As the ambitious ingenue, Lucy Punch is amusing enough, but it isn't clear whether this Eve to the story's Margo gets a coveted role because of her talent, or despite her lack of it.

WSJ: All About Annette

"Although some people are saying this is really a storm in a tea cup, I don't really think so on the eve of the launch of the city of culture event, " he said.

BBC: Divided opinions as Derry prepares for City of Culture 2013

And on the eve of it going private, things don't appear to be on the verge of changing.

ENGADGET

Most dating sites aren't doing special promotions for New Year's Eve because traffic typically increases during the holidays anyway.

FORBES: Seeking Love Around The Web

Don't have a date yet for New Year's Eve?

FORBES: Seeking Love Around The Web

It had been more than a year from the previous message when he put out an audiotape in January and there hasn't been a video of him since his election-eve message of October 2004.

CNN: Gone quiet

But even on the eve of her U.S. tour, she says it doesn't really bother her.

NPR: Sia Learns to Sound Like Herself

But don't expect Cisco to miss its widened target, said IDC's Eve Grilliches.

FORBES: Cisco Sets The Bar Low

Should a gadget blog visit the space, however, the organization isn't particularly forthcoming with details about the actual tracking that occurs on Christmas Eve.

ENGADGET: A visit to NORAD's Santa-tracking facility (video)

Affleck shrewdly kept the door ajar -- such speculation helps in the gravitas department --but on Christmas Eve, he gave the press a lump of coal by admitting he wasn't running.

CNN: Hijacking the media -- Trump shows how easy it is

Eve was eight when she waved goodbye to her parents and older brother, she didn't hear that they had died until the end of the war.

BBC: Czech evacuees thank their saviour