North, South Korea agree to official talks

SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed in principle Thursday to hold their first official talks for years, signaling a possible breakthrough in cross-border ties after months of escalated military tensions.

A surprise offer from Pyongyang proposed discussions on a range of commercial and humanitarian issues from reopening a joint industrial complex to resuming cross-border family reunions.

The South replied within hours, with the Unification Ministry saying it viewed the offer "positively" and would announce a date, venue and agenda later.

"We hope that South and North Korea can build trust through this opportunity," the ministry added.

Analysts welcomed the development but some advised caution, saying the precise nature and agenda of the dialogue might create insurmountable sticking points.

"I think this is an attempt by the North to seize the initiative, but it's premature to say whether the offer is likely to lead to a sincere dialogue," said Yang Moo-Jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul.

Official contacts between Seoul and Pyongyang have been essentially frozen since South Korea accused the North of torpedoing one of its warships in March 2010 with the loss of 46 lives.

April and May this year saw tensions soar to worrying levels as the North, angered by joint South-US military drills and UN sanctions imposed after its nuclear test in February, threatened pre-emptive nuclear strikes.

The situation has calmed in recent weeks, with both sides circling warily around the idea of opening some sort of dialogue.

The North's proposal, carried in a statement from the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK), said the venue and date for talks "can be set to the convenience of the South side".

Initial subjects for discussion would be the Kaesong joint industrial zone, which was closed at the height of the recent tensions, and the resumption of cross-border tours to the North's Mount Kumgang resort, the CPRK said.

Humanitarian issues such as reuniting family members separated after the 1950-53 Korean War could also be discussed.

The CPRK said a positive response would see the North consider rolling back measures it took when relations went into a tailspin in April, including restoring a cross-border hotline.

South Korea had already offered working-level talks on Kaesong and Seoul is likely to be wary of agreeing to a much wider-ranging agenda.

While President Park Geun-Hye has spoken of the need for dialogue, she has made it clear -- with US backing -- that substantive talks would require the North to show commitment to abandoning its nuclear weapons programme.

Pyongyang has repeatedly insisted that its nuclear deterrent is not up for negotiation.

"There could be some trouble in setting the agenda, and it's natural to doubt North Korea's sincerity," said Paik Hak-Soon, an analyst at the Sejong Institute think-tank in Seoul.

"But this a typically strategic change of direction by the North, which puts the ball in the South's court and I think it presents a genuine opportunity," Paik said.

The Kaesong complex, established inside North Korea in 2004, was the most high-profile casualty of the recent tensions.

Born out of the "Sunshine Policy" of inter-Korean reconciliation initiated in the late 1990s by South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung, Kaesong was a crucial hard currency source for the impoverished North, through taxes and revenues and its cut of workers' wages.

Operations at the complex ground to a halt after the North pulled all its 53,000 workers out in early April. The South withdrew its managers and officials soon afterwards.

The Mount Kumgang resort, developed by the South's Hyundai Asan company, opened in 1998 as a symbol of reconciliation. It once earned the North tens of millions of dollars a year.

But Seoul suspended tours by its citizens after a North Korean soldier shot dead a South Korean housewife there in July 2008. In response the North scrapped a deal with Hyundai Asan and seized its properties there.

Hundreds of thousands of family members were separated by the Korean War, and the last temporary reunions, arranged by the two Koreas' Red Cross authorities, took place in 2010.

Nearly 80,000 people in the South alone are on the waiting list for reunions should they be resumed.

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Iron Man 3 - The Official Game - Gameloft

Become billionaire Tony Stark as Iron Man in this fast-paced, endless runner; the official game of the upcoming movie!
After the events of Iron Man 3, Tony has become a peacekeeper, but new threats emerge regularly all around the globe -- and Iron Man is the only one who can take care of them. Get ready for this addictive, endless 3D runner!

THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED SUPERHERO MOVIE OF 2013!
- Fight around the world against rising A.I.M. forces
- Discover 3 different locations offering endless, self-generating levels: Malibu Shores, New York City, and China
- Confront 4 epic villains from the Iron Man comics: Crimson Dynamo, Ezekiel Stane, Living Laser, and the mighty M.O.D.O.K.

BECOME IRON MAN AS NEVER BEFORE
- Complete various missions in fast-paced flying battles, and in epic one-on-one confrontations
- Unleash Iron Man's power with amazingly responsive swipe controls
- Enjoy an outstanding 3D world with cutting-edge graphics and animations

COMMAND STARK INDUSTRIES
- Research and develop up to 18 suits from the different movies (Mark II, Mark 42, Silver Centurion, etc.)
- Upgrade your armors and powers in the research lab to wipe out your enemies

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by gwarat Amazing graphics very fun

by Mauricio JUJO Perfect game! Must download it!

by relic480 Ok this game is just bad, and gets worse with gamelofts IAP. Instead of putting your heads together to make a premium title you guys are spending way too much of it on IAP. You guys are becoming a joke. Just go back to making good games, if you want more money just add DLC's with new levels or armor. That makes way more sense than the model you guys have implemented in pretty much all of your titles. Sad to know that a company who had set the bar for great iOS games has fallen way behind the pack due to forced IAP to progress in pretty much all gameloft games. I will never download anymore gameloft titles. One customer down, I'm pretty sure more will follow...

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Iron Man 3 - The Official Game - Gameloft

Become billionaire Tony Stark as Iron Man in this fast-paced, endless runner; the official game of the upcoming movie!
After the events of Iron Man 3, Tony has become a peacekeeper, but new threats emerge regularly all around the globe -- and Iron Man is the only one who can take care of them. Get ready for this addictive, endless 3D runner!

THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED SUPERHERO MOVIE OF 2013!
- Fight around the world against rising A.I.M. forces
- Discover 3 different locations offering endless, self-generating levels: Malibu Shores, New York City, and China
- Confront 4 epic villains from the Iron Man comics: Crimson Dynamo, Ezekiel Stane, Living Laser, and the mighty M.O.D.O.K.

BECOME IRON MAN AS NEVER BEFORE
- Complete various missions in fast-paced flying battles, and in epic one-on-one confrontations
- Unleash Iron Man's power with amazingly responsive swipe controls
- Enjoy an outstanding 3D world with cutting-edge graphics and animations

COMMAND STARK INDUSTRIES
- Research and develop up to 18 suits from the different movies (Mark II, Mark 42, Silver Centurion, etc.)
- Upgrade your armors and powers in the research lab to wipe out your enemies

----

Visit our official site at http://www.gameloft.com
Follow us on Twitter at http://glft.co/GameloftonTwitter or like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/Gameloft to get more info about all our upcoming titles.
Check out our videos and game trailers on http://www.youtube.com/Gameloft
Discover our blog at http://glft.co/Gameloft_Official_Blog for the inside scoop on everything Gameloft.

by gwarat Amazing graphics very fun

by Mauricio JUJO Perfect game! Must download it!

by relic480 Ok this game is just bad, and gets worse with gamelofts IAP. Instead of putting your heads together to make a premium title you guys are spending way too much of it on IAP. You guys are becoming a joke. Just go back to making good games, if you want more money just add DLC's with new levels or armor. That makes way more sense than the model you guys have implemented in pretty much all of your titles. Sad to know that a company who had set the bar for great iOS games has fallen way behind the pack due to forced IAP to progress in pretty much all gameloft games. I will never download anymore gameloft titles. One customer down, I'm pretty sure more will follow...

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The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong

The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong | CrackBerry.com Skip to main content Android BlackBerry iPhone / iPad Windows Phone webOS SIGN UP|LOG IN Topics The New CrackBlackBerry 10BlackBerry Z10BlackBerry Q10BB10 AppsBB10 GamesZ10 AccessoriesGet your Fix!Phones & TabletsCases & AccessoriesAppsGamesBlackBerry ThemesFree RingtonesFree WallpapersOur CommunityThe CrackBerry ForumsLatest Forum PostsPopular this WeekContests - Win free stuff!CrackBerry AppsJoin CrackBerry Today!Can Help YouGetting Started GuidesBlackBerry 10 How-TosPlayBook How-TosBlackBerry OS How-TosProduct & App ReviewsBlackBerry Support ForumsW/ Your AddictionPlayBookZ10Bold 9930Bold 9900Torch 9810Torch 9800More Phones...Popular Destinations & TopicsBlackBerry 10 ForumsPlayBook ForumsCrackBerry UnlockingWallpaper MakerDownload CB10 AppRumored DevicesBlackBerry 7Latest OS UpdatesBlackBerry MessengerSideloading Android AppsFacebookTwitterInstagram for BlackBerryRogersAT&TVerizonSprintBBRY News & Stock TalkThorsten HeinsQNX Forums Store Popular:Latest Forum PostsZ10Buy Z10 AccessoriesQ10BB10 HelpBold 9900PlayBookUnlock your BlackBerryGoto top Recent News Article | 6 min ago AT&T OS 10.0.10.822 (10.0.10.116) for the BlackBerry Z10 now available Article | 52 min ago Customize your BlackBerry 10 UI with Theme from S4BB Article | 3 hours ago Deal of the Day: Save 37% on the iGrip PerfektFit Traveler Kit for Bold 9930 and 9900 Article | 1 hour ago The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong Article | 2 hours ago How to 'Mark Prior Read' on BlackBerry 10 Related Stories Article | 6 min ago AT&T OS 10.0.10.822 (10.0.10.116) for the BlackBerry Z10 now available Article | 1 day ago Amazon drops BlackBerry Z10 price to $99 Article | 1 day ago A happy ending to this Made in Manhattan BlackBerry Z10 story Article | 1 day ago Will BBM Video and BBM Voice get unlocked in the UAE? Article | 2 days ago Movistar does the Harlem Shake with the BlackBerry Z10 Article | 2 days ago Verizon shows off BBM Video in latest commercial Article | 2 days ago Opportunity squandered and saved - Another BlackBerry 10 story made in Manhattan New In the Forums BlackBerry Z10 In several cases, Z10 returns now exceeding sales 36 Replies | Last Reply 43 sec ago General BlackBerry Discussion iMessage is down AGAIN 113 Replies | Last Reply 44 sec ago BlackBerry PlayBook Where do the stock wallpapers live? 4 Replies | Last Reply 1 min ago BlackBerry Z10 Z10 hub is the pitts and is driving me mad!!!!!! 38 Replies | Last Reply 1 min ago BlackBerry 10 Dev Devices LATAM LE and Dev Alpha C thread 2 Replies | Last Reply 1 min ago New Accessories BlackBerry N-X1 2100mAh Standard Battery for Q10 $29.95 TYLT Y-CHARGE 4.2A Dual USB Car Charger $29.95 TYLT POWERPLANT Portable Battery Pack Micro-USB $64.95 Jabra BT2045 Bluetooth Headset $22.95 BRAVEN 570 Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speakers $109.95 In The Store Covers and Skins OEM and Extended Batteries BlackBerry Z10 Cases Z10 Batteries Bluetooth Headsets Screen Protectors See All Accessories Essential Reading Article | 6 days ago BlackBerry Q10 OS 10.1 features get detailed Article | 2 months ago Best BlackBerry 10 Apps and Games Topic | 1 month ago BlackBerry Z10 Accessories Article | 3 days ago Monday Brief: Facebook Home, iOS 7, and a major webOS contest Article | 3 days ago Says Joe Kernen "You know what we didn't count on? Those nuts. The CrackBerry Freaks." Article | 2 days ago BlackBerry Q10 to begin shipping from TELUS on April 29th Article | 2 days ago Verizon shows off BBM Video in latest commercial Article | 1 day ago Amazon drops BlackBerry Z10 price to $99 You are hereCB » Devices » The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong How to 'Mark Prior Read' on BlackBerry 10 Previous Customize your BlackBerry 10 UI with Theme from S4BBNext 20 Comments The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong By James Richardson on 11 Apr 2013 11:44 am 1 1 35

Another day, another BlackBerry 10 launch. Hong Kong this time where the BlackBerry Z10 has been unveiled. The device is now available from 1O1O, 3 Hong Kong, China Mobile Hong Kong, one2free, PCCW mobile, SmarTone and authorized retailers. Available in two colors, Black and White, the suggested retail price of BlackBerry Z10 is HK$5,988.

Frank Boulben, Chief Marketing Officer, BlackBerry officiated the BlackBerry Z10 celebration launch event and expressed that Hong Kong is an important market for BlackBerry where they have enjoyed a fantastic and growing relationship with partners, distributors, developers and the media since bringing BlackBerry here in 2002.

We've also heard today that the Z10 has launched over in Slovenia where it is available from Telekom Slovenije's website for 24 x €22 on a two-year contract or €669 outright.

Press Release

Hong Kong, 11 April 2013 – BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) today launched the new BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone in Hong Kong. The BlackBerry Z10 (all touch) is the first BlackBerry smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, which offers customers a faster, smarter and smoother experience than any other BlackBerry smartphone they have used before. The BlackBerry Z10 is now available from 1O1O, 3 Hong Kong, China Mobile Hong Kong, one2free, PCCW mobile, SmarTone and authorized retailers.

In Hong Kong for the launch, Frank Boulben, Chief Marketing Officer, BlackBerry said, “Hong Kong is an important market for BlackBerry and we have enjoyed a fantastic and growing relationship with our partners, distributors, developers and the media since bringing BlackBerry here in 2002. With BlackBerry 10, we have re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry to create a new and unique mobile computing experience, and we are uniquely positioned to change the way in which our customers use mobile technology. The BlackBerry Z10 with BlackBerry 10 is designed to help customers achieve success, however they define it. Every feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to keep you moving, whether at work or at play.”

Available in two colours, Black and White, and with Chinese UI and handwriting support, the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is elegant and distinctive, and the fastest, most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet. It features a 1.5 GHz dual core processor with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and an expandable memory card slot that supports up to 32GB cards. The smartphone also includes the latest enhancements in high density pixel and screen technology to display clear, sharp, and incredibly vivid images. It features a micro HDMI out port for presentations on an HD TV or monitor, and advanced sensors such NFC (near field communications) to support mobile payments and the exchange of information with a tap of the smartphone.

Highlights of BlackBerry 10

BlackBerry 10 is a robust and reliable platform that is smooth and responsive. It has a modern design and a gesture-based interface that is highly discoverable. It is designed to support, learn, and adapt to the way you work and share with features like:

The ever present BlackBerry® Hub, which  brings all your conversations together in one easy to manage place that you can access at any time from any app with a simple “peek”, so you’re always only one swipe away from what matters to you.BlackBerry® Flow, where the BlackBerry 10 experience excels by enabling features and apps to flow seamlessly together, helping you complete the task at hand effortlessly and efficiently. For example, you can tap on an attendee listed for a meeting to see their latest tweet or LinkedIn profile. Or tap the thumbnail of a picture you just took to launch the Picture editor and quickly apply a transformation or filter, then instantly share it with your contacts.A keyboard that understands and adapts to you, that learns what words you use and how you use them, then offers them up to you so you can type faster and more accurately.BBM (BlackBerry® Messenger), which lets you harness the power of collaboration and exchange ideas in an instant. BBM in BlackBerry 10 includes voice calling and video chat, and lets you share your screen with another BlackBerry 10 contact.BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, which elegantly separates and secures work applications and data from personal content and lets you instantly switch between your personal and professional profile for easy access to work apps and data.Time Shift, an astonishing camera feature that lets you capture a group shot where everyone is smiling with their eyes wide open. Story Maker, which lets you bring a collection of photos and videos together, along with music and effects, to produce an HD movie that you can instantly share.   The new BlackBerry 10 browser, which sets the industry benchmark for HTML5 support on smartphones, is incredibly fast. Scrolling or zooming is fluid and responsive. The browser includes many advanced features, supports multiple tabs, lets you browse sites privately, includes a reader mode, and integrates with the platform for easily sharing content.BlackBerry® Remember, which helps you tackle tasks quickly with a new way to collect, organize and action all the information sitting in different places across your smartphone. If your BlackBerry 10 smartphone is set up with a work account, your Microsoft® Outlook® Tasks will automatically be wirelessly synced with BlackBerry Remember. If you have configured an Evernote account with your smartphone, BlackBerry Remember will sync Evernote workbooks as well.BlackBerry® Safeguard technology that helps protect what is important to you, and the business you work for.Built-in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® so your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone can be simply connected and managed as other ActiveSync devices in a company, or enabled with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 to gain secure access to work email, “behind the firewall” applications and data, and benefit from other security and enterprise mobility management features.The BlackBerry® World™ storefront, which now includes more than 100,000 BlackBerry 10 apps. In addition, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare apps for BlackBerry 10 are preinstalled, and BlackBerry 10 customers will have access to leading applications from across the globe. BlackBerry has also been working with local partners and developers to bring various applications to the new platform, including 24Reader, Apple Daily, Coach’s Clipboard, Hong Kong Movie, Mahjong World, OpenRice, and WeChat.

For more information on the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, please visit hk.blackberry.com/BlackBerryZ10.

 

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How to 'Mark Prior Read' on BlackBerry 10 Previous Customize your BlackBerry 10 UI with Theme from S4BBNext James Richardson 490 (articles) 90 (forum posts) 20 comments Sign in to comment fb tw gp wn MC_A_DOT 1 hour ago

BOOM!

Good good ...spread the BB love

Reply RJ_Motivation 1 hour ago

First!... hate me now :)

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Reply feldmen01 1 hour ago

You should hate yourself for looking like such an arse.

Reply RJ_Motivation 1 hour ago

Relax yourself buddy :-)

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Reply Jimmy Choo1 1 hour ago

Hometown baby!

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Reply RJ_Motivation 1 hour ago

First to first, but touché on the boom OP.

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Reply buylocal_getaBB 1 hour ago

you have a lot of time on your hands

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Reply Dave Bourque 1 hour ago

Why does the press release say wechat because its not out yet foe BB10.

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Reply RJ_Motivation 1 hour ago

As far as the topic is concerned, I'm excited to see how receptive Hong Kong will be towards BB10 since trending over there leans most towards large sized devices.

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Reply James Richardson 1 hour ago

Coming soon.

Reply sparkaction 1 hour ago

Is there Chinese character support on the z10?

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Reply jetstreamblue 1 hour ago

Yes. There is handwriting input function too.

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Reply ooladipo4jesus 1 hour ago

This is the fastest info machine on earth

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Reply ooladipo4jesus 1 hour ago

Na waaaa for technology o!

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Reply EricAdams 56 min ago

Lets correct the record, BB10 and Z10 in fact launched a week ago in Hong Kong on 28 March 2013, it is on official Blackberry Facebook.
Besides, it is not well received, people keep posting on Facebook saying that the HK people (where BB over 90% are for business use) need Q10 only and complaint about bad battery life and reboot...etc (but the Blackberry admin keep deleting those "factual" comment on the official Facebook)

Reply KidCaboose 43 min ago

Let's correct EricAdams. People posting discontent on a social media don't necessarily represent the whole accurately, and often skew that representation to one extreme. "Factual" and what appears on Facebook have very little in common.

Take the type of person who wants to post on Facebook, mix it with the kind of person who would only post when unhappy, drizzle a little hate mongering over the top, slice it with a little black and white absolutism, bake it in a bit of exaggeration, and then super size it with some band-wagonning, and you're an idiot if you swallow it.

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Reply GeniusJ 33 min ago

Welcome to the Z10 wave Hong Kong! BlackBerry 10 is worldwide baby! Pin:24F0E1AB

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Reply hcpastor 28 min ago

Go BB, go!

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Reply Dave Bourque 23 min ago

Never mind. Lol

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Reply sicz24 18 min ago

I just wanted to see the girls :)

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Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D. Becomes Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Official Synopsis Released

Joss Whedon (Marvel's The Avengers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) shows us not all heroes are super with Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Fresh from his role in the summer's box office smash, Marvel's The Avengers, Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) returns to the worldwide law enforcement organization S.H.I.E.L.D. He puts together a small, highly trained, team of Agents to tackle the cases that haven't been classified yet, the new, the strange and the unknown. That team consists of straight arrow Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), an expert in combat and espionage; pilot and martial artist Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na) and brilliant if socially awkward scientists. Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge). They'll be joined by civilian new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet).

Prepare for an epic adventure that showcases the hope and wonder of thehuman spirit. This is a world of Super Heroes, aliens and the unusual - of action, spectacle and world spanning stories. The show will speak to the human condition through the lens of our very human, non-powered S.H.I.E.L.D agents - that together we are greater than we are apart, and that we can make a difference in the world.

Executive Produced and co-written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen, Jeffrey Bell and Jeph Loeb comes Marvel's first live-action TV series, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

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Veronica Mars Movie Reveals Official T-Shirt Designs

Kickstarter backers who have donated $25 and above to the Veronica Mars movie will be getting a specially designed T-shirt that comes in two distinct styles. The first is called California Noir, which features the world's sassiest detective (Kristen Bell) back in action, and the second is called Mini-Blinds, which takes a more subtle approach. Both shirts are being modeled by returning star Jason Dohring.

There are only 7 days left to donate money to the cause, after which, you'll have to bid for these on Ebay or hope that you come across one in a Salvation Army sometime in 2014. Take a look, and if you want to get your hands on your own before its too late:

Veronica Mars comes to theaters in 2014 and stars Kristen Bell, Tina Majorino, Julie Gonzalo, Ryan Hansen, Jason Dohring, Francis Capra, Chris Lowell, Enrico Colantoni. The film is directed by Rob Thomas.

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