Mechanic: Resurrection – A standard Statham affair

Edit The Hindu 26 Aug 2016
As if on cue, the opening scene has Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) involved in a rooftop skirmish ... In this sequel, Arthur is forced back into the killing game by a damsel in distress, Gina Thornton (Jessica Alba). Crain (Sam Hazeldine), a former associate of Arthur, is her tormentor-in-chief ... Arthur, like in a video game, gets a series of kills that are progressively difficult, and which lead to the final boss round....

Mickey Arthur vows major Pakistan changes if one-day form continues to disappoint

Edit Sky Sports 26 Aug 2016
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has vowed to make major changes to his one-day team if they do not start to show signs of life in the 50-over format. Arthur has put the entire Pakistan squad 'on notice' after they opened their five-game series against England with a limp performance and a 44-run Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method defeat at the Ageas Bowl ... "Playing the way we played the other night...we're behind the times," Arthur said....

Film Review: ‘Mechanic: Resurrection’

Edit Variety 26 Aug 2016
“You’re different!” So says an old friend (Michelle Yeoh) who hasn’t seen Arthur Bishop, the mission-improbable hitman in “Mechanic. Resurrection,” for a long time. “Older,” he replies, coming out and stating the obvious. She chuckles and says, “Something more than that.” She’s right. Jason Statham doesn’t just look older than the last time he played Arthur Bishop, in.. ... ....

England’s Jos Buttler hints at Bangladesh doubts before Pakistan ODI

Edit The Guardian 26 Aug 2016
The problems posed for England’s cricketers by Pakistan in the Lord’s ODI seem minor by comparison and this even seems to be the view of the Pakistan coach, Mickey Arthur, who is more candid than many of his peers. The loss at Southampton was the first witnessed by Arthur as coach and he said ... “We have had a good chat,” said Arthur, “and I’ve told the players that there is nothing to lose ... By the same token Arthur also issued a warning....

Devote time to study of science. Veep encourages students

Edit Graphic 26 Aug 2016
Vice-President, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has underscored the importance of the sciences in securing the future of the nation and implored students to devote much time to the study of the subject ... Mr Amissah-Arthur reiterated the government’s commitment to improve science centres in all senior high schools and also encourage the teaching and learning of the subject....

Important dates in US Open history

Edit The Hindu 26 Aug 2016
Arthur Ashe and Virginia Wade win the first-ever US championships to permit both amateurs and professional players ... The USTA unveils Arthur Ashe stadium, the largest tennis stadium in the world, replacing the original center court, which was named for one of Queens' most famous residents, Louis Armstrong ... The US Open unveils a roof over Arthur Ashe ......

Parramatta Eels re-sign Kenny Edwards until 2019 season (The Pirtek Parramatta Eels)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Aug 2016
'After returning from an ACL injury, Kenny has been one of our most consistent performers in 2016 and I am pleased he has committed to the club for the long term,' Head Coach Brad Arthur said ... Edwards re-signing comes after yesterday's re-signing of Danny Wicks and the securing of Brad Arthur and Corey Norman for ......

Arthur makes Pakistan ODI vow

Edit Sporting Life 26 Aug 2016
The sides meet again at Lord's on Saturday and Arthur, who took over as national coach in May, struggled to put a positive spin on Pakistan's prospects ... "Playing the way we played the other night...we're behind the times ... Arthur also indicated he was less than convinced by the squad at his disposal and would push for changes in future series ... Asked if he might make way for new faces, former South Africa and Australia coach Arthur said ... ....

Lecture on The Christian Churches’ Complicity in the Holocaust to be Presented at HMLC (Jewish Federation of St Louis)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Aug 2016
(Source ... 'The Christian Churches' Complicity in the Holocaust' will be the focus of the third annual Marilyn* and Arthur Gale Family Lecture (*of blessed memory) on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 7.00 pm, at the Jewish Federation of St ... Dr ... This program is generously sponsored by Doctor Arthur Gale and Family in loving memory of Marilyn Gale....

Mechanical failure a real wrench

Edit Belfast Telegraph 26 Aug 2016
Arthur Goode (Bernard Hill) and wife Martha (Virginia McKenna) are a retired couple, whose pension pot has been decimated by the financial crisis ... Their scheme goes surprisingly well, but when their beloved social club is threatened with closure to make way for a supermarket, Arthur and Martha realise they must stage a heist at the biggest bank of ......

Wait until you see the US Open’s new $150M retractable roof

Edit New York Post 26 Aug 2016
When fans stroll into 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing on Monday, they will do so indoors ... Getty Images ... Arthur Ashe Stadium is built on a former marsh with poor soil footing, and the architecture firm Rosetti reported the existing structure couldn’t support the roof’s weight ... Photo ... Photo ... AP ... Arthur Ashe Stadium's retractable roof faults during unveiling ... Arthur Ashe Stadium's retractable roof faults during unveiling....

Gov sees flooded subdivision, city saved by sandbag wall

Edit The Indiana Times 26 Aug 2016
LAKE ARTHUR, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards flew across south Louisiana Thursday, surveying flood damage from a helicopter and talking with people in a city that flooded and in one where a heroic effort by volunteers and others ... ....

Countdown to Football: Lincoln-Way East ranked No. 1 by Daily Southtown

Edit Chicago Tribune 26 Aug 2016
Jake Arthur and Max Shafer both possess the skills and intangibles needed to be Lincoln-Way East's starting quarterback. But it's uncertain who will start Friday when the Griffins, ranked No. 1 in the Daily Southtown Preseason Top 10, open up their season against Adams of South Bend, Ind. What is... ....
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