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Alliance Party leader Sean Neeson fared particularly badly and another big loser is UKUP candidate Bob McCartney whose tally of first preferences is likely to fall short of his 70, 000 prediction.

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While "Dr. No" may have introduced Bond to the big screen, it was the spiraling success of Sean Connery's subsequent films "From Russia With Love, " "Goldfinger, " and "Thunderball" -- each tapping into the mid-'60s appetite for taut espionage-themed thrillers -- that transformed him into a universally recognized icon of popular culture.

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And so did 50 other big-shot Silicon Valley types, including Napster cofounder Sean Parker and venture capitalist Heidi Roizen.

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West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul, who was virtually immovable against England earlier in the summer, made the most of that escape by reaching 50 off 60 balls, with the highlights big sixes off Tremlett over mid-wicket and a swept maximum off Sean Ervine.

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"It's really important for a big company like us to get our hands dirty, " says artistic director Sean Holmes.

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Celebrity watchers had complained at the absence of big Hollywood names this year, though those stars who did turn up included Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Tim Robbins and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

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