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Mark Zuckerberg to host 'international' public Q&A January 14 January 9, 2015 10:53 AM | Daniel Terdiman Zuck will host the session from Bogota, Columbia, and will likely focus more on international issues.
Facebook Messenger soars in usage at expense of Facebook's core app January 8, 2015 5:16 PM | Daniel Terdiman Facebook users will do whatever it takes to chat on their mobile devices
Facebook buys video infrastructure company QuickFire Networks January 8, 2015 1:45 PM | Daniel Terdiman Terms were not disclosed for the deal, which is aimed at improving Facebook's video infrastructure.
Video posts on Facebook up 75% globally, 94% in the U.S. January 7, 2015 6:14 PM | Daniel Terdiman Since June, Facebook users have watched more than a billion video views a day, and videos in News Feeds are up 3.6x year-over-year.
WhatsApp now has 700M users, sending 30B messages per day January 6, 2015 3:46 PM | Kia Kokalitcheva Facebook's mobile acquisition keeps on growing.
Zuckerberg's recommendation lifts obscure book from #44,369 to #8 on Amazon January 6, 2015 11:58 AM | Gregory Ferenstein It's good to be on Zuckerberg's reading list.
Facebook acquires Wit.ai, a startup that lets developers add Siri-like language processing to their apps January 5, 2015 2:05 PM | Kia Kokalitcheva Is talking to your Facebook app coming soon?
Why do we hate Facebook so much? January 1, 2015 1:00 PM | Chris O'Brien I'm not saying that there aren't some genuine concerns or questions about the company. But what I'm asking for is a little perspective here, people.
Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook users to submit ideas for his 2015 personal challenge December 31, 2014 1:04 AM | Chris O'Brien Mark Zuckerberg is looking for help from Facebook's 1.35 billion users to figure out what goal he should set for himself in 2015.
The most hated and loved tech companies of 2014, according to science December 30, 2014 5:00 PM | Gregory Ferenstein Amazon rocks, according to science. Time Warner Cable — not so much.
Here are 5 moments from 2014 that prove stickers are humanity's greatest innovation December 30, 2014 9:05 AM | Chris O'Brien What product changed the world and promised to solve all of humanity's problems? Stickers. Yes, stickers.
The video game stories that got people talking in 2014 December 30, 2014 7:30 AM | Stefanie Fogel GamerGate, Lizard Squad, and Minecraft were just some of the things making big headlines in the gaming industry in 2014.
Five sites and apps to help you unload your unwanted Christmas gifts December 29, 2014 10:30 PM | Felicitas Hackmann, VentureVillage Christmas is over, most of the family is gone, and life is getting back to normal. Besides a few pounds and the Christmas tree, we are also stuck with a few gifts we would rather get rid of. Here are five high-tech ways to do just that.
Oracle's purchase of Datalogix is a huge data play — and a big punch back at Adobe December 29, 2014 10:08 AM | Matt Marshall FeatureOracle's announcement last week of an agreement to buy Datalogix, a company that collects information from retailers and shares it with big advertising partners, is the latest in Oracle's effort to assert itself as the leading vendor for marketers.
The 14 most beautifully designed apps of 2014 December 28, 2014 9:30 AM | Harrison Weber From simple utilities to immersive experiences, we're sure you'll find something on this list worth downloading on your new smartphone, tablet, or [insert hot new gadget here].
The DeanBeat: The $2B mobile game and other bold predictions for 2015 December 26, 2014 8:00 AM | Dean Takahashi We're still trying to get them right, but here are some predictions for 2015.
What social analytics isn't telling you this holiday season December 24, 2014 2:00 PM | Andrew Reid, Vision Critical GuestAccording to social media analytics, when it comes to kids, toys that imitate gadgets used by adults will be hotter than ever. Unfortunately, there's a huge problem with these predictions.
Find out who made VentureBeat's first 'Naughty & Nice' list December 23, 2014 8:15 AM | Barry Levine and Stewart Rogers FeatureAlthough still a major global brand, the big guy in the red suit has a lot on his mind this year. So, VentureBeat is helping him out.
Happy holidays! Facebook packages up highlights of your year in pictures December 20, 2014 12:30 PM | Jordan Novet Instead of weaving together a video of pictures users put up on Facebook the way the social networking company did last year, for this holiday season, Facebook is automatically aggregating images and text you can scroll through.
Facebook announces March 25-26 dates for its F8 developer conference December 19, 2014 12:23 PM | Daniel Terdiman For the first time, the San Francisco event will last two days.
Happy Holidays! Facebook launches new stickers sharing app December 19, 2014 10:38 AM | Daniel Terdiman As a small holiday gift, the social media giant has a set of new ways to share stickers.
Facebook adds new way to explore Rooms December 17, 2014 8:35 AM | Daniel Terdiman In version 1.2, users will find a new Explore button to help them find communities that resonate.
Jeb Bush has a Facebook problem (in 2 graphs and a screenshot) December 16, 2014 2:14 PM | Gregory Ferenstein Facebookers are not fans of a new Bush in the White House.
Facebook engineering VP Cory Ondrejka departs after overseeing Oculus acquisition December 16, 2014 1:54 PM | Daniel Terdiman Formerly the CTO of Second Life publisher Linden Lab, he oversaw Facebook's mobile app transition for two years.
Instagram adds 5 new filters and slow-motion video uploads December 16, 2014 10:00 AM | Daniel Terdiman The new features help set the popular photo-sharing app apart from Twitter and others.
Startup promises GPS accuracy for iOS, Android with 90 percent less battery suck December 16, 2014 9:00 AM | Daniel Terdiman In the form of two lines of code, the technology from PathSense may be available to app developers by February.
Why Facebook's new enterprise play is a bad idea December 15, 2014 6:00 PM | Tom Bice, Attachmate/Novell GuestMoving far from your expertise is a bad idea. But tech companies keep doing it.
League of Angels teams up with Facebook to find Western success December 15, 2014 1:00 PM | Mike Minotti Facebook helped to bring League of Angels out of China and to a Western audience.
This week on VentureBeat: The Pirate Bay, a 'Dislike' button, IPOs, & more December 12, 2014 5:35 PM | Kia Kokalitcheva Catch up on some of this week's stories.
Microsoft confirms Facebook stopped using Bing search results December 12, 2014 4:29 PM | Daniel Terdiman The social networking company has dumped Microsoft's web search, but says it still has a good relationship with the software giant.
Social media: We complain 879 million times/year (and Facebook is our top target) December 12, 2014 12:36 PM | John Koetsier We complain about brands an astonishing 879 million times a year on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media networks. A full 10 percent of us find something to be angry about publicly every single day.
Zuckerberg admits Facebook deserves criticism for how it handles its privacy messaging December 11, 2014 2:55 PM | Daniel Terdiman The company is trying to do the best explanations that it can when it comes to massive privacy policy updates, the CEO said.
Zuckerberg says Facebook is 'thinking' about the demand for a dislike button December 11, 2014 2:09 PM | Daniel Terdiman During the Facebook CEO's second public Q&A today, he said it's an important area for discussion.
Facebook launches 7 call-to-action buttons for Pages December 11, 2014 10:10 AM | Emil Protalinski Facebook today launched call-to-action buttons for Facebook Pages. There are seven in total: Book Now, Contact Us, Use App, Play Game, Shop Now, Sign Up, and Watch Video.
Facebook's Zuckerberg to do second public Q&A today December 11, 2014 5:45 AM | Daniel Terdiman Facebook's CEO will answer questions from the public starting at 2 p.m. Pacific. Whether he will reveal anything more significant than his T-shirt choices is unknown.
Facebook goes all-in on advertising after years of laying groundwork December 10, 2014 1:07 PM | Daniel Terdiman With more than 1.3 billion users, Facebook offers advertising a huge opportunity. Now the social network's challenge is ensuring confidence in accuracy, targeting, and measurement.
Facebook launches Trending Topics on mobile December 10, 2014 7:08 AM | Emil Protalinski Facebook today launched Trending Topics on mobile. The feature is rolling out now in the U.S. on Android, with the promise that support for iOS and other countries is "coming soon."
Glassdoor: Google dethrones Twitter as the best tech company to work for in the U.S., also tops new U.K. list December 9, 2014 8:59 PM | Emil Protalinski Career website Glassdoor today released its seventh annual Employees' Choice Awards, a list of the 50 best companies to work for in the coming year. Google was elected the number one tech company to work for in 2015, displacing Twitter.
Facebook's Parse adds crash reporting, offline iOS app functionality December 9, 2014 8:00 AM | Daniel Terdiman Facebook's Parse now offers built-in crash reporting. The mobile application backend also now lets developers build iOS apps that work offline.
Facebook's best games of 2014 include Cookie Jam, Cower Defense, Bubble Witch 2 Saga, and more December 9, 2014 8:00 AM | Dean Takahashi Cookie Jam takes best game of the year. Bubble Witch 2 Saga, Boom Beach, and Cower Defense also get kudos.


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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016) The plot is unknown. Dir: Zack Snyder With: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi |
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(2003 TV Series) Episode: Capitol Offense (2008) Two cyclists find the body of a woman lieutenant commander assigned to the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs; Gibbs and company investigate. A senator, an old buddy of Gibbs, calls him. Another body turns up. The gang solve and arrest. Dir: Dennis Smith With: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 60 mins. |
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(2005 TV Series) A forensic anthropologist and a cocky FBI agent build a team to investigate death causes. And quite often, there isn't more to examine than rotten flesh or mere bones. With: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance 40 mins. |
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
(2014) As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with another super soldier, the black widow, to battle a new threat from old history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier. Dir: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo With: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 136 mins. |
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Kill the Messenger
(2014) A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after... Dir: Michael Cuesta With: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims Biography | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 112 mins. |
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Forrest Gump
(1994) Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise Drama | Romance 142 mins. |
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(2012) Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980. Dir: Ben Affleck With: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman Drama | Thriller 120 mins. |
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The Silence of the Lambs
(1991) A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Dir: Jonathan Demme With: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney Drama | Thriller 118 mins. |
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Independence Day
(1996) The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man's best weapon is the will to survive. Dir: Roland Emmerich With: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 145 mins. |
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The X-Files
(1993 TV Series) Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained while hidden forces work to impede their efforts. With: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller 44 mins. |
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(2001 TV Series) Episode: Day 7: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2009) Jack and an FBI agent believed dead have less than an hour to rescue the First Gentleman from certain death. Can they trust anyone? Dir: Milan Cheylov With: Kiefer Sutherland, Cherry Jones, James Morrison Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 42 mins. |
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(2007) An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager. Dir: Michael Bay With: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 144 mins. |
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The Godfather: Part II
(1974) The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall Crime | Drama 200 mins. |
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Accidental Love
(2015) A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, D.C., where sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for? Dir: David O. Russell With: Jessica Biel, Raymond L. Brown Jr., Jenny Gulley Comedy | Romance 100 mins. |
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The West Wing
(1999 TV Series) Inside the lives of staffers in the west wing of the White House. With: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney Drama 44 mins. |
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The West Wing
(1999 TV Series) Episode: Celestial Navigation (2000) In a lecture at Georgetown, Josh recalls the previous week at the White House, during which he replaced a dentally impaired C.J... Dir: Christopher Misiano With: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill Drama 60 mins. |
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The West Wing
(1999 TV Series) Episode: Two Cathedrals (2001) As the Haitian army continues their seizure of the American embassy there, Bartlet and the staff prepare for the announcement that Bartlet has M.S... Dir: Thomas Schlamme With: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney Drama 43 mins. |
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The West Wing
(1999 TV Series) Episode: Pilot (1999) The West Wing staffers are introduced as each learns via phone or pager that the President was in a cycling accident... Dir: Thomas Schlamme With: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Allison Janney Drama 42 mins. |
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The West Wing
(1999 TV Series) Episode: The Women of Qumar (2001) CJ cannot control her outrage when the US agrees to an arms sale to Qumar, a country that brutally abuses women... Dir: Alex Graves With: Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill Drama 43 mins. |
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The West Wing
(1999 TV Series) Episode: Mandatory Minimums (2000) A newly energized administration prepares to take on soft money, increase addiction treatment, and remove mandatory minimum sentencing. Dir: Robert Berlinger With: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill Drama 60 mins. |
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The West Wing
(1999 TV Series) Episode: Noël (2000) Josh speaks to a psychiatrist about the events of the last three weeks: Toby hired musicians for the foyer, an Air Force pilot disobeyed orders, Yo-Yo Ma performed at the White House, and Josh managed to cut his hand quite badly. Dir: Thomas Schlamme With: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney Drama 43 mins. |
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The West Wing
(1999 TV Series) Episode: Opposition Research (2005) Josh and Santos visit New Hampshire to launch the presidential campaign. Josh has experience running... Dir: Christopher Misiano With: Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney Drama 44 mins. |
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The West Wing
(1999 TV Series) Episode: Galileo (2000) The President and NASA plan a TV event for a probe's landing on Mars; satellite photographs show a suspicious-looking fire in Russia; Leo asks Toby and Josh to decide on the next postage stamp; Sam and C.J. have personal reasons for not wanting to accompany the President to a concert. Dir: Alex Graves With: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney Drama 42 mins. |
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Wedding Crashers
(2005) John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, a pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when John meets and falls for Claire Cleary. Dir: David Dobkin With: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams Comedy | Romance 119 mins. |
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The Day After Tomorrow
(2004) Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek across America to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age. Dir: Roland Emmerich With: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller 124 mins. |
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(2007) A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to find the real killer and the reason he was set up. Dir: Antoine Fuqua With: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Rhona Mitra Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 124 mins. |
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(2001) Living in exile, Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced FBI agent Clarice Starling and finds himself a target for revenge from a powerful victim. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman Crime | Drama | Thriller 131 mins. |
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St. Elmo's Fire
(1985) A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood. Dir: Joel Schumacher With: Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy Drama | Romance 110 mins. |
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977) After an encounter with U.F.O.s, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr Drama | Sci-Fi 137 mins. |
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White House Down
(2013) While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. Dir: Roland Emmerich With: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal Action | Drama | Thriller 131 mins. |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
(2009) Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake. Dir: Shawn Levy With: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy 105 mins. |
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The Exorcist
(1973) When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Dir: William Friedkin With: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair Horror 122 mins. |
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(1998) After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, N.A.S.A. recruits a misfit team of deep core drillers to save the planet. Dir: Michael Bay With: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller 151 mins. |
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Planet of the Apes
(2001) An Air Force astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans. Dir: Tim Burton With: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller 119 mins. |
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
(2011) The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets. Dir: Michael Bay With: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 154 mins. |
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Covert Affairs
(2010 TV Series) Episode: Sensitive Euro Man (2014) McQuaid is on the run, and Annie risks everything and comes to his help after he claims that somebody has set him up and he is not responsible for the Chicago bombing. Dir: Larysa Kondracki With: Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 60 mins. |
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(1984) A joint U.S.-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery. Dir: Peter Hyams With: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller 116 mins. |
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Body of Lies
(2008) A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong Action | Drama | Thriller 128 mins. |
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(1995 TV Series) The cases of Harmon Rabb, former Navy fighter pilot, and his fellow lawyers of the US Navy's Judge Advocate General's office. With: David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 60 mins. |
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Red Dragon
(2002) A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer; aiding him is imprisoned criminal genius Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. Dir: Brett Ratner With: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes Crime | Thriller 124 mins. |
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Being There
(1979) A simple, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted adviser to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics. Dir: Hal Ashby With: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas Comedy 130 mins. |
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Live Free or Die Hard
(2007) John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C. Dir: Len Wiseman With: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant Action | Adventure | Thriller 128 mins. |
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(2013) A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent. Dir: Stephen Frears With: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark Biography | Drama 98 mins. |
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The Good Shepherd
(2006) The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life. Dir: Robert De Niro With: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro Drama | History | Thriller 167 mins. |
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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
(2016) Alice, Jill, Claire, Chris, Leon, Ada, and Wesker rush to The Hive, where The Red Queen plots total destruction over the human race. Dir: Paul W.S. Anderson With: Wentworth Miller, Milla Jovovich, Spencer Locke Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller |
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Minority Report
(2002) In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller 145 mins. |
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A Few Good Men
(1992) Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders. Dir: Rob Reiner With: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore Drama | Thriller 138 mins. |
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Magnum, P.I.
(1980 TV Series) Episode: Resolutions: Part I (1988) Magnum returns to Virginia on vacation and reflects on his life, his marriage to Michelle and his experiences. He hastily returns to Hawaii when TV reporter Linda Lee Ellison is attacked. Dir: Burt Brinckerhoff With: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery 60 mins. |
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Magnum, P.I.
(1980 TV Series) Episode: Going Home (1985) Magnum goes home to Virginia to attend his grandfather's funeral. And when a family heirloom goes missing he accuses his step father of stealing it to save his business. Dir: Harry Harris With: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery 48 mins. |
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
(2009) Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war. Dir: Michael Bay With: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 150 mins. |

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If the Red Sox were to trade RHPs C. Bucholtz and J. Tavarez, CF Coco Crisp and hitting prospect Chris Carter to Minnesota Twins in exchange for star pitcher Johan Santana?
I wouldn't even do that deal. Santana is a year away from the open market. He's going to cost $25 mill a year. To me, that alone is a high enough price to consider passing, then when you're talking about giving up some of your best prospects who are MLB ready (some who are already contributing, Buccholz/Ellsbury), that just makes no sense when you're team is just coming off winning the WS. I don't understand this mindset that we have to snatch up every great player available at all costs. Let Santana continue being one of the best MLB pitchers on another team and we can continue to win World Series.
I think it would be a great deal. However, I think the Twins will won't more than that...I think you would have to throw in Lester. The sox won't make this deal unless they sign Santana to a long term deal before making the trade. Santana is one of the best pitchers in baseball. He has won two Cy Youngs. I don't see how you pass on him if you can work out a deal.
You'd pass if your team is already good enough to win a World Series and you'd be trading at least 3 (cost-controlled) contributors from your team just to get him, not too mention the effect of having a guy earning $25 mill a year on your payroll (if they'd extend him). Repeat after me: It's OK for other teams to have great players. It's OK.
That deal would get laughed at. They have ZERO interest in Tavarez, and Crisp is borderline worthless when talking Santana type talent. The Twins would take him, but not in a deal like that. You'd have to pay a lot more. They'd start with two out of the Buckholz, Ellsbury, Lester trio, and add pieces from there. Miguel Cabrera is allegedly going to fetch Matt Kemp, Andy LaRoche, & Clayton Kershaw from the Dodgers. That's 10 times better than the Sox deal proposed in here. Santana will cost a pretty penny.
I'd be interested in hearing your theory as to why the Twins would choose to let Santana get to free agency and walk away without getting ANYTHING of value in return, as opposed to trading him this season. It'd be great if #1 pitchers were allowed to go to free agency so teams like the Red Sox wouldn't have to give up any prospects - but I don't think that's happened in recent memory. How did we get Josh Beckett? Why didn't Tampa Bay just let him run out his contract and let him go to free agency? There's a good reason. I think you're living in the past when it comes to #1 pitchers making it to free agency. So to say I'd be shocked if Santana doesn't get traded is an understatement. He's either going to re-sign long term with the Twins (which I don't think anyone views as a realistic scenario) or go out to the highest bidder in terms of players, and will negotiate an extension with his new team. Once again, this is a situation where BOTH the Yankees and the Sox have played their offseason cards to position them to go after a starting pitcher via trade - i.e. they took care of their position needs by paying salary, and did not give up players in trade - so that they had players that they could trade for starting pitching. That's great strategy on both teams parts... but only one team will be able to get Santana - and I'd much prefer it be the Sox than the Yankees. I know everyone around here thinks I'm crazy for factoring in the Yankees roster when advocating for Red Sox moves, but I think its pretty clear that the Red Sox front office has been keeping that in mind as well One reason they went after Dice-K as agressively as they did was because they wanted to prevent the Yankees from bolstering their pitching. It will be the same with Santana. Who do the Yankees have as an Ace right now? They desparately want and need Santana, and the Sox know this. Getting Santana will require the sox to give up position players as well as pitchers - but when all is said and done, Ellsbury is the only one who I'd hate to see made part of the deal - but I think that's going to be a demand of the Twins. And I think I'd still do it... we'd have 2 #1 pitchers, plus a Dice-K who hopefully will have improved given a year to adjust (just like Beckett) and the Yankees will be scrambling to find another trading partner - either that or they'll offer Roger Clemens $30 million to play one more season!
Santana re-signing is a very realistic scenario, and most people around baseball expect thats what it going to happen. 15 GMs/assistants were asked about Santana, and 14 expect him to remain a Twin next season. The Twins are getting a new stadium and should be under a lot of political pressure to re-sign Santana. Trading away their best player would be a slap in the face to everyone who just agreed to fund their new stadium, and would make it a lot more difficult for them to get anything done that involves city approval. The reason they wanted a new stadium is to increase revenue, and the reason they want to increase revenue is to re-sign their marquee players like Santana. And they're also losing their most expensive player to Free Agency: No Hunter + Increase in revenue = More money for Santana.
This really comes down to a money issue if Santana is looking for the top payday, that's going to be from Boston or New York, not the Twins. Whether folks realize it or not Santana IS CURRENTLY A FREE AGENT for all intents and purposes. For all the reasons you point out, the last thing the Twins are going to do is let him walk for nothing next season. It's re-sign him in the offseason or trade him And bringin in Ellsbury, Bucholtz, Lester and others in a trade with the Sox isn't exactly chopped liver for the Twins... further more, seeing as the team finished with a losing record WITH Santana on it this year and out of the playoffs often during his tenure might lead some to believe that that's not enough to bring in more fans - and that the best idea is to rebuild with young pitchers and position players. But letting Santana walk for NOTHING next season? I don't see that happening under any circumstances and would love to know why anyone thinks it would.
they might think they have a chance of getting to the playoffs .and they might want the draft picks that they would get if Santana left after his contract expired .billy bean does that all the time .he just lets his players walk and gets the draft picks instead of trading his soon to be free agents.
The Twins have won their division in 4 of the last 6 years, so I think 2007 was more likely a bad season than the signs of a team in need to be rebuilt. If the Twins believe that they have a shot at competing next year with Santana than they'll keep him. Oakland thought they could compete in 2006 with Zito so they kept him instead of trading him away for the big package of prospects everyone expected them to get. A team isn't going to trade away their best player if they think that they can compete with them. The Twins have added about $15M in payroll over the past two seasons, and should add more with the extra revenue from the stadium. They've already offered him $93M, so expecting them to offer however much more it needs to bring him back isn't out of the question.
How's this one, we don't trade Ellsbury, who is one of the most promising players in baseball. This is a player, who may become bigger then Santana. I'll take that gamble and not trade him. We don't trade the southpaw Lester, who is a warrior and with a great upside. We don't trade Buckholtz who has done nothing, but did throw a no-hitter in his second start of his career. Currently, we have an ace in Becket and possibly one in Dice K. Excluding Schilling, we then have Lester who was the world series game winner and was still working back from his health dilemmas. As great as Santana is, I don't trade these players to keep the Yankees from deleting their farm in acquiring him.
Oh, don't get me wrong, he won't HIT free agency in a year, I just meant that he will require getting some serious cash from whatever team he lands with via trade, or if he stays with the Twins. But I agree, no way will the Twins let him walk without getting something for him. We'd be leaving holes in CF & at least one spot in the rotation to do it though, and both those spots would have been filled cheaply indefinitely, as well as the fact we'd be earmarking roughly $150 million (I've read somewhere in the 7 x 20 mill a year range) for one guy. Theo's track record shows he wouldn't be willing to make that signing even disregarding the trade. It's just too much for one guy when you're already a WS caliber team. It'd make sense if their franchise was in a different place right now. They already made a somewhat similar deal in getting Beckett. At this point, doing a 3+ good, cheap players for 1 great, expensive player deal will just weaken them.
Beane traded Mulder & Hudson, while he let Zito go. He let Giambi go, but they were a contender and lacked a replacement for Giambi's production. A guy like Santana isn't getting to free agency via the Twins. Maybe, and I stress maybe, he could get there after a team aquires him, and he doesn't extend. I doubt that happens though. The Twins have offered Santana a 5 year $94 million extension. My guess is he wants much more. If Zito got 7 years and $126, I think Santana will get more. The Twins aren't paying that, and Santana wants to win, which he knows the Twins might never do if they are paying him that much.
The Golden Glove Crisp is very highly valued by the Twins. Tavarez, a dependable 4-5th starter at a very manageable $4M salary, can be flipped to another team to fill a need position. Bucholtz, the stud in the Sox part of the equation, could be an 18 game winner by 2009. Carter, the throw-in, could groove his power hitting skills in AAA prior to hitting the bigs in '09. This proposed trade of 4 salary-light players for one $25M player is not laughable.
Unless Santana is infatuated with Minnesota, that's just not going to get it done. Considering the ridiculous contract Zito got last season, if I were Santana, I would start the bidding at 8 x $25 for $200 million. Ultimately, I think he signs for something in the 7 for 150 range, I've read that in a few places, seems reasonable. Still too much and too long for the Sox to pay, IMO.
I think you're working on old information... they've been talking all year with Santana and made an offer and Santana wasn't interested - it seems pretty much accepted in the baseball world that the Twins are actively shopping Santana with an interest in proven players and proven prospects rather than draft picks that will need 3-5 years to develop. They have a need at center and could be sold on Crisp rather than Ellsbury. If there's not a deal to their liking they can hold him and not trade him til they see how the season shapes up - but the fact that the Twins are shopping him is very real.
The Twins just lost their center fielder, it looks like they may be interested in a guy like Crisp plus a stud prospect (either Bucholtz or Lester, and keep Ellsbury off the table). The Twins are definitely unloading Santana this offseason, it's stupid to let him walk and not get value back. I have no problem giving 19M/yr to Santana, he's the best pitcher in the game, he won't flop like Zito. You have to pay up for the best talent. If Torii Hunter just signed for 16M/yr, it's not crazy to give Santana around 19M/yr. [edit] on ESPN right now Buster Olney just said Santana wants what Zito got, 7 years for 126M, I would trade Crisp+Lester/Bucholz and give Santana that in a heartbeat. As I said in the other thread, it's a slightly different situation but remember when we traded 'aces' Pavano and Armas for Pedro? Young guys are always unknowns, look at how great Kerry Wood and Mark Prior looked early in their careers, you just never know what will happen. Plus... wouldn't it just be HILARIOUS to steal another Minnesota gem away? Garnett, Ortiz, Moss, etc etc...
It's beyond laughablemy friend. There isn't a chance in hell that the twins answer the phone if they know that's the Sox offer. Again, Tavarez is worthless, Crisp is a throw in at best, and Carter isn't a high level prospect. When teams likethe Dodgers are going to offer payers like Matt Kemp & Clayton Kershaw, or the Yankees are going to offer some part of a Cano/Melky/Kennedy/Tabata/Hughes combo, Buckholz and some diarea aren't going to be considered. The twins want 3-4 young, high end, mlb ready players. They won't waste their time with a 30+ year old mop up guy, a 4A 1B, and a center fielder who can't hit.
I agree. He's not signing for what Zito got. This is his big payday, and I think he's going to cash in. It'll take $20-$25 per for 5-8 years. That's going to restrict the interested teams to 4-5 serious contenders.


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Just take one look at S7 and what they are doing to keep milking us for money and then tell me you dont think they might have some hand in the dilith. exhcange.
They're increasing the net amount of dilithium you can get per character in a couple of hours and clearly marking where to get it in S7.
The only way you lose out is if you used alts to acquire dilithium.
But I think the net goal if actually people refining more dilithium per day and that the shifts are actually to try to get people to do Fleet Actions over other types of content rather than actually dilithium starving people.
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A plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit is often awarded a large sum of money. Rather than receive a single lump sum which is subject to taxes, they choose to receive payments in installments over a certain amount of time. This type of settlement is therefore "structured," meaning that payment can be provided to the appropriate party in whatever way they see fit.
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Most Americans know Nobukazu Takemura by Scope, his first album for Thrill Jockey. As high as the highs on that record were (I've written before about how emotionally engaging I find "Kepler"), it offered only a narrow slice of Takemura's musical personality. The precise and abstract line drawings on the cover in part reflected the album's content. "Taw," for example, resonates mainly as an example of what can be done with modular synthesizer software. The base sound material of that track is interesting, sure, but I still find the composition of the track confusing and ultimately devoid of feeling.
Aside from Scope, the majority of Takemura's solo work (most of which is only available on import) has been released under the name Child's View. The title of this project gives some clue as to where he's coming from. What does it mean to have a child's view? There's the romanticized notion that there's something good and pure about the way kids see the world-- the idea that children have some special insight into the essential, an insight lost somewhere around the same time as "innocence." Indie pop fans might recognize this attitude as one of the founding principals of K Records.
I think of childhood and the "child's view" differently. To me, childhood is a time of hyper-intense feelings that are almost possible to understand or express. Internally and externally, nothing makes sense. For example, I remember Walter Cronkite anchoring the CBS evening news in 1975. I always left the room to play with toys when Cronkite showed up, but one day I decided to stick around and see what all the fuss was about. As I watched, I could only understand every third or fourth word. He was probably talking about Cambodia or something, reeling off Southeast Asian place names. Suffice to say, I couldn't make out a thing. I wondered how other people in my house could enjoy it. It was a lonely feeling. I think Takemura has an uncanny understanding of this perspective, and even more amazing, realizes how to turn it into music.
Hoshi No Koe is a rich album that goes a long way in fusing the split between Scope and his Child's View material. The simple melodicism is here. There's even a semi-traditional pop song in "Sign," complete with vocodered singing (I know everyone is sick of vocal processing; it's still working for me). But the fuzzy abstraction on Hoshi No Koe seems more grounded and easier to access.
Take the sixth track, "A Chrysalis." Through its long first section, it seems to move randomly as small clusters of distorted chords are occasionally interrupted by clanging percussion. But somewhere around the eight-minute mark, the haphazard buzzes coalesce to form one long, gorgeous tone that extends for another eight. A chrysalis is, of course, a pupating butterfly, and this title makes perfect sense. It's so much easier to hear the sounds squirming in their cocoon when you realize how beautifully they'll emerge.
"Anemometer" is the only place Takemura indulges his pronounced Steve Reich fixation. Electric piano, organ and clarinet play hypnotic patterns that don't so much change as build up and fall apart. Underneath the pulses lies an awkward drum machine that tries to keep up, misses beats, and occasionally drops out altogether. It's fascinating to hear how "Anemometer," which is very pretty even during a casual listen, as it constantly struggles to find its footing.
Equally poignant, but in a completely different way, are the short, almost folky tracks that crop up between the lengthier statements. The opening "One Day" features the distant sound of oceans and forest beneath the lone instrument, an organ playing a MIDI variation on a music box theme. "Stairs in Stars" find the same keyboard playing what most would describe as a carousel melody, stark and alone in the absence of children's voices. "Sign" is the pop tune, and a fine one it is; the warm electro beat seems wrapped in a layer of cotton, and the sunny melody is immediately appealing.
At 77 minutes, Hoshi No Koe is perhaps too long and varied for its own good, and some of the noisier bits still seem somewhat out of place. But nothing else I'm hearing these days can match Takemura for capturing the complicated feelings I associate with growing up. It's always been hard to talk about. Now I can just listen.
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I loved that the attendant was very apologetic and helpful and got me into a better room since the Sun Suites was completely booked up. I had the luxury of staying in their Master Suite. The attendant asked me to call next time I stay to let them know if I will arrive a hour or more after check in.
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Nothing..had reservations and when we got there they told us there was no rooms available
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I loved the customer service. I can't remember the young guys name, but I really appreciate that he went above and beyond to help me. Thinking of using for our family reunion.
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This Alabama hotel is 8 miles from more than 17,000 works of art permanently on display at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Free Wi-Fi and on-site parking are provided to all guests throughout their stay.
A kitchenette with a small refrigerator, microwave, and stove top with a sink and additional counter space are provided by Sun Suites of Birmingham. A small seating area is also provided.
This Birmingham Sun Suites has a 24-hour launderette and a vending machine. Fax and photocopying facilities are also available at this non-smoking property.
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No towels and the rooms had a stale odor
I loved that the attendant was very apologetic and helpful and got me into a better room since the Sun Suites was completely booked up. I had the luxury of staying in their Master Suite. The attendant asked me to call next time I stay to let them know if I will arrive a hour or more after check in.
I didn't like that when i arrived at SunSuites, my room was rented out to someone else that I had reserved through booking.com. The reason stated was that my card needed to be present and they didn't think I was coming. I calmly explained that I've never had this problem before with online reservations.
Linens were dirty, no towels in bathroom, found smoke detector in non-working condition, and furniture chair had a large tare on the seat. We requested a nonsmokers room but when we entered to room, we were bombarded by the smell of cigarettes.
Nothing..had reservations and when we got there they told us there was no rooms available
Nothing...they did not even help us book anywhere else ..we were on our own
The price I loved
I booked a room with a kitchen but my stove top didnt work .
I loved the customer service. I can't remember the young guys name, but I really appreciate that he went above and beyond to help me. Thinking of using for our family reunion.
The room needs to be updated.
Mostly all no towels and the wouldn't clean rooms or bring pillows
The room was a nice size.
When we first walked in...the room was extremely hot and smelled awful! The carpet was soaking wet. And most of the night, the people upstairs were loud and stomping! I really couldnt sleep at all.
Location was close to the interstate, shops, and Starbucks.
Well, where should I start? First of all, it's important to let you know that I wasn't expecting a fancy hotel, just a clean place for an overnight stay. I called early in the day of check in to let the staff know that we would be arriving late because we were attending the Alabama vs lsu game. The attendant was very friendly, stated that it wasn't a problem as long as we arrived by 1 am. We arrived at 12:15 am (thankfully) to the one and only employee in the office leaving for the night. She wasn't going to go back in the office to check us in. I explained to her that I had spoken to someone earlier that day and they ok'd it. She wanted to know what time I called and who I spoke with. She had a horrible attitude, meanwhile I was being as sweet as I could be so that we wouldn't have to sleep in the car. The room was so dirty. The toilet had a scum ring, the bathtub was dirty. I was scared to shower without flip flops on and our comforter had a big burn hole in it! I felt so dirty and the facility smelled like a sewer. Not sure if all Sun Suites follow these standards, or lack there of, but will definitely never stay in one again. By the way, I've travelled a good bit, stayed lots of different places, and never written a negative review about any of my stays.
the man behind the counter was really helpfull and attentive
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I'm 25 weeks and even though this little girl is extremely active . I have gained no weight . I have no bump and I can't help but think something is wrong . With my son I was huge by now and he was well into my ribs . Not her ... Every once in a while I feel her kick above my belly button but not often . I just feel something is wrong :(
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My kicks are very low still... I very rarely feel him upbove my belly button... I think its just positioning. I wouldnt worry too much, every pregnancy is different.
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I would believe that if something was wrong first they would have picked it up at your anatomy scan or your Dr. would have suggested a concern by now. I would try not to worry too much.
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I'm 25 weeks too, and everyone keeps saying for 6 months I'm small and I've only gained 16 pounds. I asked my doctor on Tuesday was everything ok and she said yes, don't worry. The baby is growing fine and his heart beat is normal. If your doctor isn't worried, try not to either. I guess we all can't have that Jessica Simpson belly, LOL!!!
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Rooney wants Manchester United's captaincy, but his candidacy is a complicated one
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It wasn't so long ago that Wayne Rooney was considered a potential captain for both club and country. Now, after power plays at club and another disappointing World Cup for country, that talk's died down. Though there are questions about who will wear the armbands for both Manchester United and England, Rooney's candidacy is no longer being trumpeted.
That's not so say he isn't an option. In fact, if Rooney has his way, he'd inherit the Red Devils' honor from Nemanja Vidic, who has departed for Inter Milan. With a new coach on the bench, though, he knows his stature is no guarantee he'll lead United out of the tunnel.
Robin van Persie, who was [Louis] van Gaal's captain for the Netherlands, is a contender for the job, while long-serving midfielder Darren Fletcher wore the armband in the midweek win over Los Angeles Galaxy …
"Of course I would like the captaincy but it's the manager's decision who he chooses," said Rooney.
"I think he wants to work with the players and then choose a captain from there.
"I don't think he was ever going to just walk in and choose a player from the off. I'm sure he will look at the players now and make his decision in a couple of weeks."
Fletcher, who debuted with United in 2002, is the only member of the team that's been with the Red Devils longer than Rooney, who moved to Old Trafford from Everton in 2004. During the ensuing decade, Rooney has made 442 appearances with the club, collecting 216 goals.
During that time, however, Rooney's also threatened to leave the club twice, with last summer's transfer window highlighted by rumors connecting him with Stamford Bridge. Three years earlier, Rooney briefly demanded to leave the club after butting heads with former manager Alex Ferguson. Both times, new contracts with increased salaries quelled Rooney's discontent.
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