFERING GODS they took HOW FRAKKING LONG to tell us about this TARFU?!
And to those who bemoan their fiends - I mean friends - and mutants - I mean relations - not having a ruddy clue what to use for a password, tell 'em to get their passwords from here... http://strongpasswordgenerator.com/. Seems to have worked with those who hitherto didn't know what I meant, and couldn't understand how I explained it - thus, there is no longer any excuse NOT to know how to generate a strong password.
Remembering it afterwards, of course, is another matter altogether...!
FINGERS CROSSED: Apple and Samsung said to be hammering out settlement
It's the commercial version of...
..the Cold War. It'll be Brush Fire (litigation) battles all over the globe, until one of them falls over into bankruptcy, and the world suffers the fallout.
Still, the longer it takes, maybe the milder the overall effects may be.
All hail the Silicon Curtain!
OK, sod it, reaching for my coat already ;-)
FCC mulls two-speed internet, axing net neutrality ... unless you convince it otherwise
And the..
...backhander of the year goes to...
Fuckwits. They just broke the internet.
GCHQ's 'NOSEY SMURF' spyware snoops dragged into secretive tribunal
It'll be found to be legal if...
...someone actually asked for a warrant - which in this case does NOT need to be signed by a magistrate or judge, the Secretary of State (or an authorised 'senior official' under his express authority) may issue such warrants.
See the Sections 5 & 6, Intelligence Services Act 1994 (1994 c. 13), "Authorisation of certain actions"
In short, the tribunal is unlikely to find in favour of Privacy International.
What, you were expecting a fairy tale ending for the small guy? Welcome to reality, feller.
eBay cops $3 BILLION tax bill after moving its profits back onshore
Wot, no comments...
...on how they actually PAID some tax this time?
I'd have thought congratulations were in order for a large multinational corp actually contributing to society for a change by paying tax - even if they did do it in the USA, rather than over here in Blighty.
Now, can more of them follow suit, but over here, please?
Firefox, is that you? Version 29 looks rather like a certain shiny rival
Why the **** can they NOT let us have consistency? WHY must the ALWAYS bugger about with something that is NOT broken?!
Reg probe bombshell: How we HACKED mobile voicemail without a PIN
EE: "First and foremost it's illegal to access a voicemail account without the owner's permission." As if that's going to stop a hacker. Come on, how can a network be so sodding naive and/or lazy?
As to Three. ouch. Not at all good.
Windows 8.1 Update: Throws desktop drones a bone but still as TOUCHY as ever
Touchscreen is fine and dandy...
... for a mobile device like a PDA, mobile (Cellular) phone, and phablets, but NOT, say again NOT for a desktop machine, where keyboard shortcuts, F keys, etcetera are often in regular usage; the Win8 environment is just not keyed up (sorry, couldn't help it) for this at all.
I appreciate that they wanted to keep it effectively to something like "one system to rule them all", but in the real world that's just not going to happen. Two versions, minimum, was what they should have aimed at; Mobile and desktop.
The end result: They've pissed off a fair slice of their formerly loyal following.
My new notebook came with In8 as standard. It took some modding (OK, a quick search and a simple download and installation of IOBit's "Start menu 8") to add the functionality of the windows key and start bar (3rd party application), but I've got it to where it's usable.
But the next upgrade I have in hardware WILL be for a Linux machine, and the hell with Windoze.
'Graceful' solar flare erupts from surface of Sun – NASA vid
I did like
the music. Sounded like something from a movie. Any ideas as to what it was?
Google teases more modular smartphone details in run-up to dev meet-up
Interesting concept...
...I like it. Hope it actually gets off the R&D desk and into production for us in the real world to play with :-)
Bank-raid ZeuS malware waltzes around web with 'valid app signature'
Name and shame?
So that the rest of us know who screwed the security pooch?
Judge strikes down Apple attempt to bar Samsung's 'untrue' patent comments
Will someone *please*...
..just bang their damned heads together and yell so that their ears reside six feet inside their skulls "PLAY THE FUCK NICE"?
I'm getting so fucking tired of this crap is almost makes me want to dump them all - no matter who the hell they are - into a sodding blast furnace, and turn the dial up to "vapourise with intent".
Get ready for software-defined RADAR: Jam, eavesdrop, talk and target ... simultaneously
Re: Interesting...
Frankly, yes, that IS a problem; in an aircraft capable of supersonic flight, any opening to the ambient supersonic air has the potential to rip the fuselage wide open due to the forces involved. Yes, you could potentially bleed air into a cooling vent via a secondary intake from within the air intakes for the engines prior to the air entering the turbine blades, but then the problem becomes one of slowing this resulting air down to manageable velocities to be useful in any cooling system. A friend of mine worked for many years as an avionics technician (and later as a team leader) in the RAF for many years, and I'm reliably informed that this is a very real problem.
..but I can't help but wonder how much of a service life (mean time between failure) such kit would have; given the multitude of activities that the equipment would have to be servicing, the duty cycle of all components in the kit would have to be near 100% when switched on and operational; that would require some serious over-engineering to take into account the heat build-up that this would generate. On ground-based kit, that wouldn't be so much of a problem, as fans, cooling systems, et al, don't have to be that small in that location - but in a small place like a military combat aircraft? That's going to be a challenge to overcome.
Bletchley boffins go to battle again: You said WHAT about Colossus?
Re: Willy waving
I corrected it for you...
3 - see the important exhibits taken to the Science Museum and the Bletchley Park site put up for sale with the proceeds going to the Royal British Legion.
AT&T and Netflix get into very public spat over net neutrality
"Someone must pay a cost".
Hmm. I could have sworn that some folks already do pay a cost.
Oh yeah! They're called "customers".
Maybe you should think about providing them a little better service for the money they give you, instead of squeezing them for everything they've got without improving anything?
Just saying.
MPs urge UK.gov to use 1950s obscenity law to stifle online stiffies
Add metadata to the headers?
Um... they are aware that the entities running these sites are under no obligation to follow UK law if they aren't (1) British Subjects, and (2) in the UK, and that the internet does NOT stop at the 12-mile territorial limit, right?
Mozilla takes Windows 8-friendly Firefox out back ... two shots heard
TWO shots?!
At that range?! Jeeze. Someone needs some range practice.
Backdoor snoops can access files on your Samsung phone via the cell network – claim
Am I being cynical...
...or does Replicant, screaming "SECURITY HOLE! (you can avoid it with OUR operating system)" just sound a little bit like sensationalist panic-driving advertising?
Reference (para 10): "The solution, Kocialkowski says, is to replace the device's stock Android firmware with a purely free-software OS, such as Replicant."
Meh. Because, well.
Twittapocalypse! Twitter implodes, locked out tweeps around the world
Re: I hadn't
Neither did I. Using it all day to track the Bob Crow & Clause 119 stories. There was a slight slowdown this afternoon, but nothing came crashing down.
Must've been lucky, I guess.
Heroic Playmonaut wowed by LOHAN's bulging package
It is indeed right and proper..
..that the pilot have a good old cup of tea to hand, but how the heck is he going to drink the rapidly cooling thing, if he's got his brain bucket on his bonce?!
It's cruelty to playmonauts, that's what it is! Give the poor pilot a straw, for heavens' sake!
Hey, MoJ, we're not your Buddi: Brit firm abandons 'frustrating' crim-tagging contract
Yes, but the crux point here is that the MoJ did NOT appear to want to pay for the development costs in the NEW specification of the contract.
Looking at the whole article (I *DID* RTFA!), it seems that the MoJ wanted not to amend the terms of the existing contract, but to have Buddi agree to what would amount to a completely new contract to develop tech that the MoJ wanted, that would pay Buddi exactly the same as the old contract, AND at the end of the contract period lose them all the IP involved in developing the new technology that the MoJ wouldn't then be paying for.
That is, if not illegal, certainly immoral. You do NOT expect people to work for nothing, after all.
I can see why Buddi threw their toys out of the pram. Entirely reasonable response, IMHO.
Passenger jet grounded by two-hour insect attack
Re: Brings a whole new buzz...
Well... not so new after all! Thanks for the heads up :-)
Brings a whole new buzz...
...to the phrase "there's a bug in the system"!
Awright, I'm getting me coat ;-)
NHS England DIDN'T tell households about GP medical data grab plan
Re: Forget about whether we had the leaflet or not
Wouldn't mind that info too.
Scotland to test mobe signals slammer jammer
It's a good idea, but...
...the laws of physics being what they are, there's no way that they can assure us that any jamming signal they broadcast will remain within the walls of the clink in question.
There will inevitably be leakage, and people who are merely walking or driving past any nick using this system in a built up area (can you say Brixton, Holloway, or even Wormwood Scrubs, just to name a few in London) will be affected by this system - this is especially worrying, as any of those people may be calling the emergency services for some reason when they get hit by the leaked jamming signal.
Any cellular jamming system used therefore, must be installed in a building that can be completely shielded (Faraday Cage, as mentioned above) so as to prevent such leakage. And for a prison, the costs are just too prohibitive to retrofit each building with such a cage.
There has to be something done, obviously, but a blanket jamming signal is NOT the way to do it.
Angry anti-NSA hackers pwn Angry Birds site after GCHQ data slurp
Re: Keep on popping those NSA piggies
Didn't take you long to break Godwins Law did it. Naughty web tangler. Go to the corner and put on the Dozy hat, there's a silly boy now.
Elderly Bletchley Park volunteer sacked for showing Colossus exhibit to visitors
Bloody outrageous.
Revisionist History, blot out what won't sell "merchandise", and **** those who want to tell actual history as opposed to goodfact. Makes me want to puke.
A real life Romulan-Klingon alliance: Google, Samsung sign global patent pact
Re: Hardly a surprise...
Yea, verily, the troll icon did its' work *smirk*
Hardly a surprise...
...for all their public comments over the last few years, the fruit firm appears, instead, to be intent on world domination and mind control. Just look at how their fanbois carp on and froth at the mouth, and you'll see how pavlovian things can get ;-)
Alcatel-Lucent and BT unveil super fat pipe, splurt out 1.4Tb per second across London
So, realistically...
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The show, which ran at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., last fall, will play a limited engagement at Broadway's Booth Theatre beginning April 1, 2014, prior to an official opening April 21. Molly Smith will direct.
The production will mark the Broadway debut of the relatively unknown Coble, whose best-known credit is the Off-Broadway play Bright Ideas. It will also represent the first time Estelle Parsons has been handed a leading role on Broadway since the 1990 revival of Miss Margarida's Way.
The play is about Alexandra, a 79-year-old artist in a showdown with her family over where to spend her remaining years. As press notes state, "In Alexandra's corner are her wit, her volcanic passion and the fact that she's barricaded herself in her Brooklyn brownstone with enough Molotov cocktails to take out the block." There's a senior that prizes her independence.
The musical thriller, set during the height of the 1980's era of Wall Street greed, is directed by Rupert Goold and stars Matt Smith as serial killer Patrick Bateman.
Critics were divided mainly, it seemed, on whether they liked Goold's super-slick, surfacey approach to Bateman's slick, surfacey world.
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