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#Sensex extends losses for fourth day, down 85 points in early trade
#Sensex extends losses for fourth day, down 85 points in early trade
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Chinese infrastructure projects in India stalled by red tape
Chinese infrastructure projects in India stalled by red tape
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Bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta kills 12 people: police
Bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta kills 12 people: police
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UK student dies in village near Dharamshala
UK student dies in village near Dharamshala
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After nearly  50 years in France, at age 70, I’m really no longer into climbing the Eiffel Tower or sailing down the Seine river on the “fly boats”, but when an American friend visiting Paris insists on my sharing her birthday celebrat...
After nearly  50 years in France, at age 70, I’m really no longer into climbing the Eiffel Tower or sailing down the Seine river on the “fly boats”, but when an American friend visiting Paris insists on my sharing her birthday celebration by accompanying her to the Moulin Rouge, it’s really difficult to say “no”. Read More...
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In an interview in 1954, when asked what she wore to bed, Marilyn Monroe's seductively replied: "Just five drops of Chanel No.5." It's famous endorsements like these that make it easy to see how the so-called "scent of a woman" has cat...
In an interview in 1954, when asked what she wore to bed, Marilyn Monroe's seductively replied: "Just five drops of Chanel No.5." It's famous endorsements like these that make it easy to see how the so-called "scent of a woman" has catapulted from just another perfume, to a cultural icon. Read More...
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New Chinese MeituKiss phone upgrades selfie technology for women
New Chinese MeituKiss phone upgrades selfie technology for women
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Looking Back/Moving Forward: The Lakers and Process Process: A series of steps or operations toward a desired result or product. -Webster’s New Riverside Dictionary As another spring unfolds with the Lakers’ season once again failing to make it to Mother’s Day, both the obituaries and the prescriptions have come fast and furious as the franchise faces its most tenuous, uncertain, and pivotal offseason since…..last offseason. I was with friends enjoying the sunshine and barbecue like most Americans last Fourth of July. The onslaught of texts I received in the late afternoon confirmed the speculation that Steve Nash, Point Guard Elite and longtime Laker Nemesis, was putting on the Purple and Gold. At long last, the Lakers’ near quarter-century streak of non-elite point guards seemed about to come to an end. Nash’s arrival of course brought speculation and concern about the Laker defensive deficiencies, but it was hard not to be ecstatic as most felt sure that even though we were getting Nash for his age 38 season, the team was clearly upgrading at the point guard position. Immediately, Laker fans’ Pavlovian yearning for the days of Showtime kicked into high gear, as did speculation that the Lakers were not done making moves. Talk amongst my friends immediately shifted to Dwight Howard. Clearly, the Lakers had won the Fourth of July. On August 10, 2012, Dwight Howard was officially acquired in a trade that sent Andrew Bynum to Philadelphia. Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak had made the seemingly impossible possible, and talk of single season milestones and June hotel reservations in Miami began in earnest. It didn’t take the shrewdest of Laker fans to see the potholes spread out all along this purple and gold paved path to glory. Word was that Howard was unlikely to be available on Opening Night, and was also unlikely to be at 100% at any point in the season. All of that mattered little, as the Lakers had acquired the leagues’ preeminent defender and one of the three most valuable players (factoring in age) in the league. Other than Kevin Durant or LeBron James, the Lakers couldn’t have acquired a more impactful talent. Clearly, the Lakers had won the 2012 Offseason. The process of building an NBA champion, let alone a dynasty, or a perennially competitive team, requires many things. Many of those things are within the control of a team, and one of those things is not. Put in very broad strokes, this is how champions are built: 1. Assemble enough talent required. 2. Identify and acquire the coach best suited to maximize the collective abilities of the players. 3. Maintain the health of the talent. 4. Develop cohesion within the pieces of the team. The Lakers had, by the estimation of most, successfully accomplished step 1 by the time training camp opened. After that, everything went off the rails, some of which was due to their biggest misstep, and the rest of it due to the unilateral lack of cooperation of
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Because the Pittsburgh Pirates are ten games over .500 at 28-18, it’s time we celebrate these first two months a little bit.  Everyone loves a great Pittsburgh Pirates GIF, so here are some of the recent ones that we love. We might...
Because the Pittsburgh Pirates are ten games over .500 at 28-18, it’s time we celebrate these first two months a little bit.  Everyone loves a great Pittsburgh Pirates GIF, so here are some of the recent ones that we love. We might be way off here, but we have a thought for everyone.  Don’t you think the Houston Astros have to take home the best GIF of the season thus far?  It’s beyond classic. Tie score is visible. Two outs are also visible in the score line. And of course the 3-2 count just adds to the epicness of it all. The reaction from the other players on the field. The dejection of the Houston Astros players around their superstar, do it all right fielder…. The sheer lunacy of it all. So. Many.  Levels.  Just so many to this GIF.  It’s like a Van Gogh of GIFS if you will.  Again, there are are just so many levels to this GIF. How ’bout that Travis Snider pinch hit grand slam against the Cubs?  Or that ass slap from Pedro Alvarez? The Cutch walkoff…. Ryan Braun puts his hands on his hips…. God, we could watch this one all day… One more time on the Astros GIF, just for fun… More great GIFS are found at Pirates tumblr. Check it out. If you have a favorite we missed, drop it in the comments for everyone to enjoy or email them to us at my rum bunter at g mail dot com.
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RT @moviesndtv: Cannes fashion report card: Ash, Vidya, Sonam Special Coverage
RT @moviesndtv: Cannes fashion report card: Ash, Vidya, Sonam Special Coverage
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