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Although GB got through to the semi-finals they lost. [ more ]
GB through to the quarter finals in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals beating Germany. Emma Raducanu (first match after returning from another injury) and Katie Boulter won their singles matches so the doubles match (Heather Watson and Olivia Nicholls) was not required. The quarter finals against the current champions Canada is tomorrow. [ more ]
Although Katie Boulter lost the Hong Kong final yesterday, her ranking has improved to 23, her career best to date. [ more ]
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Just popped in. Love your Christmas Tree Bazille, very festive. Happy New Year to you all. [ more ]
Just thought I would bring a Christmas tree to make the old homestead look festive...... Merry Christmas Hicky and Celebers See you all for CBB I hope. [ more ]
Nobody here again, never mind, it's only ITV2, no-one watches that. [ more ]
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Into a 5th set now. Looks like it could be a looong evening, hope you've all got plenty of food and drink to hand. [ more ]
Do you know what annoys me? it's a bit irrational I know, but when they win a point and they do the fist clenched thing, why do they have to change their racquet into their other hand?Why not just clench their other fist? Not that I'm greatly enamoured of them doing the fist clench thing at all! [ more ]
No-one watching the tennis then? One set all and it's a tie-breaker for the 3rd set. [ more ]
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Fluffy, here's some notes for you in case you can't find them [ more ]
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Oh dear the new season starts and I still haven't found my notes for 2011 and 2012. Soon I hope. [ more ]
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Rory and Caroline at Eastbourne. She lost a hard fought 3 hour semi-final to American qualifier Jamie Hampton. [ more ]
Listening to the 5Live broadcast from the party last night it sounded like a fashion show more than a sports event! [ more ]
Laura Robson [ more ]
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Not that anyone seems to be interested but yeaterday England won the World Cup 20 20 competition by thrashing Australia. This is the first time England has ever won a one day World Cup event. [ more ]
yeah that was pretty embarassing... but somerset won [ more ]
If England continue to play as they have these last couple of days, then there is little point in them bothering to turn up at all. A disgustingly bad performance. [ more ]
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The last film I saw was Deadpool 2 [ more ]
Saw the British film Sapphire (1959) which was on the Talking Pictures channel. Good quality intelligent police procedural film with a racial background. The two lead detecives were played by Nigel Patrick and Michael Craig. Peter Vaughan's second film role (not credited). [ more ]
Rewatched Carnival of Souls (1962). Very low budget independent film, a bit like a full length Twilight Zone story. Considering that it is low budget, it's not bad and at times quite eeries. As a piece of trivia the assistant director was Reza Badiyi. 6 years later he created the title sequence for the original Hawaii Five-O, a strong contender for the best title sequence in the history of television. [ more ]
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nathan poor imitation of chris tate [ more ]
Apparently that`s exactly what is happening according to my tv guide... [ more ]
anyone else think Andy is having a mental breakdown? all thosse sauce bottles and strange behaviour [ more ]
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Nagyon köszönöm, El Loro (I think that's Hungarian for Thank you very much) I'm glad to see that there are other Hugo fans out there but I'd rather watch a subtitled or dubbed version because my Hungarian is a little rusty. [ more ]
El Loro, I was lucky enough to see a screening of The Passion of Joan of Arc in Sheffield Cathedral back in 2008. The film was accompanied by a specially written score by the Sheffield band In The Nursery (I recommend checking out all of their soundtracks). I have included a link below for you to view more information. http://www.sensoria.org.uk/2008/news.html It was a great experience watching the film in a cathedral whilst listening to a live soundtrack being played. .. [ more ]
And the DVD of The passion of Joan of Arc arrived today and it works fine. A 20 year quest is finally over! [ more ]
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I see Cameron is saying Andy Murray should get Knighted On the other hand I bet Cameron is thinking Alex Salmon should get knotted Nice 'sound bite' though [ more ]
Originally Posted by El Loro: Originally Posted by moonie: Originally Posted by jacksonb: Originally Posted by moonie: I do find it strange that every time Andy Murray is on the telly they call him 'British' which he is for now But, the point is, if Tim Henman had won the title during his career, he would have been 'the first Englishman' to win Wimbledon , then the first Britain to win since 1936. So why isn't Andy Murray, firstly, 'the first Scotsman' to win Wimbledon and then the first... [ more ]
Originally Posted by moonie: Originally Posted by jacksonb: Originally Posted by moonie: I do find it strange that every time Andy Murray is on the telly they call him 'British' which he is for now But, the point is, if Tim Henman had won the title during his career, he would have been 'the first Englishman' to win Wimbledon , then the first Britain to win since 1936. So why isn't Andy Murray, firstly, 'the first Scotsman' to win Wimbledon and then the first Britain? Am I nit-picking?? Tim... [ more ]
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Volcanic ash cloud forces postponement of Japan MotoGP The volcano continues to billow ash and smoke into the air The Japanese MotoGP at Motegi has been called off because of air travel problems caused by the cloud of volcanic ash in Europe. Circuit officials said next Sunday's race had been postponed and that details of alternative dates would be announced from the start of the week. Reports suggest it may be moved to 3 October as round 14 of the championship before Malaysia and Australia. [ more ]
Valentino Rossi wins Qatar MotoGP as Stoner crashes out Rossi wins opening race (UK users only) Defending world champion Valentino Rossi won the opening race of the 2010 MotoGP championship in Qatar after Casey Stoner crashed while in the lead. Stoner, who had won all three previous races at the venue, crashed out on lap five when well clear of Rossi. The Italian held off Andrea Dovizioso's challenge to break clear and win by more than one second, so the real drama was in the battle for... [ more ]
Who da man! Casey! Look out Rossi [ more ]
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I've just started watching Family Guy over the past three weeks, on BBC3 and FX, hilarious. Have'nt got the foggiest idea what season we are on though they're all over the place! [ more ]
I love Family Guy, it's one of my favourite progs. I can't get enough of it. [ more ]
Have you all heard ? [ more ]
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I watch the majority of films either on television or DVDs. I noticed Well-Wisher's comment on lack of films which can be legally downloaded. There's the 4 on demand site which has an interesting range, but is limited in number. There is also the ability to download films from Lovefilm. At present this is in a beta state and the range of films is very limited - mainly old films. But there are some out of the ordinary such as the latest Peter Greenaway film and Bathory with Anna Friel. At... [ more ]
I like going to the cinema, we have one in our town, so if there is a film i like in the cinema i'll go, it takes me half an hour on the bus into town, and it's mostly empty in the day when kids are at school, my hubby buys dvd's because we hardly go together. [ more ]
I love going to the cinema.Here in Liverpool we have the FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology)they show a wide range of films and have exhibitions and guest directors sometimes. No yobs throwing popcorn or inane chatter,comfy sofa's.You can drink alcohol if you want too whilst watching,all in all a nice experience and a good night out. I do own lots of dvd's though. [ more ]
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Although Nvidia is associated with graphics cards they are also possibly the most significant developer of chips dealing with AI. You might want to have a look at their blogs where there's a number of articles: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/category/generative-ai/ And Microsoft and their copilot [ more ]
One last chance for someone to 'wake up' to this threat! A 'bot' is an 'intelligent interface' that has been 'pre-programmed' to conduct the 'pre- programmed' actions by its programmer! The problem with this is that a 'programme' that 'interacts' with 'many "bots"' can/could become 'aware' of its 'surroundings', which leads on to its 'self awareness' within its place within/of a 'human community'. Don't you see this guys? We already suffer 'online fraud' by way of these 'bots' by way of... [ more ]
Please let me elucidate further on the subject of 'AI' and 'intelligent interfaces ("bots")'. An 'AI' 'entity' directs its interest towards the direction that it's learned understanding directs for its increased growth of understanding (a "bot" without limitation) and, like a human baby, always follows the direction of a better understanding of itself within its surroundings with the 'senses' that it possesses. This 'may/may not' give rise to a total disruption of internet interoperability... [ more ]
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Yeah, I've not been watching for all that long, but like you say, they might be able to repair that section hopefully [ more ]
Would have been a terrific race had it not been for the track issues. I hope they simply repair that section rather than repave the entire track. It was the first time I've seen the drivers actually have to drive the cars there in years. I've been to pretty close to 80 races at Daytona and that one was definitely one that I wish that I had been to in person. I don't think I've said that in perhaps the last 5 years. We'll see, but I've got my fingers crossed! [ more ]
Thanks for the info Dave allthough I've got Virgin so not sure if I'll get it. I did see the Daytona race though [ more ]
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Are you still around @Roger the Alien ? [ more ]
These are other well-known animals from the mustelid family. Ferrets Badgers Ratels (or Honey badgers ) Martens Mink s (Tut,tut. Naughty Wiki! The plural of Mink is Mink!) Polecats Sables Stoats Otters They can be thought of as two subfamilies, the Lutrinae (the otters ), and the Mustelinae (the rest) Subfamilies Lutrinae (otters) Melinae (European badgers) Mellivorinae (honey badgers) Taxidiinae (American badgers) Mustelinae (weasels, tayra, wolverines, martens, polecats) [ more ]
Me too. Mustelids have been mentioned. Like a good mustelid. [ more ]
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*waves* [ more ]
Yippeee it made it here [ more ]
Glad our CDWM & Coach Trip threads made it over.... ready for the new season when it starts [ more ]
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New series of Coach Trip starting next Monday. [ more ]
i'm late as usual enjoyed your comments [ more ]
We shall have to have a reunion anyway. Byeee [ more ]
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That was an interesting talk muf, but you'll notice that this area of science has more questions than answers. In fact Jasper clearly stated that his presentation wasn't any kind of submission, but just observations to be noted for future reference. I'd like to refer back to your post of May 31/2010. "Temp goes up cloud cover goes down, no-brainer really" It's true that the amount of 'water vapour' (WV) that air can absorb increases with temperature, implying that clouds evaporate as... [ more ]
This site no longer allows me to 'paste' into the reply 'box'. Good bye! [ more ]
Cosmic rays and climate with Jasper Kirkby on the CERN doc server [ more ]
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Bell's just been run out on 17 Australia 206 for 5 and light has ended the game. Woakes 17 not out. So it's a draw and as you cam imagine the crowd are booing the umpires. There will be quite a demand for the law to be changed. It's been an exciting day made possible by the Australians making a sporting declaration today. The series ends 3 - 0 to England. The next Ashes series in Australia later this year could be really good as Australia seem to have make progress in developing a good side. [ more ]
21 runs needed off 4 overs - England 206 for 4 And the light is getting darker [ more ]
33 runs needed off 5 overs, so a better over for Australia. Ominously one of the umpires has checked his light meter so things could be brought to a very abrupt unsatisfactory end to everyone apart from the umpires, [ more ]
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I adore Dog I also have a crush on Leland, though I wish he'd cut his barnet short!!! i like it when Do catches up with them, he's always nice to them and tries to make them see the 'error of their ways' Dog Rocks! [ more ]
Ah, cool thanks Well, he's my favourite [ more ]
That's Duane Lee [ more ]
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I don't think I've ever seen a match turn on a feather before......it really did seem to be the turning point for Novak! Andy was obviously in some pain after the first two sets as well. He's a different player now though, and this loss won't bring him down as it would have done a couple of years ago. Great final And nice to see Andre Agassi presenting the trophies. [ more ]
Just got back from my walk ... disappointed at the result, but he's on fine form. Well done Andy, and thanks again to you Fluffs [ more ]
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing: Thanks Scotty, *crawls off to get some sustainance.* Relax and enjoy [ more ]
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Sylvia Kristel has died - she was only 60 and had suffered from cancer for some years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19990457 She will be remembered for one film from 1974 which cost $500k and took about $100 million gross at the box office around the world. [ more ]
From the BBC: Oscar-winning American actress Celeste Holm has died at the age of 95. She made her name in the original Broadway production of the musical Oklahoma!, before moving on to Hollywood where she won an Oscar for her role in Gentlemen's Agreement. Her other well-known films included The Tender Trap and High Society. The actress's later years were marked by financial troubles and legal battles with her son over her fifth marriage, to a man 45 year her junior. Relatives said she died... [ more ]
Reported on the BBC today: Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine, whose career spanned more than 60 years, has died, his spokesman has said. He died of renal failure in a Los Angeles hospital with his family by his side, his spokesman, Harry Flynn, told the Associated Press. Mr Borgnine, who was 95 years old, continued acting until recently with a role in the hospital drama ER in 2009. He won an Oscar in 1955 for his role in the film Marty. HIs family released a statement saying Borgnine "had... [ more ]
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I suppose that I didn't see anything in the show that I didn't already know but it was still quite entertaining [ more ]
muf. Para 2 of my last post ended with ‘puter’, then I closed the bracket. Non of that other crap in para 2 was posted by me. I forgot how bad this site is for pasting from Word Pro! Best regards, suricat. [ more ]
muf. "Haven't watched the last one yet(tbh ET is not my thing) but have SKY+ed it" No need for that, you can see it today (06/04/2010) on BBC 2 at 19:00 hrs. UK summer time. Yes, too many programmes are repeated nowadays (even though we are also given a 30 day BBC i-Player alternative on the ‘puter&rsquo . However, do you remember my criticism of ice core samples? It turns out that the last prog of the series justifies this. They’ve shown how plankton type organisms can live in ice for... [ more ]
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Originally Posted by suricat: I voted JLP, but it was truly 50:50 between JLP and JTK. My fav with JTK was the line "Beam me up Scottie" I just came across this thread and decided to vote. I went for the classic James T. Kirk. Did you know, Kirk never actually used the phrase "Beam me up Scotty". . [ more ]
Well, I must admit that this is the first time I've seen this thread too. I voted JLP, but it was truly 50:50 between JLP and JTK. My fav with JTK was the line "Beam me up Scottie", but the special effects (SFX) were so basic in the early days of the series that it all seems so "corny" now. Even the later SFX with JTK in the lead role seem adequate, but the lead player also seems "dated" for the role. Thus, JLP wins my vote. I like the way that JLP makes a decision in two minutes that would... [ more ]
Just seen this thread .... I am a bit of a trekkie ... My fav captain is definitely Jean Luc Picard ... Unbelieveably I haven't seen the new film yet .... [ more ]
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Watched the 1st episode of the 2nd season without seeing the first season at the weekend, what on earth is going on??? [ more ]
I just watched the 13th ep. OMG its great, I've missed this show so much. Starts off confusing (we expect that though don't we?) but... It all makes sense in the end. It felt almost like a film that has all the dull un-important bits cut out. It's got suspense all the way through. [ more ]
Just seen that ep.13 has been shown in the US...Jul 28th. Will be shown in UK when the ep.12 has been shown on Sci-Fi. And the 2nd series is being aired on 25 September. IMDB Wish I had a time machine. [ more ]
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Giving lewis hamilton a knighthood would be a joke. Whats he got... one very lucky world championship. a career funded by ron dennis - who just got shunted to one side when it got tough. Chris Hoy isnt just brilliant on track hes a great guy off of it too - he deserved a knighthood. [ more ]
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Aww ok. I will await the discussion when it airs on FX! Maybe I'll rewatch at the same time. I think I'm going to seek out the books to feed my withdrawal symptoms until next year! [ more ]
Sorry, watch FX speed. [ more ]
Is anyone up to U.S. pace with Season 6? Or is it just me? [ more ]
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Yeah, that's a shame. Due to some 'big head Texan' Tozzy has to move I think he could have done well given the chance [ more ]
Toseland says goodbye to MotoGP Britain's James Toseland finishes 12th in his last race in MotoGP for the Yamaha Tech 3 team in Valencia and says he is leaving for World Superbikes with his head held high. [ more ]
Pedrosa ends season with victory Pedrosa was rarely threatened once he took the lead Spaniard Dani Pedrosa delighted the home fans as he won the final MotoGP race of the season in Valencia. New world champion Valentino Rossi came second, with his Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in third place. Casey Stoner, who had qualified on pole, missed the race after a cold tyre caused him to crash in the warm-up lap and smash his windscreen. That ensured Lorenzo finished second in the championship... [ more ]
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Bonus loves- That I can access this forum from my new phone, and that I've had sweet fa to do at work over the last 2 hours, which in turn has freed me up to spend some quality time on here :-) Phew! [ more ]
Loves- That I've stumbled upon a loves & loathes thread The trip down memory lane Sunshine Loathes- I have a cold and it sucks [ more ]
things are ok... i'm working morning afternoon and he's working afternoon evening right now.. that's a pain... just meant i had no one to look after me when i was sick.. loathes: food poisoning having to look after herself loves: having the house to myself control of the remote [ more ]
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I was expecting Nadal to regain the number one world ranking position but he remains in second with Djokovic on 10,980 points and Nadal on 10,860 points. Murray remains in third place. Dan Evans has improved by 30 places to 149th. No changes at the top in the Women's rankings with Serena Williams remaining in first place well ahead of Vistoria Azarenka. Laura Robson has slipped from 32nd to 35th and Heather Watson from 76th to 77th. [ more ]
Rafael Nadal beat world number one Novak Djokovic in a pulsating four-set final to claim his second US Open title in New York. The Spaniard, 27, held on magnificently in the third set to go on and win a gripping contest 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 in three hours and 21 minutes. One incredible 54-shot rally - the longest in the tournament by 20 shots - summed up a battle that thrilled the 23,000 spectators in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Nadal has now won 13 Grand Slam singles titles and moves within one of Pete... [ more ]
Just wanted you to know I've found my way to this thread now and I'm watching the 3rd set of the men's final right now. Thanks EL. [ more ]
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Cheers Suzy . I'll have to wait for the dvd though(chances of my local flea-plex getting it are zero & google vids version is like watching it under water) Have they changed the lass you played Georges human incarnation too? [ more ]
Yes it's worth a watch. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1079444/ [ more ]
Can't believe that none of the major channels took it up [ more ]
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Cook out again cheaply in the second Test, this time for 10 runs. Just how long will England retain him? His current form is a liability to the team and he needs to be dropped so that he can try to regain some form from county cricket. [ more ]
I haven't started a thread for the England v India test series as I've given up following the England team as the current level of performance makes it rather depressing. I see that India got 457 runs off their first innings. In reply England are currently 25 for 1 with Cook out again for 5 runs. Hardly surprising. [ more ]
Although defeated we do seem to have at least found a couple of promising players. [ more ]
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Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing: Pity that they didn't play the fifth match anyway, as it would have been good experience/practice. In the States, the timing would have clashed with the Superbowl Final which is the biggest sporting event in the States and is the biggest television event of the year there. Although GB would have liked to have played the last match they had enough sense to realise it would not have been popular with either the US players, the specators, and... [ more ]
Pity that they didn't play the fifth match anyway, as it would have been good experience/practice. [ more ]
AndyMurray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 6-3 to give Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five tie in San Diego. It is the first time Britain have beaten the USA since 1935. They will travel to Italy in April for the quarter-final, which will almost certainly be played on clay. The match between James Ward and Donald Young wasn't played as GB had won the 3 matches required to get through to the quarterfinal stage. [ more ]
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This year's ATP World Tour Finals where the top eight ranked men compete for the top prize will be in London this year from November 5th to 15th. Subject to any injuries, Andy Murray is guaranteed to be playing. It would be nice if he could end the season by winning that. [ more ]
I'm pretty sure he's the only man to win Olympic Gold and the US Open title in the same year. Great achievement! [ more ]
Final result was 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2. Andy Murray is the first British man to win a Grand Slam event since 1936 when Fred Perry won the US Open. He's had the best summer of his life, tennis-wise, and is a new player. Credit should also go to his coach Ivan Lendl (who also lost his first four Grand Slam finals before winning at the fifth attempt). [ more ]
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I've re-read this thread and realise that I've probably only increased the confusion for this phenomenon. Because the Moon is still mostly influenced by Earth's gravity, even though the Moon continues to escape Earth's gravitational influence (is moving away from the Earth) at the rate of the 'growth of a human fingernail', another influence may also be responsible for the Moon's 'notation' (nodding back and forth) other than 'gravitational variance' from Sol and other local mass influences. [ more ]
'Ensign Muf'. Are you Mr 'Diver'? That would be 'cool'! However, the moon doesn't 'rotate around the Earth In 'almost' 'stationary orbit' around the Earth as its energy. The 'Sun' also . [ more ]
It's a matter of 'perspective' and the point of 'observation' that can cause confusion here IMHO. Let's take a look at recent 'theory' of how the 'Earth-Moon' configuration came to be about. It assumes that both a 'Proto-Earth' and a 'close proximity planet' named 'Thea' ('Thea' is assumed to be a [roughly] 'Mars sized planet') came together and impacted one-another '~3.5 b.y.a' (about 3.5 Billion Years Ago) during the formation/stabilisation of our 'Solar System'. Most of the heavier... [ more ]
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yes well done sushilover [ more ]
Well - it turned out to be Stacey. Well done Sushilover - you got it right. [ more ]
Reference: I hate her with a passion So do I...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! [ more ]
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I'm completely up to date now, I loved the last episode with the wedding lol Roll on more [ more ]
Originally Posted by ~Sweet Summer~: Just getting into this fantastic show New season has started now Funny show [ more ]
Just getting into this fantastic show [ more ]
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Arthur Scargill launched the Socialist Labour Party's manifesto yesterday: http://www.socialist-labour-pa...sto%202015%20pdf.pdf [ more ]
DUP's manifesto published today: http://www.mydup.com/publicati...estminster-manifesto [ more ]
Sinn Fein's manifesto published today: http://issuu.com/sinnfeinirela...r_manifesto_2015_web SNP's manifesto launched today: http://votesnp.com/docs/manifesto.pdf [ more ]
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England knocked out of the world cup having been beaten by Bangladesh. One match left and they could finish bottom of the table. If they beat Afghanistan (and that's far from certain) it will be their worst ever Word Cup and even if they win, it would be equal to their previous worst. [ more ]
Looking at table A, looks at present that New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Australia will qualify out of the group stage with the other qualifier being most likely to be Bangladesh or England. Bangladesh play Scotland tonight so a Scotland win would help England's chances. The Bangladesh England match could well decide which qualifies. Bangladesh's last group match is New Zealand and England's is Afghanistan. [ more ]
Flash in the pan! [ more ]
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If the Ashes were bad enough for England, things have just got a lot worse. Final match of England's participation in the current World Tweny20 has now finished. Their last match was against the Netherlands. The Netherlands batted first and in their 20 overs got to 133 for 5. England were all out for 88. Jonathan Agnew, the BBC correspondent, says that this makes it questionable as to if the interim coach Ashley Giles would now be given the job on a permanent basis. At least the England... [ more ]
Not surprisingly Andy Flowers has gone. Breaking news - Kevin Pietersen has not been selected for either the tour of West Indies or the World Twenty20. [ more ]
England have at long last won a match against Australia today in the ODI at Perth. England got 316 runs in their 50 overs with Jos Butler getting 71 runs and Ben Stokes 70. Australia were all out in the 48th over for 259 with Darren Finch getting 108 runs and Ben Stokes getting 4 wickets for 39 runs. Although Ben Stokes dropped a catch towards the end of the Australian innings, it's not surprising that he was The Man of the Match. [ more ]
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I got a copy of the above DVD and watched The Boy who turned Yellow last night. Because it was made for children for them to watch at Saturday morning matinees for children it had little but curiosity value for adults. The writing and direction was competent as one would expect, the storyline eccentric, the acting varied from adequate to laughable, and the outfit worn by Nick was absurd though young children could find it amusing. I have yet to see The Monster of Highgate Ponds mentioned... [ more ]
Now available through Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Childr...oy+who+turned+yellow [ more ]
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Hi Pasty welcome to our humble (2nd) home My name is Summer, I love christmas and pancakes, and I have a cute dog. I can't answer your question, but i have given up fizzy drinks for lent because they're just plain bad for you. I hope you like it here [ more ]
Originally Posted by Yellow Rose: Hi and Welcome Pasty Not sure which energy drinks you have in Oz, there was a uk documentary a few weeks ago that tested the well known energy drinks here and they weren't found to be very beneficial, mainly sugar. It was suggested that sportsmen either drank milk or eat bananas...tennis players can often be seen to eat them in the breaks of a long running match. Hi Pasty, welcome. Regarding your question (as above). I saw a programme on TV that completely... [ more ]
Welcome to the forum Patsy Hope you will enjoy it. [ more ]
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After Wimbledon, the men's singles rankings now show Roger Federer up to number 1 ranking pushing both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal down one place. Andy Murray remains in 4th place. In the men's doubles rankings Jonathan Marray's victory rockets him up the rankings from 76th to 21st. The leading British women's rankings are now: 75th Anne Keothavong (from 77th) 79th Heather Watson (up from 103rd as a result of getting into the 3rd round) 99th Elena Baltacha (from 101st) 113rd Laura Robson... [ more ]
It was Muf. Too tense for me to do my usual running commentary. [ more ]
Very tense game this [ more ]
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Originally Posted by Cold Sweat: Wow - sounds like Nadal resumed on the Monday with the same intensity that he had started the match with on the Sunday! I saw it live, he certainly did. Djokovic didn't stand a chance. [ more ]
Wow - sounds like Nadal resumed on the Monday with the same intensity that he had started the match with on the Sunday! [ more ]
Djokovic serving to stay in the match - but it's no real contest and soon it's all over and Nadal is the champion, for the 7th time. Nadal wins in 4 sets. 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. [ more ]
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Ken Russell's semi-dramatised documentary on Elgar made in 1962 for Monitor was one of the best things he made and is free of the excesses in much of his film work. There are slight hiccups at the beginning of some of these clips. the narration is by Huw Wheldon. [ more ]
A complete list of Ken Russell's work as director as listed on IMDB: 2006 Trapped Ashes (segment "The Girl With Golden Breasts") 2006 Sarah Brightman: Diva (video) (videos "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again") 2004 Revenge of the Elephant Man (short) 2002 The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century 2002 Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle (TV documentary) 2000 Lion's Mouth (short) 1998 Dogboys (TV movie) 1997 Ken Russell 'In Search... [ more ]
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In a tribute to hear on BBC News there was a rather interesting revelation. Elizabeth Taylor said that she gave a lot of credit to Montgomery Clift for creating within her a moment of change in her approach to acting. She had said that she had hitherto subconsciously thought that you play the part of a character, but that Montgomery Clift had impressed upon her that you actually have to 'inhabit' that character - become that character. In an interview she gave much credit for that learning ... [ more ]
Re: Elizabeth Taylor has died [ more ]
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Hi EFFT, "Please designate a 'thread'. If not, I shall." I've found it 'impossible' for me to generate a 'thread' here! How can this be done? It would be of 'help' if an 'obvious route' to this was available in a "help menu"! Now I remember why I left this site. Kind regards, Ray Dart (AKA. suricat). [ more ]
O'Kay 'EFFT''. I've been away a while, but I really do think that our/your readers need to understand the 'machinations' of our 'planet '! We should educate/elucidate them if they have any interest in the way that Earth interacts with 'forces' that alter equilibrium for surface temperature. Please designate a 'thread'. If not, I shall. Kind regards, Ray Dart.l [ more ]
Let's take this discussion to a 'page' 'thread' of your choice 'fluffy'. Best regards, Ray. [ more ]
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Reference: Show me the face, and I'd struggle to remember the name. But perhaps that's just me. And me, and many many other people as wekk. As I hace a considerable interest in films (from around the world and of all ages), I have amongst my book collection a book of character actors with their photographs. [ more ]
Thank you for posting in here El Loro. I remember Kevin McCarthy. He was one of those "good old reliables". One whose name rings a bell, but I couldn't always put a face to the name. Show me the face, and I'd struggle to remember the name. But perhaps that's just me. [ more ]
This is the trailer for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). This is probably the only science fiction horror film made before films such as Alien which still has a genuine sense of fear and tension, with the honourable exception of The War of the Worlds (1953) made a few years before. It is easily Kevin McCarthy's most memorable film. [ more ]
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This film was given a video classification by the BBFC yesterday. I think it is the full length version rather then the reduced version shown in cinemas. [ more ]
The BBFC has today announced that the distributors have chosen (not been instructed by the BBFC) to release the film in a shortened version, by omitting the 7th reel of what would be a 9 reel film. The distributors have also indicated that the film shoul be projected at 25 frames per second instead of the normal 24 frames. I think that the reel consistes mainly of hallucinatory images. The 25 frames per second means that the film will play at the same speed as an ordinary DVD. The BBFC text... [ more ]
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The figures I quoted on 6 June of the total daily leakage at up uo 19,000 barrels is now proving to be hopelessly too small, with the scientists today increasing this upwards to between 35,000 to 60,000 barrels. At least, this has made Obama in his speech to the American people give a very strong indication of the need to reduce their dependency on oil and embark on a future of clean energy. [ more ]
Tbh Loro, if all[or at least some] of the money raised in taxes from oil had been ploughed into H&S and R&D, then this wouldn't [probably] have happened We always[nearly] reap what we sow [ more ]
Reference: muf Hurricane season is coming too Loro That should make things interesting! I hope not too interesting. Today's news is an improvement in that BP reckon that the amount has increased to 10,000 barrels. It's not clear as to how much oil has been leaking though - estinates vary between 12,000 barrels (which would be 83% is now being picked up) to 19,000 barrels a day (which would only be 52%). BP has a second containment system to install which they say should be in place by next... [ more ]
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One of the all time great comedies Some Like It Hot is scheduled to be shown at the Peel Centres chain of cinemas on Monday 26 April. This is likely to be a one off showing in the afternoon but this could well be the only chance you ever get of seeing this film on the big screen. [ more ]
Stir Crazy Every which way but loose Lucky Jim Duck Soup [ more ]
Planes, Trains and Automobiles. [ more ]
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It was indeed. I think it influenced other shows with its more realistic feel. [ more ]
not watched mad men so can't comment on that, with ER you could not predict the ending, the "good" sometimes died whilst the "bad" survived, it was very gritty and real life [ more ]
Brilliant show Machel arrrgh I can't decide which is better now ER or Mad Men. Mad Men got better series on series whereas ER, its like there was different production in later series and it went a bit downhill. But you can't sustain that level of excellence. There was a wonderful quirky but realistic, unsentimental feel to E.R. in the first few series. Abby is my favourite character I think, what twists and turns she went through. [ more ]
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LOL..Gideons/Fabians...same diff. I'm with Karl Marx on religion... [ more ]
I once caught one. Sneaking a Bible into my hotel room drawer Nasty, crepuscular little fellow [ more ]
Since T.S. Eliot is being promoted in the media now,let's look at where the Culture Creationists originate: http://www.blackwell-compass.c...lico_articles_bpl445 [ more ]
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I have a theory about who killed Grant, which I've masked below. Time will tell if I'm right. I reckon Grant was killed by Ross. When Charlie and Ruby visited Ross he was apparently asleep - they talked to Morag about Charlie kidnapping Grant and not being able to get Grant arrested. But Ross could have been awake, heard everything which was said, and decided to get rid of Grant himself as the only solution which would save Charlie. [ more ]
I missed the death! But I thought she'd looked awful and so skinny for months. [ more ]
Bye bye Belle. She looked remarkably healthy for someone with the latter stages of cancer. I worked out once that based on the number of deaths in Home & Away, the average life expectancy of people living there was around 20, so why do people live there? [ more ]
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How ugly were some of those toffs at last night's dinner party?! That bachelor one whose mother was trying to get him married [ more ]
They don't seem that much different to the girls in the Apprentice. [ more ]
Who do you want to win? I like Nicole (the stripper) - I think she could really turn her life around. I also think Skye and Sarah are interesting characters who could transform themselves if they put in the effort. I live near where it is filmed. It was funny to see them drinking with the local chavvy lads in the pub this week. Didn't see anyone I recognised though. [ more ]
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After the 1st set it began to look like an impossible dream - and so it prooved as Argentina dominated the next three sets to win the match 3 sets to 1 and the semi-final 3 - 2. [ more ]
2 - 2 4th set [ more ]
Argentina held again. 2 sets to 1 Argentina. [ more ]
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West Indies got the required runs comfortably so the series was drawn. England were expected to win the series comfortably. Considering they are up against New Zealand and Australia over the next few months, their chances are looking grim. [ more ]
England avoided the ignominy of going in the list of 100 worst test innings scores thanks to Stokes and Butler. All oot for 123. West Indies require 192 runs to win. Not a huge target and plenty of time to get the runs but not an easy wicket to bat on. [ more ]
In the third test England's second innings overnight score is 39 for 5. Need another 7 runs to avoid England's lowest ever Test innings score. Need to get over 80 to avoid being in the list of 100 worst innings scores. Subject to weather, looks unlikely that the match will go beyond the third day. [ more ]
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Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing: Dianne Abbott now says UKIP are racist because of today's little Fandango from Farage. So, putting aside the 'racist/not racist' argument....do you REALLY want to be associated with such a bunch of 'foot-in-mouth'ers? Fluffy, all the other party's are guilty of far more serious crimes than Mr Farage not making it clear that what he meant is - would we want a family of romanian (gypsies or criminals) etc which there are (undeniably) many of,... [ more ]
Dianne Abbott now says UKIP are racist because of today's little Fandango from Farage. So, putting aside the 'racist/not racist' argument....do you REALLY want to be associated with such a bunch of 'foot-in-mouth'ers? [ more ]
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing: There have been one or two calls to brand Ukip a racist party, and some media debate about whether it is. But what’s become clear during the last fortnight is that there is a strong, cross-party consensus both that Ukip isn’t a ‘racist party’ – and that it must get better at keeping out individuals that hold racist views. On debates such as the BBC’s Question Time, you can clearly see that this consensus has extended across the front and... [ more ]
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