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  1. Europe: 2.5
  2. Alyssa Miller [8] Pamela Bernier [4]
  3. Michael* replied to goose's post in a topic in Sports
    Dear footballing brothers and sisters in arms, Requesting the pleasure of your company at the fourth annual BZ Fantasy Premier League extravaganza (yes, it's that time of year again!). All welcome. First deadline is on Saturday August 18th 2012, 11.30 GMT, free transfers unlimited until then. Classic League: 600942-153361 (I've renewed this one so players from last season should be automatically entered upon registering a team) Head-to-Head League: 600942-153389 RSVP
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  5. Michael* posted a post in a topic in Female Athletes
    A brief history about me DOB: 24th September 1980 Height: 165cm Weight: 62kg I started cycling about the same time as I started to walk, as a result of my Father being a keen cyclist. I used to go on youth hostelling trips with my family from the age of six onwards. I started grass track racing with my twin brother Alex at the age of nine, as a hobby in the summer months. I apparently started to show potential at thirteen years old. Grass track cycling is a fading tradition, however it does help to develop bike handling skills and stamina. I was talent spotted at the age of sixteen, by the assistant national track team coach at the time, Marshall Thomas. However despite his efforts to encourage me to train, I decided to concentrate on my education for the time being. While I was studying at University, I started to train more constructively for track sprinting. I was hugely inspired by the Olympic gold medal success of Jason Queally, at the Sydney Olympic Games. In 2001 and 2002 I competed at the European Championships and later that season at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. I was very lucky to be sent to the UCI (Union du Cyclisme Internationale) World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland for two seasons in the lead up to the Athens Olympics. I was trained by Frederic Magné, a seven times World Champion for France. I currently live and train in Manchester with the rest of the elite Great Britain Track Team. I won my first World Championship title in 2005 in LA. Education St Mary’s Primary School in Stotfold. Etonbury Middle School in Stotfold. Fearnhill School in Letchworth, left aged 18 with A-levels in Chemistry, Biology and Geography University of Northumbria, graduated in 2002 with a 2.1 Bsc (hons) in Sports and Exercise Science. In 2008 the University of Northumbria awarded a Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law (CDL) Official Site
  6. Michael* replied to donbot's post in a topic in Music
    I'm not sure if I ever fully got the hype about the first xx album, but I really like that track. Bloody love Tame Impala too. There'll be no getting 'Elephant' out of my head for about the next month and a half. Also, currently kicking myself for not giving this album a shot sooner...
  7. Michael* replied to Michael*'s post in a topic in Television
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  11. Kristen Stewart 1 Candice Swanepoel 2 Cara Delevigne 2 Josephine Skriver 2 Megan Fox 0
  12. Europe: 1
  13. Maria Menounos [8] Taylor Cole [3]
  14. Alyssa Miller [8] Lais Ribeiro [7)
  15. Europe: 2.5
  16. Adriana Lima 1 Behati Prinsloo 4 Isabeli Fontana 4 Lana Del Rey 3.5 Magdalena Frackowiak 3.5
  17. Michael* replied to PinkCouture's post in a topic in Music
    Drunk On You / Luke Bryan
  18. Michael* replied to Cult Icon's post in a topic in Movies
    So I've finally seen it. I had a blast and the running time flew by in an instant, although it fell short of my absolute best case scenario through a few minor irritations. The script was, of course, considerably less airtight than previous efforts and with the benefit of hindsight, I think perhaps the final part of the story could have been split into two movies (ala Harry Potter and Twilight). Certain scenes felt in desperate need of more room to breathe and I would have loved to have seen parts of the plot fleshed out a bit more. I was especially hoping for a couple of Rorschach-esque scenes involving Selina in Blackgate, which unfortunately never materialised. Bane was a bit of a departure from the source material, but it still worked for me. I thought he inspired a very unique kind of terror and the fanatical devotion of his followers was really quite scary. He had far too few scenes with Batman to create that essential rapport between 'arch-enemies', but I was completely drawn in whenever he was onscreen, and his meticulous planning and cultured demeanour made for an interesting contrast to his explosive brutality and imposing frame. The fight between he and Batman on the sewer walkway was without doubt one of my top three moments of the trilogy, and they had his mask carry some importance, which I was glad about. Also, the fuss about his voice was a complete non-story, I can't remember missing a single line. I was pleasantly surprised too by Anne Hathaway, not least because I'm not usually a fan. Her presence in the early going gave the trilogy its only real dose of outrageous camp, and in general I thought she was really rather magnificent. I never understood previous moviemakers' obsession with giving Catwoman weird supernatural powers, I'd take Anne's portrayal as an antiheroine grifter disguised as a socialite over any other, even Michelle Pfeiffer's. Oh, and a special mention for Gary Oldman (which I'm sure he'll be very thrilled about), since he's seemingly gone under the radar. I thought he turned in a superb performance. What really struck me was that his voice was very different than in the previous two movies - he made Gordon older and more weathered, and it felt completely natural. Random thought regarding the end bit... But anyway, getting back to the point. I wouldn't say it was perfect by any means, but there was some fantastic stuff in there as well. Now, how about Joel Schumacher to direct the inevitable reboot? I mean, what's the worst that could happen?
  19. Michael* replied to Michael*'s post in a topic in Television
    RIP Mary Tamm, aka timelady companion Romana from the Tom Baker era.
  20. Maria Menounos [9] Sandra Bullock [5]
  21. Alyssa Miller [4] Nicole Meyer [2]
  22. Alyssa Miller [0] Jenna Pietersen [1]
  23. ROUND 124... The Champion Alyssa Miller vs. The Challenger Jenna Pietersen