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Available now: Your Country is Just Not That Into You
"Jimmy Dore is: outrageous and outraged, bothersome and bothered, and a crucial, profane, passionate voice for progressives and free-thinkers in 21st century America. This book will anger you if you're a conservative and enrage you if you're a liberal. Enjoy!"
—Patton Oswalt
- Why is your brother-in-law concerned about the Estate Tax?
- Why do millionaire news reporters get everything wrong?
- Why are blood-sucking teachers bankrupting America?
Jimmy answers all these questions and more! In this laugh-out-loud collection of essays that are both street-smart and informed, Jimmy sets out to discover what's wrong. Crackling with caustic wit and insight, no aspect of American life is safe from Jimmy's hilarious scrutiny. He gets to the heart of the issues: why Republicans should support gay marriage or why the President shouldn't have Secret Security until the country has gun control, bringing clarity and hilarity to the incoherent noise of our punditocracy.
This outrageously entertaining manifesto is an excellent resource for those who have survived long arguments during family dinners. And in a media environment dominated by corporate interests, Jimmy's take-no-prisoners approach is fearless: going after both political parties, and all corners of mainstream news. A David against an army of Goliaths.
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I am looking into audio book, and it is available as an iBook right here: https://itun.es/i6gx7kL
Thanks for your support!
If you do get it as an audio book by any chance do you have a procode or something for a free audio book? I know I could always use Danny Duncan's or CTFxC's. I just feel if I were to get your audio book for free it would make the most sense to use your promo code/link for audible.com. That's why I am wondering.
Nice interview Jimmy! You were witty quick and insightful. It was a good taste of your book in dialogue form. I would LOVE to see you debate some of those talking heads were all cursed to put up with from the main stream media. For one thing you can actually support your reasoning with evidence and do it in an entertaining way. None of them would be able to keep up with you. Good lord I would rather pay to see you talk with these clowns on FOX and MSNBC than pay for a UFC fight! Keep it up Jimmy and take care of yourself, oh and been loving the show recently.. as always BUT they are sooo short! I need my fix Jimmy! You got us all spoiled with those hour long premium eps. awhile back but no worries, love to support the show no matter what we get, Im grateful for it and Im gonna stay a paying member
Jimmy I need my fix this week!!!! No premium content from last week or anything yesterday, come on buddy I need my happy noise. hey btw the way, your getting better on TYT, awesome on the power panel yesterday. Your getting more sharp and concise there. I find myself laughing at your stuff more often these days. I would love to see your stand up, I wish there was more available online. Seriously though, I know you got things going on with the new book and TYT. I support the show so no worries about it. I hope you get more success so more people can hear ya.
Hi, I bought your e-book on Amazon.
"Your Country Is Just Not That Into You: How the Media, Wall Street, and Both Political Parties Keep on Screwing You—Even After You've Moved On"
Yeah, turns out we're a nation of PowerBottoms.
(Looks over shoulder) "HARDER BEOTCH!!!"
Steal that joke if it's at all worthy. : )
Keep on fighting. We're going to win someday soon.
Just about done watching Press The Meet today. You're totally right, Jimmy. They aren't going to learn a darn thing. In fact, how about they run Hillary again in 4 years, and every 4 years thereafter until she dies of old age, and then they can run her in a coffin as the would-be 1st dead female president.


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Last week, 60-year-old father of 5, Frank Henderson was diagnosed with cancer after having stomach pains. It came as a complete shock to everyone, after only going into hospital with minimal symptoms.
Upon discovering the tragic news, Frank wasted no time in creating a bucketlist. And on that list was to see Christmas early after being told he may not live till December.
And in amazing act of kindness, his whole neighbourhood selflessly came to his aid, without even telling him. His daughter, Thea said that string after string of lights started appearing outside his house in Shoreline, WA.
"It's really more about the Christmas lights, because my dad's kind of a nut-job when it comes to that. Loves them to pieces. It's insane. There was a string of lights, and then, the next day, neighbors just kept putting them up."
Thea says that while the family are grieving, they are currently making sure they treasure every moment they have left with Frank. Which is why they also set up a make believe wedding, so him and Thea could have a 'first dance' that sadly may not happen when the big day finally happen.
In preparation for his death, Henderson created a special video tape for each of his children. He also put together a list of home improvement tasks to tackle before he becomes too weak.
God bless. What a sad, but awesome story.

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Brisbane, Feb 18: Amid all the gloom arising out of the Test series drubbing in Australia, 50-over World Champions India have plenty of reasons to smile in the shorter format as they sit on top of the tri-series points table. They come face to face with Australia again in another match of the long tri-nation tournament here on Sunday.
Also read: Brisbane, a lucky venue for India
The competition has reached the half way stage and India are ahead of the other two teams with 10 points from four games.
However, both Australia and Sri Lanka are not far away from the leaders and one win or loss can pull India down. All three teams have played four matches apiece and Australia are in second with nine points followed by Sri Lanka with seven.
Captain MS Dhoni has been instrumental in turning team's fortunes around and he will again be under the spotlight. Dhoni is now one of the best finishers of the One Day game. If India are again in pursuit of a target, he will be the key.
Opener Virender Sehwag, who has been out of form, is likely to sit out of this game. He missed the previous game against Sri Lanka due to back spasms. Gautam Gambhir is in fine form, scoring twin 90s and he will walk out with Sachin Tendulkar to face the new ball.
India's Vinay Kumar has been excellent with the ball and he will have to provide the team with early wickets. Opener David Warner has been kept quiet so far and India need to keep him that way on Sunday too.
Australia are wobbling at the moment with batting and bowling problems and also Michael Clarke is yet to recovery from his hamstring injury. In his absence, Ricky Ponting will be leading the side for the second time in three days.
On Friday, the hosts were comprehensively beaten by Sri Lanka. The Islanders won that rain-curtailed game handsomely with a bonus point.
For the first time on the tour, India will be playing at the Gabba, Brisbane. It is expected to be a batting wicket and fast bowlers will also benefit a bit.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), David Warner, Peter Forrest, Dan Christian, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Matthew Wade, Brett Lee, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty, Clint McKay, Mitch Marsh, George Bailey, Jon Holland.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Manoj Tiwary, Rahul Sharma, Parthiv Patel, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan.
Umpires: Billy Bowden (New Zealand) and Steve Davis (Australia)
Third Umpire: Bruce Oxenford (Australia)
Match Referee: Andrew Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
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The Chronicles of the Mexican Horse Thief IV HTML version
The Chronicles of the Mexican Horse Thief – IV Madness
My first day out of rehab, wake up early as is my habit. Pam tells me she shall not
discuss religion with me any more. Thank God. I am fired from Dick"s bible study as
well, can"t have an intelligent recovering person in a Christian bible study group, we
bring up too many questions on their inconsistency, their hypocrisy, their lack of
knowledge of the bible and Jesus" actual words. Oh all sorts of things. The model doesn"t
like me any more so no real loss. I am tired of their dogma and ignorance, so all is good.
Deirdre calls me, she does this often. Sarah picked me up and we went to an NA meeting
in Mitchell"s Plain. It was held at a High School. The place had more barbed wire and
bars than I see in the average lock up facilities. Some really hard looking people in this
group. To hear them talk about fighting the addiction and being so open about their
feelings, is unreal. Sarah is a character and a bloody book on her own, we get along okay,
but she talks and seldom listens. O ne day I am locked out of the house, I wait for Pam,
the house has never been locked. When I first got here and asked about this I was told, by
Pam, that she leaves it open in case her kids come around, she is not scared of burglars as
God and Jesus (doesn"t she believe they are the same?) look after it. I now get told after
asking why it is locked, that she is scared of burglars. Wonder if Jesus and God don"t
like her any more either? Decided I am pissed off with her. Would have let me stay in
Polsmore, William and Carroll were right – she will treat me well only if I fulfill her
Christian expectations. I do not accept this type of friendship any more.
I spend a lot of time building up my data. I meet Thys that afternoon, we are going to go
to the Ramot Evening. It is quite different from when I was an inmate, you are now a
successful outside person in the inmates eyes. What a big misconception that is, I am
more fucked up than most of the inmates, maybe a little less than most of the staff. K im
and some of the group were present, and we spoke about Dwight, his chances of staying
clean while living in Ides Valley on the bad side of Stellenbosch were remote. It is not
that far from Somerset so we made a plan, I would pick him up if I had petrol money,
then we would meet at Thys" house about half way to Parow, and all leave from there.
Hell, if us fucked up alkies and druggies don"t help each other, who will?
Meanwhile Pam was on my case about the amount of time I spent on my computer. I was
either capturing data or writing, what the fuck do people want from me? I am not in a bar
or drinking and adulterating in some other town. Doing the best I can for right now. I get
told Eddie wants to talk to me. He is a man of few words, it does not take long, and I end
up feeling like a social misfit and general fuck up. I believed at that time I should be
more like "themâ€. So the thing that makes one really, really acceptable is ..money, having
lots of it. I kick start Section Eight again, just a big handicap is running a internet based
business from internet cafes. I have not got a memory stick and work from a CD-ROM. I
cut one and take it to the Mall, it will not read, back "home†re-cut, back to Mall, this
cost in time and petrol, plus money for internet café. I also post manuscripts of The
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Maybe I'm being dense but I have a question concerning the Samsung HW-C450/451.
Here's my setup (or rather my wife and child's set-up upstairs):
Samsung HL-S5688W (only two HDMI inputs)
Sony Blu-Ray (model unknown at the moment)
Comcast Cable
I just moved all this equipment and set it up yesterday as follows:
Comcast Cable via HDMI
Sony Blu-ray via HDMI
Wii via whatever cables come with it (Component? Red, White, Yellow RCA jacks)
PS2 same as Wii as far as cables are concerned
Soundbar would be connected via optical cable.
So, my question is, and perhaps a stupid one at that is....in the interest of the K.I.S.S. principle for the girls will the TV remote control the sound levels on all the equipment via the TV? They have enough trouble with the TV and cable remote as it is without adding a sound bar remote to the mix. I've tried buying a Harmony but my accountant squirms when I mention it. Money! She doesn't mind griping about all the remotes though .
I'll be happy to explain further if needed.
"Watch PVR" - when I select this the following happens:
Activity Name -
Panasonic Plasma TV
Device -
Device - Scientific Atlanta HD-8300 Digtal Tuner / Recorder
Turns TV "ON"
Sets TV to HDMI-1
Sets all picture controls to work for the TV
Device - JVC-TH-BA1 - Sound bar audio system
Turns DVR "ON"
Sets input to "Cable IN"
Sets program guide and recorded list functions to DVR
At this point, when I press volume, the Harmony automatically raises or lowers th volume on the Soundbar. When I select channel, it changes channel on the Comcast DVR. When I select "Aspect", it changes the aspect on the TV. It even allows macros for shutting things off. When I press "Off" non only does it turn each device off, I also have it programmed to "Mute" the soundbar. I have a grown son who works nights. He has two wonderful children age four and three, so he stops at the parents home to sleep when he gets off at 0630 each morning. To avoid shocking him with TV volume that would rattle the rafters due to some Blu-Ray being watched the previous night, it is good to know that anytime the TV might be turned on during the day time, the system is already at mute and the sound may be raised gradually so he can get his rest.
Turns soundbar "ON"
Sets all volume controls for Soundbar
Sets input to "Digital 1"
Sets DRC to "MX"
Sets Surround to "Mode 1"
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Willis shatters John Walker's national indoor mile mark
BOSTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Olympian Nick Willis ran the year's fastest mile to shatter John Walker's long-standing national record at the Boston Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday.
Willis powered home in a personal best of three minutes, 51.61 seconds to take down 1976 Olympic champion Walker's national indoor record of 3:52.8.
Walker, the first person to run the outdoor mile in under 3:50, set his indoor mark at San Diego in 1981 and equaled it a year later.
"I knew my speed was there and I could finish strongly," said Willis, the 2008 Olympic silver medalist at 1,500 meters.
Six other season bests for 2015 were set in the meeting, including former world 1,500m champion Jenny Simpson's national record 9:18.35 in the two mile run.
American Simpson had heartbreakingly lost the same race last year when she miscounted the laps for the event and stopped before eventually finishing.
"I just ran lap 16 so I don't get fined," Simpson joked on Twitter.
World indoor champion Ryan Whiting became the first to heave the shot more than 21 meters this year when he turned back former outdoor world titlist Christian Cantwell with a toss of 21.43 meters.
There were also fastest times of the year in the infrequently run 1,000 meters set by Americans Matthew Centrowitz (2:17.00) and Treniere Moser (2:37.86). Continued...


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Also detected as: TA08-297A (other), CVE-2008-4250 (other), VU827267 (other), Conficker B++ (other),
The following system changes may indicate the presence of this malware:
Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
This worm spreads by infecting computers on your network, removable drives (such as USB flash drives), and weak passwords.
It disables important system services and security products, such as antimalware or antivirus software.
You should:
Apply the update in Microsoft Knowledgebase Article KB971029 that changes the Autoplay functionality in Windows.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
If your computer is infected by Conficker, it might not be unable to connect to websites related to security applications and services that can help remove it (for example, downloading antivirus updates may fail). In this case you will need to use an uninfected computer to download any appropriate updates or tools and then transfer these to the infected computer.
Microsoft Help and Support has provided a detailed guide to removing a Conficker infection from an affected computer, either manually or by using the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT).
For detailed instructions on how to manually remove Conficker, view the following article using an uninfected computer:
More information about deploying MSRT in an enterprise environment can be found in the following article:
It creates the following registry entry to ensure that it is run whenever you start your computer:
In subkey: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Sets value: "<random string>"
With data: "rundll32.exe<system folder>\<malware file name>.dll,<malware parameters>"
It may also load itself as a service that is launched when the netsvcs group is loaded by the system file svchost.exe.
It may also load itself as a fake service by registering itself under the registry key HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services.
It may use a display name that is created by combining two of the following strings:
It may also combine random characters to create the display name.
Network shares with weak passwords
Worm:Win32/Conficker.C attempts to infect machines within the network.
It first attempts to drop a copy of itself in a computer's ADMIN$ share using the credentials of the currently logged-on user.
If this method is unsuccessful, for example, the current user does not have the necessary rights, it instead obtains a list of user accounts on the target machine. It then attempts to connect to the target machine using each user name and the following weak passwords:
If Win32/Conficker.C successfully accesses the target machine, for example, if a combination of any of the user names and one of the above passwords allows write privileges to the machine, it copies itself to an accessible admin share as ADMIN$\System32\<random letters>.dll.
Remote scheduled job
After remotely infecting a computer, Win32/Conficker.C creates a remotely scheduled job with the command"rundll32.exe <malware file name>.dll,<malware parameters>" to activate the copy, as shown in the images below:
Mapped and Removable Drives
Worm:Win32/Conficker.C may drop a copy of itself in all mapped and removable drives using a random file name. The worm creates a folder in the root of these drives named "RECYCLER" (in Windows XP and previous versions, the folder "RECYCLER" references the "Recycle Bin"). Next, the worm copies itself as the following:
<drive:>\RECYCLER\S-%d-%d-%d-%d%d%d-%d%d%d-%d%d%d-%d\<random letters>.dll
Where %d is a randomly chosen letter. The worm also drops a corresponding autorun.inf file, which enables the worm copy to execute if the drive is accessed and Autoplay is enabled. This autorun.inf file is detected as Worm:Win32/Conficker.B!inf.
The image below illustrates how a user could potentially launch the worm when accessing an infected share:
Note that the language in the first option suggests the user could "Open folder to view files" however the option is under "Install or run program", an indication that opening the folder will actually run an application. Another hint that the action is to run the worm is the text "Publisher not specified". The highlighted choice under "General options" in the image above would allow a user to view the share and not run the worm.
MS08-067 HTTP call back
Worm:Win32/Conficker.C spreads to systems that are not yet patched against a vulnerability in the Windows Server service (svchost.exe). If the vulnerability is successfully exploited, the worm instructs the target computer to download a copy of the worm from the host computer via HTTP using the random port between 1024 and 10000 opened by the worm. The vulnerability is documented in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067.
Downloads and runs files
Win32/Conficker.C checks for a specific pattern in incoming shellcode (to identify if the origin is valid) and a URL to download an updated payload from. The payload only runs if it is successfully validated by the malware.
For non-Windows 2000 machines, the worm downloads the file and runs it if it passes authentication.
Win32/Conficker.C creates a named pipe with the following name on Windows 2000:
\\.\pipe\System_<computer name>7
The worm creates a thread that continuously accepts URLs from the pipe to download, authenticate, and run files.
Modifies system settings
Win32/Conficker.C changes system settings so you cannot view hidden files. It does this by modifying the following registry entry:
In subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
Sets value: "CheckedValue"
With data: "0"
It also modifies your computer's TCP settings to allow a large number of simultaneous connections:
In subkey: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
Sets value: "TcpNumConnections"
With data: "0x00FFFFFE"
The worm drops a temporary file to aid restarting the TCP/IP service for the modification to take effect. The dropped file is detected as Trojan:WinNT/Conficker.B.
Disables TCP/IP tuning, ends and disables services
Win32/Conficker.C disables Windows Vista TCP/IP auto-tuning by running the following command:
netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled
This worm ends several important system services, such as the following:
Win32/Conficker.C deletes the registry key for Windows Defender, disabling it from running when the system starts.
In subkey: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Deletes value: "Windows Defender"
It also disables any process that has a module name containing any of the following strings from sending network traffic or data (it does this possibly to prevent updates to antivirus software to prevent you from accessing security-related websites):
Resets system restore point
Win32/Conficker.C may reset your computer's system restore point, possibly in an attempt to preveng you from using System Restore.
Checks for Internet connectivity
Win32/Conficker.C checks if the system has an Internet connection by attempting to connect to the following websites:
Downloads arbitrary files
Depending on the system date, Win32/Conficker.C may build a URL to download files starting on January 1, 2009. The generated URL has a domain name that is based on the current system date. It uses one of the following top level domains:
For example, aaovt.com or aasmlhzbpqe.com.
It also checks the following websites for the date, presumably for verification:
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"Michelle Rhee may yet pay for her the damage she has inflicted on society and its children." The former DC schools superintendent and privatization poster girl has been exposed to charges of fraud, along with her sister in crime, former Atlanta superintendent Beverly Hall. The real criminal enterprise is codified in No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, headed up by the Bush and Obama gangs.
School Privatization Fraud: Michelle Rhee May Yet Join Beverly Hall in the Dock
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"Rhee hid money that the school system actually had on hand, to claim that teachers had to be fired en masse."
Michelle Rhee, the former Washington, DC, schools chief and poster woman for public school privatization, richly deserves to join former Atlanta schools superintendent Beverly Hall, who was recently indicted for her role in that city's massive cheating scandal. Michelle Rhee may yet pay for the damage she has inflicted on society and its children, whom she has harmed even more grievously than her comrade in crime in Georgia. But first, the case of Beverly Hall.
Hall was a high-rolling player in the nationwide criminal enterprise to destroy public education and replace it with a privately managed, but publicly financed, system. She wound up being hoisted on her own petard, her career wrecked by the same high stakes testing regime that she supported to the hilt, and on whose altar she had sacrificed – fired – 90 school principals and countless rank and file teachers. Hall was caught in the minefield of No Child Left Behind and President Obama's Race to the Top, trapped in a web of deceit.
A key purpose of high stakes testing is to "prove" that conventional public schools are inferior to the charter model, and that incompetent or uncaring teachers and their unions are the heart of the problem. The testing regimen is designed to fail large numbers of schools, so that they can be replaced with charter operations. Beverly Hall carried out a reign of terror in her overwhelmingly Black Atlanta district. Every public school teacher understood the rules: if your students get a low score, you are out the door. In return for torturing her teachers, superintendent Hall was awarded accolades and goo-gobs of bonus money and lucrative speaking engagements. She was a kingpin of the privatization gang, not too many notches below Michelle Rhee.
"Hall had to rely on the lowly, terrified teachers to work her scam."
But Beverly Hall was trapped in a contradiction. In order to fulfill her commitment to the corporate charter school mob, she had to use her powers as superintendent to disrupt the educational process and make teaching a living hell. However, if she was to further her personal reputation as a school administrator, Hall needed the students in her district to register ever higher scores on the tests. She had to prove, by the numbers, that Race to the Top worked – when clearly it does not – or wind up in the same trash heap into which she was so eagerly throwing her teachers. Since the students could not facilitate her crime by actually achieving the impossible scores, Beverly Hall had to rely on the lowly, terrified teachers to work her scam. Thus, she became the Superintendent of Cheating, and is now free on $200,000 bail.
Michelle Rhee was even more criminally ambitious, during her tenure as Chancellor of DC's public schools. It turns out that Rhee hid money that the school system actually had on hand, to claim that teachers had to be fired en masse, for budgetary reasons. After the massacre of teachers was over, Rhee magically found the money she had hidden, and hired a whole new crop of younger, whiter, non-union-friendly teachers.
One of those caught in the Michelle Rhee massacre was Willie Brewer, a 53-year-old music teacher who sued. A federal judge has allowed his case to proceed in court, and Brewer is now amending it to include charges of concealment and fraud, that could conceivably wind up putting Michelle Rhee in prison.
Let the perp-walk begin.
For Black Agenda Radio, I'm Glen Ford. On the web, go to BlackAgendaReport.com.
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Fin2000 replied to Fin2000's topic in HotstreamYes I did, as you can see from one of my earlier posts. This one is run _before_ anything has been installed, it runs during the Welcome dialog is up. Normally wabmig.exe is run when the OE is taken into use the first time and the user responds yes to the question if he wants to import addresses. A far reach, but perhaps. I'd very much like to hear the official unoffcial comment on this. Of course. What I tried to say was that those updates and hot fixes that I have downloaded from Microsoft and then installed have never tried to run the wabmig.exe. I have installed all or nearly all Microsoft fixes and patches that there are available on Microsoft site for the win2000sp4.
Fin2000 replied to Fin2000's topic in HotstreamDuring the time the Welcome dialog is displayed the SP installer does not do any updating, it is basically sitting quiet just waiting for the user to press the OK button, except in this case it does try to launch the wabmig.exe. The Microsoft updates and fixes that I have installed have never accessed the wabmig.exe
Fin2000 replied to Fin2000's topic in HotstreamAnother way to inspect this is to simply rename the wabmig.exe in the \outlook express -folder, then run w2ksp51.exe, wait until the Welcome screen appears, then wait about 5 seconds more. A dialog is shown that says that the installer can not access the wabmig.exe. The installation is not allowed to continue. wabmig.exe is the address book import tool of Outlook Express, it looks for other email clients and when found imports the mail address list from them to be used by Outlook Express.
Fin2000 posted a topic in HotstreamWhy does the w2ksp51.exe access the \outlook express\wabmig.exe ??? This happens already at the time when the Welcome screen is displayed: Use any security tool that allow you to supervise installations, start w2ksp51.exe, it will do the file extracting, then the Welcome screen is shown, now wait about 5 seconds.


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Can there be specific foods to help in the recovery of a tendon (tibialis anterior) injury?
No: A good diet is always warranted but wont speed healing sorry ...Read more
Is it possible to have compartment syndrome and a herniated tibialis anterior?
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Is it alright to ski if I am overcoming tibialis anterior tendonitis and just sprained my ankle today?
Fine once recovered: I recommend obtaining medical clearance from at least your physical therapist and your treating physician. Ski boots tend to put considerable pressure directly over the area of your foot and ankle that is home to your tibialis anetrior tendon. Skiing is a great sport, but chronic tendinitis may diminish the fun due to pain. Swelling around your ankle will potentially make boot fitting difficult. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
After a tibial plateau & 2 surgeries later (8 months out now), I have a tibialis anterior hernia. Can they spread? Lots of pain associated post exerci
Shouldn't spread: A muscle herniation happens when the fibrous covering over it (fascia) is damaged. It probably can't be repaired but it also shouldn't spread. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Tibialis anterior has been feeling weak recently. Reduced range of motion. Ran today. And now it's spasming. No pain so far. Super worried it's MND.
Due to the fact: it states on your bio arm weakness etc, I would suggest you see a neurologist for further evaluation, weakness in a 22 year old would not be expected. ...Read more
Lower leg muscle (tibialis anterior?) hurts during racquetball. Treadmill prior to game not helping.
Be cautious: If you have injured your calf, be sure to rest and avoid intense activity until healed. Avoid future injury by doing warm up stretches, and returning to more intense activity gradually. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Can you tell me if a laceration to the tibialis anterior tendon in my foot. Would this foot affect the tibialis anterior?
Difficult to say: It is difficult to say without an exam but unless you have suffered a major trauma to you leg i think problems with ankle extension would be unlikely. You would need a severe, deep laceration thru all of the anterior compartment musculature to affect function significantly after healing. If you have such a wound you should definitely be seen by an orthopedic surgeon. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
I have a bump on my shin, after some research, it sounds like:a Tibialis Anterior Hernia. It's only visible after running or stretching . Is this it?
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Rolex. A stainless steel water-resistant chronograph wristwatch with bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, Daytona, Ref. 6265, case no. 6223610, manufactured in 1981
Cal. 727 nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, the silvered brushed dial with applied baton numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, three subsidiary black engine-turned dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, the tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case with blank bezel calibrated for 200 units per hour, screw back, screw down crown, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
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- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce (or more soy sauce)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds flank steak
Nutrition Information
- calories 194
- fat 9 g
- satfat 4 g
- protein 24 g
- carbohydrate 4 g
- fiber 0 g
- cholesterol 57 mg
- sodium 368 mg
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Whisk together soy sauce, fish sauce, lime juice, honey, crushed red pepper, garlic and ginger in a small bowl. Place flank steak in a ziplock bag and add marinade. Turn bag several times to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes at room temperature, turning once or twice.
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Tate Britain and Tate Modern will display masterpieces from artists including Gilbert and George and Andy Warhol.
The works were handed over last year to the joint care of the Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland in a remarkable gesture of philanthropy.
They were given with the intention of being shared with museums and galleries across the country.
A total of 18 museums and galleries will present the first displays of work from the gift under the heading of Artist Rooms.
Sir Nicholas Serota, director of Tate, said: "The presence of contemporary art across the UK will be dramatically transformed by the Artist Rooms tour. This new form of dynamic national collection is without precedent anywhere in the world."
Mr d'Offay, who is acting as an unpaid curator for the collection for the next few years, said he was "delighted" that works were being shown in this way.
Tate Britain will be the first to benefit from the gift by displaying Sailing Dinghy, a monumental life-size sailing boat and poem installation by artist Ian Hamilton Finlay. It can be seen from 2 March.
From April, Tate Modern will show six rooms of works by artists including German Anselm Kiefer and Americans Ed Ruscha and Warhol.
A separate display at Tate Britain will present 11 works from 1970 to 1991 by east London-based artists Gilbert and George. The displays have been supported by bodies including the Art Fund charity. David Barrie, its director, said the fund's purpose was to give people the chance to encounter great works of art.
"For more than a century, we've done this mainly by giving money to help museums and galleries buy works of art.
"But we can do other things, and although it is a new departure, our funding of this ambitious tour of exhibitions is perfectly in line with our mission."
The d'Offay collection comprises 725 works acquired over 30 years. It was one of the most important holdings of post-war and contemporary international art in private hands.
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By Natalie Armstrong
TORONTO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell 3.8 percent on Tuesday as a relentlessly gloomy global economic outlook spurred a broad-based selloff led by energy and financial issues.
While oil prices jumped 6 percent ahead of the expiration of the February U.S. futures contract, energy shares led the TSX retreat, slumping 6.8 percent.
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Yesterday the American Concrete Institute, at its World of Concrete convention in Las Vegas, named the four most influential people in concrete construction in the world.
One of them, Steve Lloyd, lives in Bedford County. Lloyd owns Lloyd Concrete Services, located in Rustburg. It started out in 1985 with five employees — all five still work for the company — and now has 88. The company has done major jobs in 28 states.
Domenick Nati has rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest stars in the music and film industry over the past decade.
The Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce held a press conference, Friday, to promote Small Business Saturday, which takes place on Nov. 26.
The Bedford County Office of Economic Development has announced that Smyth Companies LLC of Bedford will invest more than $4.6 million in new offset printing equipment at its Bedford facility and add a minimum of 16 full time jobs over the next three years.
The investment comes in the form of a new sheet-fed press to be installed over the next several months that will give the company a greater capacity to grow its production and improve efficiencies to compete in the highly advanced print label industry.
Progress at Bedford Memorial Hospital has been an ongoing project this year.
According to Patti Jurkus, the hospital's CEO, the hospital recently completed a major renovation of the medical/surgical floor that occupies the former obstetrics floor.
This was more than just cosmetic. They ripped out ceilings. They ripped up floors. They reconfigured rooms.
The result does not look like a 1950s hospital.
Come June of next year, people looking for Beale's Gold won't need to try to solve a complex cipher and then head out with a pick and shovel. All they'll have to do is go to Beale's Brewery & BBQ on Grove Street in Bedford. Beale's Gold will be the new brewery's flagship beer.
Calvin Rice has worked at the Peaks of Otter Lodge for the better part of the past six decades. Now his legacy of service has been honored with the opening of the Calvin Rice Room at the Lodge.
The Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce has been granted 4-Star Accredited status with the U. S. Chamber of Commerce for the third time in a row. The Chamber must reapply for accreditation every five years and has maintained this status for the last 10 years.
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What's it like to walk in this building and see your jersey up there 50 years later?
"It's a great honor to even be talked about in the same breath as Worthy, Jamison and the other [retired] players hanging up there. The nice thing about it is that as long as there's Carolina basketball, my grandchildren and my son will see my name up there and realize we're part of the Carolina family and we were the team that really got this started with Coach McGuire."
Looking back, where do you see the '57 team's place in Carolina history?
"I like to say that Coach McGuire and the players, we are the ones that started Carolina back to dominance in basketball. I always tell this story ... When I came down here, you had to play freshman basketball, you couldn't play varsity, so we came out of the locker room and up the steps to Woollen Gym for our first freshmen gym and we couldn't get into the gym - it was locked. And when we finally got someone to open the gym, there were like 15 people in the gym. You couldn't give a ticket away in 1953. ... By the end of my freshman year, the stands were packed - 5,000 strong. ... By the time 1957 came around, you couldn't get a ticket to the game. So I like to feel that the 1957 team really started what Carolina basketball is today. ..."
Would you like to see the school do something more for Coach McGuire?
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Kevin Knox: Let's try this again. Knox was originally slated to officially visit North Carolina two weeks ago, but a water main break in Chapel Hill forced the UNC staff and Knox to postpone. The 6-8 forward from Tampa (Fla.) Catholic is the only undecided player in the class of 2017 with a scholarship offer still considering the Tar Heels.
Knox has taken several unofficial visits to Chapel Hill and has been on Roy Williams's radar for nearly two full years. He'll be watching UNC junior wing Justin Jackson, as UNC's pitch for its use of Knox centers on Jackson.
Brandon Huffman: A 6-10 senior center from nearby Raleigh (N.C.) Word of God, Huffman has become a regular in the Smith Center since he signed with UNC. He's made the majority of the Tar Heels's home games the last couple months and has grown closer to members of this year's team. Huffman, as detailed in the Weekly Scoop, has also sought out the counsel and help of former Carolina post players.
Coby White: Fresh off another regular season averaging at least 30 points per game, the 2018 UNC commitment has established himself as the state's top scorer. He poured in 25 or more points 29 times this season. White could be in for a significant rankings boost if he maintains his scoring prowess against the country's best players on the Nike EYBL circuit playing for Team CP3 this spring and summer.
Jairus Hamilton: North Carolina's strange home schedule has perhaps had more of an impact on Hamilton than any other recruit. Hamilton was scheduled to attend the N.C. State-UNC game in Chapel Hill, but the game was postponed one day because of a winter storm, and Hamilton was unable to attend. A couple weeks later, he was set to be in town for Pittsburgh-UNC, but car trouble prevented the trip. And then earlier this month Hamilton was scheduled to be at Notre Dame-UNC but the water main break in Chapel Hill moved the game to the Greensboro Coliseum. A class of 2018 forward from Concord (N.C.) Cannon School, Hamilton has had a UNC offer for more than a year. He also holds offers from Arizona, Louisville, South Carolina, Maryland, California, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.
Rechon "Leaky" Black: It's hard to believe, but Black has been committed to North Carolina for more than a year. Since transferring to Montverde (Fla.) Academy, the versatile 2018 prospect hasn't been able to visit Chapel Hill as often as he'd liked, but he's kept in contact with fellow future Tar Heels Jalek Felton, White and Huffman. After taking some time to adjust to a new system and new program hundreds of miles from home, Black, in recent weeks, began regaining the form that made him such a sought-after recruit.
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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success was a phenomenon that touched millions of lives. Its author, Deepak Chopra, received thousands of letters from parents who expressed the desire to convey the principles they had learned to their children, along with questions about how to do so. The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents is Dr. Chopra's answer to those parents who wish to raise children with values that satisfy spiritual needs as well as create the experience of abundance. Exploring specific ways to practice the Seven Spiritual Laws as a family, Chopra explains how to convey these laws to children, and how to embody them in age-specific activities each day. The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents moves us beyond a focus on private triumphs and failures to experience the spiritual nature of communion with family, to share with those closest to us the infinite riches of innocence and love.More
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I'll never be mistaken for Joe Simpson. Feet scrambling like a manic hamster, I was desperately trying to secure a foothold in the crumbling snow below the summit of a 4,000ft Scottish peak.
Eighteen hours later and it was no more elegant. Having jumped from a ledge higher than my IQ, I landed buttocks first in a numbingly cold mountain pool above Loch Linnhe.
I was experiencing the varied and undeniably thrilling activities offered around Fort William and Lochaber, the 4,450 sq km region that has just declared itself Outdoor Capital of the UK.
"We have the country's highest mountain, deepest loch and whitest sands, along with the world's largest ice-climbing wall," said project director Anna Trafford. "But we haven't told anyone about it. Specialists know the individual attractions but not that they're all found in one accessible place."
The not-for-profit community initiative has launched a one-stop-shop website, outdoorcapital.co.uk, which links you to a smorgasbord of activity outfits, from canyoning to kayaking.
For a taste of altitude and exertion, I booked with Abacus Mountaineering and found myself tramping through knee-deep snow on the Back Corrie of Aonach Mor. At 3,000ft on Climber's Col, with astounding views of the Grey Corries and Great Glen, a deep rumble indicated avalanche activity. Changing our planned route, we roped together and proceeded up the ridge, before fitting crampons for the final 50 metres to the overhanging cornice. My guide, Matt Grove, talked and belayed me up the near vertical ascent.
Next morning, my thighs burning from the climb, I squeezed into a heavy-duty dry suit with Ben Starkie of Vertical Descents. It's an apt name. We were about to slide, clamber, abseil and jump down the Abhainn Righ river's waterfalls, a nerve-wracking prospect for a man who will never be found diving off the cliffs at Acapulco in Speedos. "It's the best adrenaline you can get without reaching a skill level," promised Ben. "It's not natural. You have to persuade yourself it's safe."
After rocketing down the cascading water into a pool, it was time to abseil down a waterfall before leaping 20ft from a slippery ledge. My heart pumping, I completed the jump with the svelte grace of Pavarotti off the high board. I'd finished my visit to the Outdoor Capital afloat, chilled and very much alive.
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The Cardinals' fourth inning at
It started when the first two batters, third baseman David Freese and right fielder Lance Berkman, both were hit by pitches. It continued when catcher Yadier Molina hit a drive off the wall in right-center, but that is where it began to get weird.
Freese, breaking late from second when he couldn't tell whether the ball would be caught, had to be stopped at third. But Berkman roared around second heading for third before applying the brakes, and Molina nearly was at second when Freese was halted. Berkman got back to second easily, but Molina, exasperated that he had driven in nobody with his hit, had to scramble back to first, barely making it.
With the score tied at 2-2, it appeared the inning would blow up on the Cardinals when second baseman Ryan Theriot, the No. 8 hitter, bounced into a forceout at home. That brought up pitcher Jake Westbrook, hitting .098. But the capper to the bizarre inning came when Westbrook lined his first career homer, a grand slam, to left, off left-hander Randy Wolf, and the Cardinals were on their way to an 8-3 win, their second in succession over the division-leading Brewers.
"I couldn't believe it," said manager Tony La Russa of Westbrook's clout.
Westbrook said, "It's pretty special. To go back and say you've hit a grand slam in the big leagues is a lot of fun."
The Cardinals have had three of the last four grand slams hit by pitchers, one in each of the last three seasons by Chris Carpenter, Brad Penny and now Westbrook.
"There was some bizarre-ness," said La Russa. "I'm glad it settled down."
While Westbrook was efficient for five innings in gaining his 11th win, the Cardinals' bullpen was brilliant again, with four scoreless innings turned in by Kyle McClellan, Marc Rzepczynski and Jason Motte, who knocked off his 19th straight scoreless appearance and 31st in a row without allowing an earned run.
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shortstop Rafael Furcal, who started the game with his 28th career leadoff homer
and his third homer as a Cardinal, all against
Furcal hasn't been
hitting much since coming over from
The veteran Furcal has been outstanding enough on defense that the Cardinals have to think about bringing him back for next season despite his lack of offense so far and his history of injuries.
1B Albert Pujols still is
hitting only .113 (6-for-53) against
RHP Adam Wainwright, continuing his rehabilitation from Tommy John elbow surgery in February, threw 20 pitches off the mound in the bullpen before the game. Wainwright won't pitch this season but is on target to be ready for next spring training.
RHP Kyle Lohse spent
Wednesday's game in the bullpen; manager Tony La Russa has decided Lohse will
not start again until Tuesday against
CF Allen Craig came out after only four innings and three at-bats. Craig, normally a corner outfielder, usually plays an inning or so longer in center but came up limping a bit in the bottom of the third while sliding after missing a drive hit by Milwaukee LF Ryan Braun, who ultimately fell down on his way to an inside-the-park homer. Craig said he was all right, but manager Tony La Russa moved Jon Jay into center field anyway for the bottom of the fourth.
OF Corey Patterson ended a nothing-for-17 slide when he drove in a run with a pinch double and then scored in the sixth inning. He was rewarded by getting to stay in the outfield in center field the rest of the way.
Though the Cardinals fell farther and farther behind for most of the month, they still had a 15-13 record for August.
BY THE NUMBERS: 0 - Walks issued by two Cardinals starters, RHP Edwin Jackson and RHP Jake Westbrook, over the club's last two starts, covering 12 innings.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "They're legit. Their record … they've earned."
- Manager Tony La Russa, commending the Milwaukee Brewers' season to date.
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INF Nick Punto (strained left oblique) went on the 15-day disabled list July 29. He began a rehab stint with Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.
RHP Eduardo Sanchez (mild right shoulder strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 13. He began a rehab assignment with Class AA Springfield on July 7 but had renewed soreness soon after and was shut down until late August or early September. He was transferred to the 60-day DL on July 31.
RHP Adam Wainwright (Tommy John surgery in February 2011) went on the 60-day disabled list March 25. He will miss the entire 2011 season.
Sept. 1 at BREWERS: Brandon Dickson (0-0, 0.00) vs. Yovani Gallardo (15-8, 3.37)
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They will try to impart tonight's Tony Awards in Manhattan with all possible razzmatazz to revive flagging TV ratings, assisted – perhaps – by wins for celebrities including Sir Elton John and the Murder She Wrote star Angela Lansbury. But rumbling in the background will be a sour little side drama that might go by the title "Too Many Damn Brits".
Broadway veterans were this weekend predicting that when the final gong is given on the stage of the Radio City Music Hall late tonight, and the television audience is finally released to go to bed, more than half of the prizes will be taken home by veterans of British theatre rather than by home-grown American talent. Much of the reason can be summed up in two words, Billy Elliot, which could break the record set by The Producers for the most number of Tony awards given to a single show.
That British actors, dancers, singers and directors, not to mention all those involved in design, are used to taking home a hefty trove of Tonys each year is hardly news. But not since the days when Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera first landed on the Great White Way has a Broadway season been so dominated by British imports.
It is a state of affairs that some deplore. In the first sign of a backlash, the producers of Reasons to Be Pretty by the American playwright Neil LaBute have sent an email to the Tony judges asking them to look kindly on the play, which is nominated in the Best Play category.
The pleading missive – seats have not been filling at Reasons – is fair enough until it errs into distinctly tricky territory by insinuating that it is time for the judges to show their patriotism. "We believe passionately in this distinctly American work," it declared bluntly. "Many of you have told us that you share that belief. Many of you are telling everyone you know that you believe this play must be seen."
A similar appeal was contained in another email circulated by the Lincoln Center Theater, which has two productions in contention, Dividing the Estate and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. The two plays – the latter was seen by Barack and Michelle Obama a week ago – are "deeply rooted American plays", they wanted to the judges to know.
Joe Turner faces tough competition from West End transfers in its category, Best Revival of a Play. They are The Norman Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn, which is the favourite, and Mary Stuart, which stars two prodigious British talents, Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter, both also nominated as Best Featured Actress.
For Best Play, a category that promises the winner a big box office boost, Dividing the Estate is thought to have only the slimmest chance of winning because it us up against God of Carnage, another import from London, though its writer, Yasmina Reza, is French. Matthew Warchus – British – is nominated for best director twice here this year, for Conquests and for Carnage. (While Conquests is struggling to fill its in-the-round auditorium, Carnage is a bona fide hit and has just announced a second run of performances in the autumn.)
Not all Broadway-watchers welcome the call to patriotic arms. "This crude xenophobia is outrageous," declared Michael Riedel, the often acerbic and witty critic of the New York Post. "Theatre people pride themselves on being 'progressive' and I'm sure most would be against rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants."
No one will suggest dispatching Sir Elton anywhere, of course, even if he wins for the score for Billy Elliot. Nor indeed will anyone really pack Geoffrey Rush – he being Australian, but still foreign nonetheless – into a cab for JFK Airport if he wins Best Actor for his performance in Exit the King, as many on the Way are predicting.
Billy Elliot, the tale of the young son of a coalminer with unlikely Swan Lake aspirations, equalled The Producers in earning 15 nominations. The Producers ending up pocketing 12 awards in 2001, and it will hard for Billy to do better. Many of its nods were in the design field. Sir Elton has tough competition also from the music written for the critically lauded Next to Normal.
Tonight's event has been preceded by a squall of sniping against CBS, the network that will broadcast the show live amid signs that audiences are less than enthralled. For that reason, it announced that this year's awards, to be hosted by the actor Neil Patrick Harris, will feature more musical interludes from shows such as Mamma Mia! and will dispense with some of the design and straight drama awards – including that for Best Revival – outside actual broadcast time. Particularly aggrieved is Kevin Spacey, the London-based actor/director, who was a producer of The Norman Conquests. "This is bonehead, outrageous, infuriating and insulting not just to everyone who has worked so hard on these productions, but to the entire theatre community," he said. "It is another example of the systematic chipping away, for financial gain, of what the Tonys are supposed to be about."
Meanwhile, other British nominees who seem set for glory this evening include Stephen Daldry for directing Billy Elliot and Peter Darling for choreography on the same show. Most betting people on Broadway also have money on Ms Lansbury winning Best Featured Actress in Blithe Spirit. Well, all right, so Ms Lansbury is officially British, but let's not get all technical about this. Hardly a single American would know that.
Britain's nominations
The Norman Conquests 7 award nominations
Alan Ayckbourn's comic trilogy follows the misadventures of six characters during a weekend of hilarious meetings and misunderstandings.
This production, directed by Matthew Warchus, opened at the Old Vic in London in October 2008. Paul Taylor wrote in The Independent: "It's heaven in triplicate."
London tickets sold out and the cast, including Stephen Mangan and Jessica Hynes, transferred to Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre in April.
Theatremania said the plays would make audiences "laugh to the point of aisle-rolling".
God of Carnage 6 award nominations
God of Carnage is about two seemingly civilised couples who discuss a playground quarrel between their sons.
Christopher Hampton's translation of Yasmina Reza's play was first performed in the Gielgud Theatre, London, in March 2008. Directed by Matthew Warchus, the production featured Ralph Fiennes and Tamsin Greig and was described by The Daily Telegraph as "a crackling night of electrifying comic acting".
When the play opened on Broadway, Ben Brantley wrote in The New York Times that they offered "a marvellously giving, balanced ensemble".
Equus 2 award nominations
Peter Shaffer's drama features a stable boy and a psychiatrist as they explore various sexual and religious mysteries.
This production, directed by Thea Sharrock, sold out in London, where it opened at the Gielgud Theatre in February 2007. The boy was portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, of Harry Potter fame, and the psychiatrist by Richard Griffiths. The Sunday Times said: "[as] a work of art, it is magnificent".
After its move to Broadway in September 2008, The Wall Street Journal described it as "a near-ideal revival".
Mary Stuart 7 award nominations
Friedrich Schiller's play explores the rivalry between Elizabeth I and her cousin Mary Queen of Scots.
This production, adapted by Peter Oswald, had its premiere at the Donmar Warehouse in London in July 2005. It sold out and moved to the Apollo Theatre in October 2005.
The Observer stated that its director, Phyllida Lloyd, "has provided a gleaming, intense Mary Stuart. It's thrillingly staged and acted to the hilt."
The play returned to Broadway in 2009 for a 20-week season at the Broadhurst Theatre.
The New York Times described the production as: "Ripping. A stage burner of a revival."
Billy Elliot – the Musical 15 award nominations
Since its premiere at London's Victoria Palace Theatre in May 2005, Billy Elliot has been an enduring success. It is based on the award-winning film about a boy chasing his dancing dreams against all the odds, and was brought to the stage by the director Stephen Daldry and writer Lee Hall, with a score by Sir Elton John.
Charles Spencer wrote in The Daily Telegraph: " Billy Elliot strikes me as the greatest British musical I have ever seen." It opened in Australia in 2007 and on Broadway in 2008 and has played to more than 3.3 million people around the world.
Guys and Dolls 2 award nominations
Frank Loesser's quintessential Broadway musical tells the tale of two New York couples betting on love despite the odds stacked against them.
This new Guys and Dolls, produced by the London-based Ambassador Theatre Group, made its debut in the West End in June 2005 starring Ewan McGregor. On opening night, Paul Taylor said in The Independent that it looked "a sure-fire winner".
It was welcomed back to Broadway in March 2009.
The New York Times wrote: "This is an enchanting rebirth of the show that defines Broadway dazzle."
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The news comes as a surprise, with FA chairman Lord Triesman revealing on Monday evening that Watmore's resignation had been accepted with "great regret". Watmore only undertook the role last summer after being appointed in February 2009.
Lord Triesman said: "Ian Watmore tendered his resignation to me on Friday. I asked him to re-consider over the weekend. However, he has confirmed today (Monday) that his position remains unchanged and I have accepted it with great regret. There will be a board meeting on Tuesday at noon. I am unable to make any further comment until after that meeting."
No reason has been given for Watmore's decision.
He joined the FA having served as Permanent Secretary for the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills in the latest in a number of civil service roles. Prior to 2004, he had worked in IT for 24 years.
Upon his appointment little over a year ago, Watmore said: "I'm delighted to be joining the Football Association as chief executive.
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During Watmore's tenure England sealed qualification for this summer's World Cup in South Africa, while progress was made on the National Football Centre in Burton.
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