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Amazon deal with Deliveroo hits another delay
By Charlotte Ricca
October 16, 2019, 12:03 PM GMT
UK competition watchdog launches investigation into partnership
Retail giant Amazon's costly partnership with takeaway delivery group Deliveroo has hit another hurdle, after the UK competition watchdog launched a formal investigation into the merger.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had expressed concerns about the merger back in May, stating it had "reasonable grounds for suspecting" the agreement could "result in Amazon and Deliveroo ceasing to be distinct".
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Amazon and Deliveroo denied that the deal would reduce competition for customers. A spokesperson for Deliveroo said: "Deliveroo and Amazon have been working closely with regulators to obtain regulatory approvals".
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EVALUATION OF NEOMYCIN-PHTHALYLSULFATHIAZOLE IN PREPARATION OF THE LARGE BOWEL FOR SURGERY
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Charles Palliser, né le  à Holyoke, est un écrivain américain d'origine britannique.

Il est principalement connu pour son roman  (Le Quinconce), vendu à plus d'un million d'exemplaires.

Biographie

Il est le frère du journaliste Marcus Palliser.

Œuvres
 The Quincunx, 1989 ; 1990.
 Traduction française: Le quinconce, 5 tomes, Éditions Phébus, 1993; réédition aux Éditions Libretto, 2015.
 The Sensationist, 1991.
 Betrayals, 1993.
 Traduction française: Trahisons, Éditions Phébus, 1996.
 The Unburied, 1999.
 Traduction française: Les morts reviennent toujours, Éditions Phébus, 1999.
 Rustication, 2013.
 Traduction française: Mère et fille, Éditions Joëlle Losfeld, 2015.

Prix
  de l'Académie américaine des arts et des lettres 1991 pour The Quincux.
 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2001 pour The Unburied.

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Naissance en décembre 1947
Naissance à Holyoke (Massachusetts)
Professeur à l'université de Londres
Professeur à l'université Rutgers
Écrivain américain du XXe siècle
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Upland, CA — The Lebensborn Experiment: Book I, by Joyce Yvette Davis, deals with two little-known subjects of the Second World War – Lebensborn Homes where Nazis secretly held children kidnapped from surrounding European countries, and the best tank fighters in the U.S. Army – the 761st Tank Battalion, an all-black unit also known as "Patton's Panthers." The book intertwines fiction with historical facts and has something for sci-fi enthusiasts as well.
In the final days of the war, ten-year-old Adok Makowski is set to awaken from death after being injected with a serum that painfully takes his life. Meanwhile, Sergeant Kapp Johnson, a captured African American awaiting execution, is mistakenly injected with the same serum. What happens next is a non-stop action adventure that one Amazon reader said he "didn't want to put it down."
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Davis is a self-published author. Her book was published by Abbott Press, an Indie publisher in partnership with Writer's Digest Magazine. Ms. Davis was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 27, 1959. She is the youngest female and the sixth child of seven siblings. She has a son and a grandson and is currently living in Upland, California.
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Tom Hanks will host a primetime TV special celebrating the inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States, with performances by Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi, Ant Clemons and more.
The 90-minute "Celebrating America" special will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and MSNBC from 8:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Jan. 20. It will also be streamed live on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, Amazon Prime Video, Microsoft Bing, NewsNOW from Fox and AT&T DirectTV and U-verse.
Through different segments and performances, the program will highlight the strength of U.S. democracy, the perseverance of the country's citizens and the ability to come together during trying times and emerge stronger than ever before. The program will celebrate American heroes who are helping their fellow Americans through this crisis, including frontline workers, health care workers, teachers, citizens giving back, and those who are breaking barriers.
President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will also give remarks during the primetime special, touching on the diversity and talent of America. The musical performances will take place throughout the broadcast.
"This inauguration presents a unique opportunity to spotlight the resilience and spirit of an America United," said Tony Allen, CEO of the Presidential Inaugural Committee. "We have witnessed countless heroes this past year step up to the frontlines and serve their fellow Americans, so we are telling their stories, spreading their collective light, and celebrating the best of our country and its people with this prime-time program. Our first priority is safety — so while many of us will be watching safely from our homes, we are creating real moments of connection that highlight a new inclusive American era of leadership that works for and represents all Americans."
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The campaign's creators said they got the job after the filmmaker was hit with the fallout from his comments at a 2011 press conference for "Melancholia" about "understanding Hitler."
DUBLIN, Ireland -- The campaign for Lars von Trier's two-part sex epic Nymphomaniac only came about because of the Danish director's controversial headline-grabbing Nazi comments during the Festival de Cannes in 2011, according to the movie's digital marketing specialists.
Speaking at the Digital Biscuit conference in Dublin, The Einstein Couple – made up of husband-and-wife team Philip Lipski and Maria Biilmann – claimed that the Danish director handed them the project having vowed to keep silent following the backlash over his comments at the press conference for Melancholia, in which he claimed to "understand Hitler."
"He's always done his own campaigns before, he always knew exactly what he was doing," said Lipski during a discussion session on film marketing at the Irish event.
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"But this time he told us he's not going to say a word. He said he wanted a campaign that can speak for the movie so he can keep his mouth shut, so he can keep his promise not to speak to the press."
The duo were also urged by the film's producer to widen von Trier's usual target audience, whom they said would always go and see his movies no matter what.
"He knows that he has the grumpiest audience in the world, and they will come and they will love or hate him for it. But wouldn't it be good if they could bring their friends, begin a conversation? They said we had to make it accessible," said Lipski.
"He knew he couldn't just do the normal trick of make a movie, go to Cannes, make a splash, have one poster and say hey, that's it. He said he had some very complicated people working on the film, meaning a lot of actors. He said, let's show them who's working on it."
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Taking the filmmaker's lead, the couple went to work trying to create something that would be accessible to everyone, "except nuns, monks and children," said Biilmann.
The result, a series of images of each member of the cast pulling a climactic face, spread like wildfire online and has caused arguably the biggest buzz for any of von Trier's films to date. Subsequent parodies, including ones by Danish film critics to promote the local equivalent of the Oscars, cemented its effect.
"The story of this campaign is that if you've had a little sex this movie might be for you," smiles Lipski.
Following the response, the uncut four-hour version of Nymphomaniac at next month's Berlinale has become one of the festival's biggest talking points.
Digital Biscuit, which concludes Friday after three days of activity in Dublin's Science Gallery, also featured discussions with Borgen producer Camilla Hammerich, and was opened by local filmmaking legend Jim Sheridan.
Among the main topics of focus was Ireland's animation industry, now experiencing something of a boom thanks to local outfits Brown Bag Films and Cartoon Saloon, whose fantasy epic The Secret of Kells was nominated for best animated feature at the 2010 Oscars.
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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;

import com.magic.bitcask.core.BitCaskFile;
import com.magic.bitcask.core.factory.BitCaskFileFactory;
import com.magic.bitcask.core.impl.BitCaskFileImpl;
import com.magic.util.Util;

public class BitCaskFileFactoryImpl implements BitCaskFileFactory {

	@SuppressWarnings("resource")
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	public BitCaskFile openBitCaskFile(File fileName) throws IOException {
		Util.ensureFile(fileName);

		FileChannel rch = new RandomAccessFile(fileName, "r").getChannel();

		return new BitCaskFileImpl(fileName, rch);
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	@SuppressWarnings("resource")
	@Override
	public BitCaskFile openBitCaskFileForWrite(File fileName) throws IOException {
		Util.ensureFile(fileName);

		FileChannel wch = new FileOutputStream(fileName, true).getChannel();
		FileChannel rch = new RandomAccessFile(fileName, "r").getChannel();

		return new BitCaskFileImpl(fileName, wch, rch);
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	@Override
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		return createBitCaskFile(dirname, Util.getFileId());
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		return new BitCaskFileImpl(filename, wch, rch);
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		FileChannel wch = new FileOutputStream(filename, true).getChannel();

		FileChannel rch = new RandomAccessFile(filename, "r").getChannel();

		return new BitCaskFileImpl(filename, wch, rch);
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}

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Intensity, 'idiots' and a broken spoke: GB junior men secure top 10 in Worlds road race but residual hunger remains
The young Brits showed themselves well in the Flanders road race, happy with their performance but still left with thoughts of what could have been
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By Jonny Long published 24 September 21
The second-place Frenchman Romain Grégoire rolls straight through the mixed zone after the culmination of the junior men's road race at the Flanders World Championships.
Coming to a stop just outside the tent, he promptly bursts into tears. He's got silver but clearly wanted the rainbow jersey that now belongs to the Norwegian Per Strand Hagenes.
The rest of the juniors look absolutely spent as they pass through. The GB boys, specifically, have given it their all after making it known they are here in Belgium, animating the race throughout and achieving a top 10 finish with Max Poole.
Before Poole was involved in the sprint for bronze, Josh Tarling had gotten himself into the early move before Finlay Pickering then hit out late on. Poole looks exhausted afterwards while Pickering has the sort of intense demeanour you don't necessarily expect from an 18-year-old. It soon becomes clear they came for more than a top 10 finish and plainly have the hunger of pros in the making.
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"I probably hoped for more but that's racing," Poole told Cycling Weekly as to his view of his top 10 finish.
"It kicked off again at the end and we probably missed a couple of moves we should have got into...I'm not a sprinter but I think if I'd ridden it a bit smarter maybe I could have got a bit more out of it but you know we're still learning."
The Great Britain team thought it easier to ride the course on or near the front early on, so Tarling and team-mate Jack Brough got stuck and soon Tarling found himself in a three-man move off the front, forcing other teams to chase in the hopes of tiring the other nations. Disaster then struck, however, as his spoke snapped and he required a bike change, fighting to get back in contention but when they kicked again that was it.
That move was soon brought back in before Finlay Pickering followed an attack from Germany and Italy.
"Towards the end, I think some people were cooked so it lulled and I thought I'd try my chances," Pickering explained. "I'm not going to win a sprint and [so] tried my chances got in the break.
"And then, I don't know how you say it, but some idiot absolutely messed up the corner and that was it for the break, and then the break was away and I had some legs so I used my gas up to try and get the other break back, but my legs were just done at the end and we couldn't bring it back, unfortunately."
While Tarling is more effusive as to their performance, Pickering is already steeled to return to the Worlds in search of putting a rainbow jersey on a British back.
"Well not really because the team didn't get a win," is his straightforward appraisal of whether he's happy with the result. "Hopefully, we can come back with this team in U23 and try for the stripes there."
Earlier in the week, Pickering had been going strong in the junior time trial where Tarling claimed silver, before crashing into a barrier yet still managing eighth, saying a ride where he was "on fire" could have been so much more.
CRASH!The important thing, rider and bike are fine.But many seconds have fallen out of his bag 😭Finaly Pickering finishes into 6th place so far#Flanders2021 pic.twitter.com/E9JnNsj9P8September 21, 2021
"I was pretty gutted," Pickering recalls. "I was on fire basically for that race on Tuesday and I was just pushing it to the very limit, I knew on that corner it was quite wide and then the kerb just kicked back in and that was my maker.
"Finishing eight with my crash...it's bittersweet, it's a decent result but it's just the thought of what could have been."
A medal and two top 10s for the British juniors in Flanders, a result they should be more than happy with, but their residual hunger bodes well for the future.
Jonny Long
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Labor Market Effects of Intrauterine Exposure to Nutritional Deficiency: Evidence from Administrative Data on Muslim Immigrants in Denmark
Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen
Erdal Tekin
Jane Greve
This paper examines whether nutritional disruptions experienced during the stage of fetal development impair an individual's labor market productivity later in life. We consider intrauterine exposure to the month of Ramadan as a natural experiment that might cause shocks to the inflow of nutrients essential for fetal development. Specifically, we use administrative data from Denmark to investigate the impact of exposure to Ramadan in utero on labor market outcomes of adult Muslim males, including employment status, annual salary, hourly wage rate, and hours of work. Our findings indicate that potential exposure to nutritional disruptions during a critical stage of fetal development has scarring effects on the fetus expressed as poor labor market outcomes later in life. Specifically, exposure to Ramadan in the 7th month of gestation results in a lower likelihood of employment, a lower salary, and reduced labor supply, but not necessarily a lower wage rate. We also document suggestive evidence that these results may partially be driven by increased disability and to a lesser extent by poor educational attainment among those who were exposed to Ramadan during this particular period in utero.
Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen & Erdal Tekin & Jane Greve, 2014. "Labor Market Effects of Intrauterine Exposure to Nutritional Deficiency: Evidence from Administrative Data on Muslim Immigrants in Denmark," NBER Working Papers 20723, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:20723
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Q: How to Authorize Myself with Twitter OAuth 1.0 on Scala I tried GET https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/user_timeline.json?count=1&user_id=XXX on Scala, but I got an error 401 Authorization required.
Here's my spec:

*

*macOS Sierra 10.12.2

*Scala 2.12.1

*sbt 0.13.13

build.sbt:
name := "hoge"

version := "1.0"

libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
  "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-ws" % "2.4.0-M2",
  "commons-codec" % "commons-codec" % "1.3.0"
)

And hoge.scala:
import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
import java.net.URLEncoder
import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec
import javax.crypto.Mac
import play.api.libs.json._
import play.api.libs.ws.ning.NingWSClient
import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64

object Hoge {
  def main(args: Array[String]) = {
    val consumerKey = "AAA"
    val consumerSecret = "BBB"
    val token = "CCC"
    val tokenSecret = "DDD"
    val timestamp = (System.currentTimeMillis / 1000).toString
    val nonce = System.nanoTime.toString
    val id = "XXX"

    val host = "https://api.twitter.com"
    val path = "/1.1/statuses/user_timeline.json"
    val url = host + path

    val query = Map(
      "count" -> "1",
      "user_id" -> id
    )

    val sign = signature(
      url, consumerKey, consumerSecret, token, tokenSecret, timestamp, nonce, query
    )
    val header = Map(
      "Content-Type" -> "application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8",
      "Authorization" -> oauthHeader(consumerKey, token, sign, timestamp, nonce)
    )

    val ws = NingWSClient()
    val res = get(ws)(url, query, header)
    Thread.sleep(3000)
    res.value.get.get.json
    ws.close()
  }

  def signature(url: String, consumerKey: String, consumerSecret: String, token: String, tokenSecret: String, timestamp: String, nonce: String, query: Map[String, String]) = {
    val params = Map(
      "oauth_consumer_key" -> consumerKey,
      "oauth_nonce" -> nonce,
      "oauth_signature_method" -> "HMAC-SHA1",
      "oauth_timestamp" -> timestamp,
      "oauth_token" -> token,
      "oauth_version" -> "1.0"
    ) ++ query
    val paramsEncoded = params.toList.sorted map { case (k, v) => urlencode(k) + "=" + urlencode(v) }
    val paramString = paramsEncoded mkString "&"
    val signatureBase = "GET&" + urlencode(url) + "&" + urlencode(paramString)
    val signingKey = urlencode(consumerSecret) + "&" + urlencode(tokenSecret)
    base64encode(encry(signingKey, signatureBase))
  }

  def oauthHeader(consumerKey: String, token: String, sign: String, timestamp: String, nonce: String) = {
    val params = Map(
      "oauth_consumer_key" -> consumerKey,
      "oauth_nonce" -> nonce,
      "oauth_signature" -> sign,
      "oauth_signature_method" -> "HMAC-SHA1",
      "oauth_timestamp" -> timestamp,
      "oauth_token" -> token,
      "oauth_version" -> "1.0"
    ).toList.sorted
    "OAuth " + (params map { case (k, v) => urlencode(k) + "=\"" + urlencode(v) + "\"" } mkString ", ")
  }

  def urlencode(s: String) = {
    URLEncoder.encode(s, "UTF-8")
  }

  def base64encode(s: String) = {
    Base64.encodeBase64String(s.getBytes("UTF-8"))
  }

  def encry(key: String, data: String) = {
    val secret = new SecretKeySpec(key.getBytes, "HmacSHA1")
    val mac = Mac.getInstance("HmacSHA1")
    mac.init(secret)
    val res = mac.doFinal(data.getBytes("UTF-8"))
    res map { r => "%02x".format(r) } mkString ""
  }

  def get(ws: NingWSClient)(url: String, query: Map[String, String], header: Map[String, String]) = {
    ws.url(url).withQueryString(query.toList: _*).withHeaders(header.toList: _*).get
  }
}

timestamp, nonce, sign and oauthHeader in this case are
timestamp = 1482542041
nonce = 214129951907166
sign = YWQ2Y2VjNzJkOTQwY2JhYjEzYzgxZDM2YTg3ZGNlNjQ3ZjIzMDQ4Yw==
oauthHeader = OAuth oauth_consumer_key="AAA", oauth_nonce="214129951907166", oauth_signature="YWQ2Y2VjNzJkOTQwY2JhYjEzYzgxZDM2YTg3ZGNlNjQ3ZjIzMDQ4Yw%3D%3D", oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1", oauth_timestamp="1482542041", oauth_token="CCC", oauth_version="1.0"

I did sbt compile and then sbt run, and got a response 401 Authorization required.
I think there be no problem between val ws = NingWSClient() and ws.close(): when I sent GET/POST requests which do not need OAuth 1.0 (e.g. Google API), I succeeded.
I also think the consumer key, consumer secret, token, token secret are correct: when I ran a similar process on Ruby, everything was OK.
And I think the process to make a signature is correct, for I checked it in Documentation over and over.
So, I think encoding or encrypting them was wrong.
I do not want to use libraries Twitter4J because I am just studying Scala.
Please tell me what is the problem.

A: URLEncoder.encode makes a space into '+' not '%20', so put replace("+", "%20").
Encrypting becomes:
val hmacShai = "HmacSHA1"
val keyStr = new SecretKeySpec(bytes(key), hmacShai)
val sig = {
  val mac = Mac.getInstance(hmacShai)
  mac.init(keyStr)
  new String(base64encode(mac.doFinal(bytes(data))))
}


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TV Tonight: The League (10/11/12)
The show I just profiled in my "Shows You Aren't Watching But Should" article returns for its fourth season! After the glorious mess that was last season's finale, the show is poised to comeback with a bang as the guys (+ girl) get ready for the new draft. Though I'm not sure they can top last season's spectacular spoof on the almost-NFL lockout, I think it could be close. Judging from the promos I've seen online, it looks like they're going all out this year, and having a dream draft sequence that includes an appearance by rookie sensation Robert Griffin III. I've got high hopes for this season and I doubt I'll be let down with this fantastic ensemble.
Official Episode Description, "Training Camp": The League prepares for the draft and the arrival of Kevin and Jenny's baby boy. Taco's business dealings with Jerry Jones get the guys invited to the Dallas Cowboys' Training Camp.
The League airs on FX at 10:30pm. What else is on tonight?
CBS: The Big Bang Theory/Two and 1/2 Men (comedies)
ABC: The Last Resort (war drama)
FOX: The X Factor (reality competition)
NBC: 30 Rock/Up All Night (comedies)
CW: Beauty and the Beast (action drama)
ABC/CBS/FOX/NBC/PBS: VP Debate (election coverage)
A&E: The First 48 (docu)
BBC: Top Gear (docu)
DIY: Raising House (docu)
GSN: The Pyramid (gameshow)
LIFE: Project Runway (reality competition)
FX: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (comedy)
HGTV: House Hunters/House Hunters International (docu)
A&E: Beyond Scared Straight (docu)
ID: Very Bad Men (docu)
TLC: Little Shop of Gypsies (reality)
Posted on October 11th, 2012 by Quantum | Leave a Comment (1)
Tags: fx, the league, tv, tv tonight
Shows You Aren't Watching But Should: The League
So far in our Shows You Aren't Watching But Should column we have talked about Magic City and The LA Complex. Both are shows that you are not likely watching, but you should make an effort to check out. Today lets take a look at a comedy you should be watching…
When you think of the FX Network and comedies your mind may flash to the likes of signature programs It's Always Sunny in Philadephia and the multiple Emmy Award winning Louie, but the show that you really should be thinking about is the underrated comedy The League. The series features what I consider the strongest comedy ensemble on TV with Nick Kroll, Mark Duplass (one half of the Duplass Brothers, the guys behind The Puffy Chair, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, and Baghead), Paul Scheer, Stephen Rannazzisi, Jon Lajoe, and Katie Aselton. This cast delivers the laughs every single episode without missing a beat.
The show is the brainchild of Husband & Wife duo Jeff Schaffer and Jackie Marcus Schaffer, graduates of the Curb Your Enthusiasm school of comedy (literally and figuratively as they both worked on the show). The basic premise of the series is that it follows the members of a fantasy football league who take the league more seriously then anything else in their lives. It is a simple concept at its core but like great comedies before it, it exploits it to its max. From episodes that include riffs on the recent NFL lockout, sex, pornography, and even children's toys, this is a show that is not afraid to get down and dirty — in fact, it gets dirtier then It's Always Sunny, which has not shyed away from getting some seriously shameless laughs.
What elevates the material is the cast and their knack for improvisational comedy. All of them are masters of the craft and it shows. You can tell from watching that this cast is tighter then the regular cast of a typical TV show. They're a group of people who clearly like to hang out on and off set. From the crude nicknames to the hilarious insults that are thrown at each other. This is show is underrated and I believe I know why. It's because some people shy away from it because of the football nature of the show. "If you do not know football you will not 'get' this show" — those people think. I can say from personal experience, and as a fan of the show, that this is not the case. You do not need to have an extensive knowledge of football to enjoy this show. The football detailing is a minor part of the show and it will not deteriorate your viewing experience if, like me, you know zilch about the sport (I'm a hockey fan and participate in a couple of hockey fantasy leagues).
The characters in the show are absolutely hysterical in there own right and could really hold their own show if they wanted too. Nick Kroll steals the show as the cruel Ruxin, a lawyer who is not above hurling awful insults in his ongoing efforts to win the league. There is also Paul Scheer's Dr. Andre, a man with horrible taste but a lot of pride, and of course Jon Lajoe's stoner character Taco, an aspiring musician and crappy businessman who is baked every time he is on screen. Aselton, Duplass, and Rannazzisi round out the cast as normal characters, who again, serve out the insults better then they take.
The show has been able to snag some quality guest stars in its so far in its three season run, including Jeff Goldblum as Ruxin's father, Sarah Silverman as Andre's sister, and Ray Liotta as Ruxin's boss. It is a show that is attracting talent and managing to get renewed despite lacking the eyeballs it really, truly deserves to have. I personally put this show up there with the best TV comedies airing right now. It is a stronger comedy then Parks & Recreation, Two & A Half Men, and 30 Rock at their prime.
If you want to settle in for a good laugh you need to seriously start watching this show. Seriously. Sure it is not a supernatural drama with huge effect, but it will cause you to laugh until you lose your breath. And that is a guarantee I can happily make for it. It deserves your eyes and you deserve to enjoy its laughs. The League's fourth season premieres on October 11th at 10:30pm on FX Network.
Posted on October 5th, 2012 by Quantum | Leave a Comment (1)
Tags: fx, jon lajoe, katie aselton, mark duplass, nick kroll, paul scheer, stephen rannazzisi, the league, tv
TV News: Smallville, The League, CSI, Glee
Tonight I'll be busy watching an all new episode of (the best show on TV) Chuck. But what else is going on in the idiot box?
Smallville has an end date and will go out with a bang in the form of a two hour series finale on Friday, May 13, 2011. It is still hard to believe that the young Superman series is ending, and with how awesome the 10th season has been, I keep hoping that they will announce a continuing series for Lois and Clark or in the very least a spinoff for Green Arrow or one of the many other DC Comics heroes introduced in the series.
FX's popular comedy The League will be returning for a 13 episode 3rd season! The series is based around a group of friends that are all part of a fantasy football league. It stars Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Jonathan Lajoie, Paul Scheer, Katie Aselton, and Stephen Rannazzisi.
The latest episode of CSI featured a cameo by non other than William Petersen's Gil Grissom. Check it out for yourself here. It was great to see him back on the show, but it couldn't be a little longer?
The post-Superbowl episode of Glee was actually pretty good (especially when compared to most of the lack-luster second season of the hit Fox musical). You can see the "Thriller"/"Heads will Roll" meshup over on Hulu.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 by ThePit | Leave a Comment (1)
Tags: csi, fox, fx, glee, smallville, the league, tv, tv news, william petersen


This is a hard one to rate for me. It was very hard to watch, and yet I really enjoyed the actors and they did an amazing job and it ended uplifting enough for me to feel satisfied so... yeah. But, man it was hard!
This one is about a serial killer and how it pretty much ruins the lives of not only his victims' survivors, but everyone in his family. It's painful.
We get to know main couple when they are kids. The girl's family moves in and the two of them are drawn to each other instantly. But we find out that the boy's dad is pretty evil, and in fact, is murdering people and guess who his next victims end up being... the girl's parents. So over the course of the drama, we get flashbacks to the night this happened and how involved these two were, and how traumatic it was for them.
Our boy, now grown up and a top notch police officer, is dealing with feelings of... does he inherit these tendencies? Does he have evil inside of him? Well, we as viewers know that he is the sweetest thing ever, but he has to have a couple of tests in order to prove to himself that he is indeed safe from the same fate.
The kids... and this boy is in EVERYTHING! I can't wait for him to be his own main lead star soon!
He is amazing. They were both awesome in this drama.
It's such a painful internal struggle, and this actor, who I haven't seen in anything else yet.... was amazing and perfect.
The dad was extremely creepy and awful, as is the reporter who is determined to gain somehow by this awful story, which is what sets things in motion again these many years later, when she is publishing a book she helped this dude to write. It gets our couple together again, which is awesome, but people are expecting to gain from their doomed love story too, which is not awesome.
The other interesting part of this story is the other brother, who does seem to have inherited the killing instincts, and we tend to hate him from the get go... that is, until he goes through his own internal struggle to decide if he actually does have evil or not. It's very satisfying to watch his transformation. And another stellar acting performance.
But guys, it was a little too violent and sad for me and I just wanted it over! So much tears and crying and so much violence and killing and.... I will never look at hammer the same way again! But, as i said on Twitter, I have now learned a new Korean word... 망치 mangchi. Hammer!!!
The end had me in literal sobbing tears as the whole "come and hug me" phrase took on a whole new meaning. But it was good. And I'm so happy that it had an ending that I could deal with after all that stress of hammers!
A tiny short trailer, but the hammer is featured!!


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The other thing that surprised me was that I do not have a good idea of what most of the assignments are. I know they will be explained, but I had to stop looking because I was getting overwhelmed. It was just a reminder that not only will I be learning new material, but a different style is going to be used to teach it to me.


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