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|Jun 9, 2011, 04:22 AM
How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul, leave me my name!
|Jun 9, 2011, 11:48 AM
Congrats Fizzoid! Sounds like a wedding/honeymoon rolled into one!
Oh, God, God, God! What on earth was I drinking last night? My head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. - Edmund Blackadder
|Jun 9, 2011, 03:33 PM
on transfers:
- austrian national left full back Christian Fuchs signed with Schalke, leaving mainz behind (him being awared best left defender of the las BL season might have been an impact there)
-miroslav klose decided to join Lazio on a free transfer, which by all means is bizarre
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|Jun 9, 2011, 05:23 PM
Lazio aren't even in the Champions League - it must be about money.
Now Liverpool seems to be after Gaël Clichy for £5m. We need depth at left back, and Arsenal's defense was (on paper) good this season, though they gave up goals at absolutely the worst possible moments. What do you think XIII and daneoni? Do you care if he goes? Do you rate him? Arsenal supporters seem pretty divided on him.
Edit: Two doping scandals have emerged in the last couple days. Firstly, Columbus Crew () fringe player Josh Williams has been suspended for 10 games and fined 10% of his (meager) salary for testing positive for a banned supplement. I've never heard of the kid, he's been in the squad for a couple seasons but has never played a match.
Secondly, and more sensationally, five members of the Mexian national side have just been pulled from the Gold cup after testing positive for clenbuterol, though it is suspected that the substance may have come from contaminated beef or chicken eaten back in Mexico rather than deliberate cheating.
Oh, God, God, God! What on earth was I drinking last night? My head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. - Edmund Blackadder
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|Jun 9, 2011, 06:43 PM
Keep your grubby fingers off him! On his day he is very good (played the pass that led to our first goal against Barca at the Emirates) but he also makes some horrendous mistakes at the worst possible times...too lax or overplays in dangerous situations instead of an old fashion clearance.
I don't think Gibbs is truly ready to replace him yet so i indeed want him to stay. Still a good player for us. Also unlike some others he (and Sagna) actually seems committed to the club. I would be very surprised if he left.
Speaking of defenders in the transfer news; i read that Arsene has his eyes on Samba (and Cahill too apparently)...not you're average Arsenal-type player but still gets the job done consistently and he is a leader. I'd welcome him with open arms.
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|Jun 9, 2011, 06:56 PM
Regarding all this couch hatred, I can only say... coaches can either be great, or mediocre. This means that they can lead a team to victory just with sensational strategy plays and so forth, but if he fails to correctly study a match the outcome will obviously be negative for the team.. what Im trying to say is that a good coach is much more significant than a bad coach to a team. And coaches are rated on how many victories/losses/draws they have and against what teams they were scored. Hating, say, Capello, for losing some games when he's known to be a magnificent coach makes no sense in my book, unless he leads England to terrible defeat. Lately, thanks to many attention hungry coaches, such as and mainly Mourinho, the press tends to talk more about the coach than the players. And people tend to forget that the players are the ones who play the game.
On the topic of transfers, I follow the Spanish league and mainly Real Madrid's movements... to inform you guys, apparently Real have a lot of interest on two players: Fabio Coentrao from Portugal Benfica, left quarterback (no idea why, considering the price tag of 30 million and having Marcelo who keeps becoming better and better with every match both defensively and offensively...) and Sergio "Kun" Aguero, striker from Atletico Madrid: 45 million. It is unknown if Atletico will include taxes which would increase the price to about 80m. As a follower, I see both potential signings completely unnecessary, seeing how Madrid has CR7, Di Maria, Benzema, Higuain, (Adebayor, back to M. City), Kaka, Ozil... (though the last two are offensive midfielders, rather) and Marcelo is in such great shape. But you know Mourinho's ideas: spend whatever I want on the club that signs me and just leave it after a few years. Mmmm.. Sure, we got farther than in many previous years with this gentleman, but I'm not sure his strategies are as good as people put them to be. By the way, ignore all other signing rumors from Real, this team is just like Man. City -- press thinks they will sign a new player every week!
Oh, and regarding Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal.. Every summer it's the same story concerning how he wants to depart from the Emirates Stadium.. I think this year will be it, the player hasn't won any significant titles in all these years and since he grew up playing for Barcelona I think said team will finally sacrifice their cash for their former midfielder. If you were in his boots... would you go to your former "heart" club (yeah, getting 7 million a year!) and have a chance at a much wider array of titles? Heck yeah!
Trying to feed this thread a bit so it doesn't die during all this time of inactivity to come!
|Jun 9, 2011, 07:05 PM
The thing is Barcelona have just said they'll only be spending around £45m this summer in order to curb their debt and i doubt Wenger would release Cesc for that but who knows. Also where is he gonna play? that midfield is packed and none of them are exactly old. Unless he's happy to go and sit on the bench and pick up medals at the end of the season. Then again he could just move next door to Chelsea if the rumors of Romanski's £60m bid have any substance to them.
Madrid still need a striker because the current three are either not prolific enough or lack pace. I can see Aguero fitting in well.
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|Jun 9, 2011, 07:16 PM
The problem with Fabregas is, the closer he gets to the end of his contract the more his value will come down. There'll come a point where a decision has to be made to cash in or lose out financially, as I suspect that if he's allowed to run his contract down and leave on a free he will do. It looks like Wenger is planning on a heavier period of rebuilding than we've seen from him in recent years dos he see Fabregas as integral to Arsenal going forward or could the proceeds from his sale be used to part fund his restructuring?
Oh, and ratzzo fret not. There's always plenty of talk about transfers and new kits as well as competitions still being played to get us through the summer.
English fixtures are out a week today.
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|Jun 9, 2011, 08:08 PM
I think it all comes down to what Cesc wants to do - if he wants to go he should be sold as soon as is practical. As Jaffa says, letting him go on a free would be a big financial loss for Arsenal.
Oh, God, God, God! What on earth was I drinking last night? My head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. - Edmund Blackadder
|Jun 9, 2011, 08:36 PM
At this point i actually wouldn't mind if Cesc (or even Nasri) left...might even prefer it. Both are great players but Cesc has ultimately failed as a leader and his body language is increasingly becoming that of dejection and his fake brave faces/happy speeches are borderline unbearable to watch.
So he might as well pack his bags. Ditto for Nasri or Arshavin or anyone else who wants to leave. Allow only those who want to stay to stay and replace those who want to go.
Granted it is hard to replace players like Cesc but at the same time no player is truly irreplaceable...unless you're Messi of course
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|Jun 10, 2011, 06:12 AM
There are four strikers in Madrid (Di Maria, Higuain, Benzema and Cristiano). The first three are very very young (something like 22 years old) and they are already top notch, bringing Aguero to Real would just cut their progression.. and they not only have outstanding performance but also gigantic potential.
Regarding Chelsea's signings... well, it is known Abramovich is spending way more than the team can hold, at some point he will just have to stop spending or he'll lead Chelsea to bankrupt . On the topic of Chelsea, Fernando Torres has only scored one more goal than me with them
|Jun 10, 2011, 11:51 AM
In other news, Javier Pastore from Argentinian Palermo says he's decided to leave his team. A great midfielder with excellent progression. What team do you guys think will sign him?
|Jun 10, 2011, 06:50 PM
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|Jun 11, 2011, 06:41 AM
I have heard that we had a bid accepted for Phil Jones, as did Liverpool and obviously United; but he chose to go to United for footballing reasons and personal reasons (geographical proximity). Apparently we offered him more wages too. The rumours are now that for about the same money we can get Cahill.. would be quite happy with that. Samba I don't think is the solution to our problems.
Also have you seen the interviews with Carl Jenkinson, our first new signing? He's a pwopa cockney
Apparently Gervinho is an imminent arrival at Arsenal too... greeted with huge indifference amongst Arsenal fans!
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|Jun 11, 2011, 09:34 AM
In our transfer news, we've put in a bid for Jack Hobbs that Leicester are weighing up and we've been talking to playmaker Neil Danns who is available on a free after his Crystal Palace contract expired. Apparently though he's asking for too much as far as wages are concerned.
We really need to get a good 'keeper signed. The most senior custodian currently on our books has only played three full matches in his career so far, on loan at Grimsby.
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|Jun 11, 2011, 07:59 PM
What was the team who found itself without a keeper and bench keepers, and brought back an old goalkeeper who played in that same team ages ago? He was playing at age like 40 and was awful! Was it Arsenal?
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|Jun 11, 2011, 08:06 PM
We had Villa's Brad Guzan and Arsenal's Vito Mannone on loan at various points last season – I'd be happy to see us acquire the services of either on a permanent basis. Failing that, there's a Welsh international 'keeper who's spending his time warming the bench at West Brom who I reckon wouldn't mind moving to Hull...
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|Jun 11, 2011, 09:16 PM
USA 1-2 Panama.
Dreadful. Disgraceful. Shocking.
I've never seen USA so completely physically dominated. Panama was tactically unsophisticated but physically bossed us, got in our faces and successfully disrupted our game. It was scrappy, sloppy, ugly to watch and we lost to boot. The critical points were first of all the failure of our center backs. Clarence Goodson and Tim Ream were poorly positioned, physically dominated and anything but calm or organized. The second problem was our inability to possess the ball against a team who came out to press, get in our faces but also defend very deep. They gave us space; we didn't use it. Finally, we showed no hustle till the 60th minute, when we were down two goals.
Dempsey had a solid match, our fullbacks Bocanegra and Cherundolo played well. Donovan was invisible until we switched to a 3-4-3, after that he came into the match and made some chances. Nobody else looked good. Altidore and Agudelo (and later Wolondowski) were all wasteful up top.
The most maddening part is that we missed at least three good chances to tie and then win the game in the last ten minutes. Substitute striker Chris Wolondowski in particular missed an absolute sitter, it was harder to miss than score. We didn't deserve a result from the match but we absolutely should have stolen it anyway. I can't congratulate Panama overall, I think they played ugly and dirty, though I can admire their hustle.
This loss (our first ever in Gold Cup group stage history) will almost certainly mean we finish second in the group behind Panama, which could have all sorts of complications later on (Arsenal fans in particular will understand this). Mexico will absolutely cruise to victory in this competition.
Day = ruined.
Oh, God, God, God! What on earth was I drinking last night? My head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. - Edmund Blackadder
|Jun 12, 2011, 08:27 AM
I like the diving header for your goal, well taken. And see what you mean about the sitter at the end, although it was on the volley and came at him fast... still expect him to get it on target from there though.
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|Jun 12, 2011, 10:47 AM
Forest have sacked Billy Davies and are apparently in talks with Steve McClaren to be his replacement...
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|Jun 12, 2011, 10:51 AM
Rumours in the local press reckon he could be making the short journey across the city to rivals Villa.
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|Jun 12, 2011, 12:20 PM
They're all at it in the Midlands the McLeish to Villa rumour is interesting, given the local rivalry.
Still, the more clubs in the Championship that have managerial uncertainty, the better for us.
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|Jun 12, 2011, 12:54 PM
Our worst performance in quite some time. We missed Oguchi Onyewu at the back. If we make it to the final the Mexicans will humiliate us.
Oh, God, God, God! What on earth was I drinking last night? My head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. - Edmund Blackadder
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|Jun 12, 2011, 03:34 PM
My word I hate McLaren. Complete overrated. I will never quite know what led to the FA appointing such an mediocre manager in charge of England. We're supposed to competing with the best. Surely logic would've dictated the appointment of a world class manager. Anyway, no use crying over spilt milk. Hopefully the FA and those who thought McLaren was the messiah learnt their lesson.
Feel a bit sorry for Billy Davies. He's a good guy and did well when he was at Derby. He's just never been able to recreate his success there anywhere else which is a shame. Perhaps he'll be heading to St. Andrews.
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HONOLULU (AP) - Some Native Hawaiians disapprove of the name of a movie filmed and set in Hawaii, saying that titling it "Aloha" is a disrespectful misappropriation of culture and simplifies a word that's rich with meaning. The Cameron Crowe film starring Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams and Emma Stone, opens Friday, with a screening in Honolulu three days before. The concerns are based largely on a trailer that depicts a military-themed love-story that appears devoid of a genuine connection to Hawaiian culture. Sony Pictures did not comment on the concerns, pointing The Associated Press to an online behind-the-scenes piece that shows Stone's character saying, "this place has a lot of mana," using a Hawaiian word that can mean power. There are shots of hula and interviews with Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele, a Native Hawaiian sovereignty activist who appears in the movie. "If you have a romantic comedy about the military in Hawaii ... but a title that says 'Aloha,' I can only guess that they'll bastardize the word," said Walter Ritte, a Native Hawaiian activist on the island of Molokai. "They're taking our sacred word ... and they're going to make a lot of money off of it." In the Hawaiian language, aloha is not just a greeting or a word to convey love. It has other meanings including, compassion, mercy, grace. "Aloha actually comes from two Hawaiian words: alo - which means the front of a person, the part of our bodies that we share and take in people. And ha, which is our breath," Janet Mock, a Native Hawaiian, said on her MSNBC Shift show "So Popular!" where she panned the title. "When we are in each other's presence with the front of our bodies, we are exchanging the breath of life." The trailer is an example of "typical Hollywood," where "Hawaii is the verdant background for white fantasies," said Ty Kawika Tengan, chair of the ethnic studies department at the University of Hawaii's Manoa campus. "It's been so appropriated in so many different ways - made into a commodity, made into a slogan," he said of the word aloha. "It gets so divorced from important indigenous Hawaiian context. ... It's romanticized, literally, into a romantic comedy." During filming in 2013, the movie was untitled. State Film Commissioner Donne Dawson said if she had known the title, she would have advised against it. "I certainly would have seen it as an opportunity to counsel them ... and then allow them to figure it out for themselves," she said. The Hawaii Film Office is a state agency that promotes the industry and administers permits and tax credits. The office must also balance those duties with protecting resources and communities, said Dawson, who is Native Hawaiian. "We've had a century of misrepresentation, of misunderstanding, of miscommunication of who we are," she said of Hawaii's role in the movies that dates to 1913. "We have fallen prey to the stereotypical ideas ... that people have about Hawaii. It's not based in truth and it's not authentic." In 1931, another "Aloha" movie told of "a half-caste island girl" who "refuses to follow tradition and marry a fellow islander, instead falling in love with a white man and heir to an American fortune," according to IMDb.com. There also was "Aloha Summer" in 1988 and "Aloha, Bobby and Rose" in 1975. The title alone would not have been a basis for denying permits. "It's not my job to basically tell people what they can do with regard to the creative," Dawson said. "I can tell them what to do and not do when it comes to filming on public land." The producers wanted to film in Waianae, home to a high concentration of Native Hawaiians, for scenes set in Afghanistan. Dawson counseled producers that Waianae residents might have negative feelings about filming on homestead lands. They chose another location. Native Hawaiians make up about 21 percent of the state's population, according to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Hawaii residents, including Native Hawaiians, worked behind and in front of the camera on the movie, said Brenda Ching, executive director of the Hawaii local of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The title doesn't bother all Native Hawaiians. "If you look at what aloha means, how can it be bad no matter how it's used?" said TV and radio personality Kimo Kahoano. "I think Hawaii is the best place in the world. And the reason is aloha."
Building explodes, collapses in Beltsville, Md.John Gonzalez, ABC 7 News
BELTSVILLE, Md. (WJLA) – Prince George's County Fire and Rescue Department is investigating what appears to have been an explosion at a building in Beltsville Sunday night. The explosion occurred around 11 p.m. at the Eaton Company building located at the 11600 block of Old Baltimore Pike in Beltsville. The cause of the explosion is still unclear, but Prince George's County Fire and Rescue Department Chief Marc Bashoor said there was a failure of some kind involving Argon tanks that caused a partial building collapse. There were no injuries reported. The Eaton Company designs and manufactures a wide range of products from car brakes to supplying aerospace products and technology to NASA, including the recent Curiosity rover mission to Mars. It is still unclear if any products inside were damaged or destroyed..
4 detained along with suspect in mansion slayings releasedThe Associated Press
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Memorial Day 2015: National Parade to close roads; Obama to attend wreath-laying ceremonyABC 7 News
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US Capitol Police bomb squad blows up something from ?suspicious? vehicle near Capitol, Memorial Day ConcertABC 7 News
Dr. Oz jumps railing to help collapsed woman during mall promotional eventThe Associated Press
Dr. Oz jumps railing to help collapsed woman during mall promotional eventThe Associated Press
Virginia declares 'Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday' May 25-31ABC 7 News
Actress Anne Meara of legendary Stiller & Meara, mom of Ben Stiller, dies at 85The Associated Press
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Florida mom released from jail after long dispute over son's circumcisionThe Associated Press
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?Washington Business Report? ? May 24, 2015Rebecca Cooper
WASHINGTON (WJLA) - On this week's edition of Washington Business Report with ABC 7 National News Correspondent Rebecca Cooper, the round table discussion focuses on two great divides. Computer Sciences Corp., the Falls Church-based company recently announced it would be splitting into two publicly-traded companies after continued difficulties growing revenue. Jonathan Aberman of TandemNSI and Jill Aitoro of Washington Business Journal discussed the split. Also, the Department of Homeland Security plans for its office in Silicon Valley to bring new innovation to the Pentagon had Aberman asking how the culture of Silicon Valley where the goal is often to quickly make the next $1 billion company to sell to Google will fit with government innovation. Aitoro says the Pentagon needs to adjust the way it contracts to best tap into innovation.
Record-setting 15-foot, 1,000 pound alligator makes its public debutABC News
'A Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash and his wife killed in N.J. taxi crashABC News
Mom graduates in son's place days after he dies in post-prom crashABC News
Streets in Cleveland calm a day after protest of patrolman's acquittalThe Associated Press
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Road closures will impact traffic during Rolling Thunder motorcycle rallyThe Associated Press, ABC 7 News
WASHINGTON (AP/WJLA) - The roar of motorcycle engines is filling the air in the nation's capital. Organizers say hundreds of thousands of bikers and spectators gather every Memorial Day weekend for the Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom." The event got its start in 1988 and it honors military veterans and members of the military missing in action. Bikers rally at the Pentagon all morning Sunday, then cross the Memorial Bridge at noon and cruise around the National Mall. Drivers throughout the region should watch out for a large number of motorcyclists on the roads all weekend and watch for road closures associated with Sunday's rally. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. motorists can expect road closures on the following streets: Portions of Washington Boulevard Ohio Drive & Rock Creek Parkway from Independence to Virginia Avenue Numerous roads between Independence and Constitution To view the full list of road closures, please visit news8.net
Performers prepare for National Memorial Day ConcertThe Associated Press, Rebecca Cooper
WASHINGTON (AP) - Performers are rehearsing for Sunday's National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. A full dress rehearsal for the performance is taking place on Saturday. Gates open to the public at 5 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m. The actual concert honoring veterans and members of the armed forces will take place on Sunday at 8 p.m. Gates will open to the public at 5 p.m. This is the 26th annual concert. It will be co-hosted by actors Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise. Performers include singer Gloria Estefan, "The Voice" season five winner Tessanne Chin and the National Symphony Orchestra.
Critically endangered spider tortoise hatches at Smithsonian?s National ZooThe Associated Press
USAF Staff Sgt. becomes American citizen at naturalization ceremonyDiane Cho
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Ireland votes overwhelmingly to legalize gay marriageThe Associated Press
Several protesters in Cleveland march, block highway following patrolman's acquittalThe Associated Press
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Memorial Day 2015: The real story behind the holidayABC News
'High School Sports Final' - May 22, 2015ABC 7 News
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After break, Senate to reconsider Patriot Act extensionThe Associated Press
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Ohio patrolman acquitted in 2 deaths amid 137-shot barrageThe Associated Press
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Motorcyclists gather in D.C., around US for Memorial Day weekendThe Associated Press, Richard Reeve
Memorial Day is one of the biggest holidays on the calendars of motorcycle riders. This year, just about a week after nine people were killed and more were wounded in a shootout involving what authorities say were outlaw motorcycle gangs during a gathering in Waco, Texas, rallies around the country will attract hundreds of thousands of everyday motorcycle enthusiasts. These are some of the larger motorcycle rallies in the United States: ATLANTIC BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA The Atlantic Beach Bikefest is expected to attract an estimated 400,000 bikers in the latest installment of a weekend rally that dates back to 1980. RED RIVER, NEW MEXICO About 20,000 motorcyclists are expected to attend the annual Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally, the latest in a gathering that has been held for more than 30 years. Activities include a blood drive, burlesque show, live music and a Memorial Day ceremony Monday. WASHINGTON, D.C. Organizers say the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally, an annual tribute to military veterans and in particular members of the armed forces who are still missing in action, attracts up to 900,000 bikers and spectators. On Sunday, Rolling Thunder XXV11 First Amendment Demonstration Run will begin at the North Pentagon parking lot and run through the Mall area. BUCKHORN, MISSOURI The 27th edition of the Mid-America Freedom Rally in Buckhorn, Missouri, runs from Friday until Monday morning, and features a bike show, poker runs, Miss Freedom Rally and other events. GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI The Mississippi Gulf Coast Memorial Day Blowout includes motorcycle racing, a bike show, live music and a tattoo contest. The Blowout begins Friday and runs through Sunday night. SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO The southwestern New Mexico city will play host to the 20th Annual Silver City Blues & Bikes Festival, from Friday to Sunday. Billed as a family event, the festival will include a bike show and demonstrations by builders.
Harper hits 11th homer in 14 games; Scherzer dominates; Nats beat Phillies 2-1The Associated Press
Double-booked guests don't blame RedskinsKimberly Suiters
Maryland mom pulls daughter from school, says building makes her sickChris Papst
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2 Fantasy 5 players each win $93,551.64 jackpot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Two "Fantasy 5" players have selected all five winning numbers to win a jackpot worth $93,551.64 each. The Florida Lottery said Monday that the winning tickets were purchased in Pensacola and Miramar. A total of 274 tickets matching four numbers won $110 each. Another 7,621 tickets ...
Heavy rains lead to flash flooding in western South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Heavy weekend rains have led to some flash flooding in western South Dakota. The flooding prompted officials to close a few roads in Rapid City, and water submerged parts of a bike path. Emergency officials are cautioning people to stay away from the edges of ...
Indiana teenager researches his family military roots
FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) - Until this year, 14-year-old Caleb Wilson knew little about the World War II veterans in his family and their service. But this spring, the Greenwood teen got an incentive to learn more. His sophomore history class at Hoosier Academy Virtual School had an assignment to find ...
FirstEnergy signs lease to stay in Akron until 2025
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Small herd of purebred bison growing on prairie in Nebraska
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4-year-old drowns after family loses track of her at marina
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Lewis County herb farmer bids fond farewell to West Virginia
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'Ranger Barb' retires from partnership coordinator position
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Stonewall Brigade Band celebrates 160 years of music
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California looks Down Under for drought advice
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Slice of Silicon Valley: Strictly Business Computer Systems
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - It was a Wednesday at 1 p.m., and there was tension in the offices at Strictly Business Computer Systems in Huntington. With 15 software engineers spending much of their time behind desks developing cutting-edge mobile apps and other software for 26 clients locally and around the ...
Tennessee wants to expand summer meal program for children
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials are looking for more groups to serve summer meals to make sure low-income children don't go hungry when school is not in session. During the school year, about 650,000 Tennessee children get free or reduced-priced school lunches, the Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/1HEV9MN) reported. ...
Prison inmates fighting addiction must wear shirt and tie
LUDLOW, Mass. (AP) - Officials at a western Massachusetts prison believe dressing for success can help inmates break the stranglehold of addiction. Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ashe Jr. requires prisoners at his jail's minimum-security substance abuse treatment program to wear a shirt and tie from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...
Once vilified, BP now getting credit for gulf tourism boom
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Woman missing from boat returning from Stiltsville off Miami
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Georgia post to give Vietnam vets homecoming they never had
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia Army post is planning to give Vietnam veterans a homecoming celebration like they never saw during the war decades ago. Fort Stewart and local veterans are trying to bring in several hundred Vietnam vets on June 19 for a ceremony patterned after the rousing ...
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Stones River National Battlefield getting bigger
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The Civil War Trust has purchased two tracts of land to expand the Stones River National Battlefield site in Tennessee. The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro (http://on.dnj.com/1SyyVPG ) reports the recent purchases total about two acres and will help protect current park land and increase visibility. ...
2 Iowa inmates listed as escaped from work release sites
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Archaeological dig uncovers Herring Run Park's past
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50 years ago boxing bedlam came to Lewiston, Maine
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New Hampshire Memorial Parades span day
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Journalism students aim to dispel myths about veterans
DETROIT (AP) - Wishing living U.S. military veterans a "Happy Memorial Day" might be well-intentioned but misses the mark on an occasion meant for remembering those who lost their lives. That and other timely reminders can be found in a new book researched and written by a Michigan State University ...
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SD Gov. Daugaard orders flags at half-staff on Memorial Day
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8 people missing as house swept away by raging Texas river
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Indonesian police kill 2 suspected terrorists in shootout
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France touts Cannes prizes as vindication for film subsidies
PARIS (AP) - France's president says his country's strong showing at this year's Cannes film festival is no accident - suggesting it's partly thanks to government subsidies. France has had long dry spells without prizes at Cannes. This year, unusually, five French films were selected for competition. The jury, led ...
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Family gets 1 week to fix issues after 80 calves found dead BRIGHTON, Wis. (AP) - The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department says it has wrapped up its "on scene" investigation of animal abuse at farms in Brighton and Paris townships and is forwarding the case to prosecutors for possible charges. ...
Ohio man killed in ATV collision
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California looks Down Under for drought advice
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Virginia death row appeal focuses on 'adaptive functioning'
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New Oakland police policy draws protests
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Rolling Stones kick off 'Zip Code' stadium tour in San Diego
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Actress, comedian Anne Meara, nominated for 4 Emmys, dies
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The Astros, the Royals and different ways to win
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Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Tennessee sold its largest-ever debt issue last month, a $546.7 million mixture of taxable and tax-exempt securities to help finance economic development and refund outstanding debt. Mary-Margaret Collier, Tennessee's director of state and local finance in Nashville, recently spoke about the negotiated sale in an interview for today's issue of the Bloomberg Brief: Municipal Market newsletter.
Q. Why did you use two managers, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc.?
A. When you're selling taxable and tax-exempt debt, you're marketing in different ways to two different kinds of investors, and in the case of taxable debt, you're marketing to and trying to sell your debt to the global market. We sold debt to German banks in the past and to other foreign banks. But this was the largest taxable issue that the state has ever sold.
We wanted our bankers to be able to focus on their market first of all and focus on getting the information out to their markets. So we decided to use two separate banks. One team can focus on the tax-exempt portion, one can focus on the taxable portion. The other thing we were able to do with this, the state of Tennessee normally sells its debt by competitive sale -- we don't have a lot of negotiated sales. It was an opportunity for us to go through the negotiated process, work with underwriters. We need to do that every once in a while and this was a great opportunity. It gives us a chance to sharpen our pencils a little bit.
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We didn't want to have two investor roadshows going on, so we had the senior managers coordinate the investor roadshows we agreed to and they worked together so that the investor roadshow could be used by both the taxable and tax-exempt market. The official statement, other than the structure of the debt, was the same for both.
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Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE:BMS) today reported diluted earnings of $0.40 per share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Diluted earnings per share would have been $0.54 for the second quarter of 2012, excluding the effect of facility consolidation and acquisition-related integration charges detailed in the attached schedule, "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Data."
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- Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.54 increased 5.9 percent from the second quarter of 2011 and was in line with management's second quarter guidance of $0.51 to $0.57 per share.
- Bemis expanded its facility consolidation program, which is now expected to generate approximately $50 million in annualized cost savings.
- Cash flow generated from operating activities increased to $94.5 million.
- Management revised guidance for the second half of the year:
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- Total year 2012 adjusted earnings per share guidance in the range of $2.00 to $2.10
- Total year 2012 capital spending of approximately $150 million
"In this challenging year, we continue to focus on prudent cost management and efficient implementation of our facility consolidation program," said Henry Theisen, Bemis Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. "A favorable raw material cost environment is expected to mitigate some of the negative effects of lower volume levels in 2012. Significant foreign currency changes have also negatively impacted translation of foreign profits. Our ongoing improvements in cost structure will position us well to deliver performance improvement once volume begins to strengthen."
CONSOLIDATED RESULTSTotal Bemis net sales for the second quarter of 2012 was $1.3 billion, a 4.2 percent decrease from the same period of 2011, reflecting the impact of lower unit volume in the flexible packaging business segment. Acquisitions completed during the second half of 2011 increased second quarter net sales by an estimated 1.5 percent. The impact of currency translation reduced net sales by 4.8 percent.


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Aoyama began in movies as a propmaker and soon rose to assistant director (on Fridrik Thor Fridriksson's Cold Fever and films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa) while also writing criticism for Cahiers du Cinema Japan. His first feature, Helpless (1995), also employed violence as the force behind its protagonist's existential crisis, as did An Obsession (1997), a suicide-fixated policier. (Aoyama's hair reaches past his waist, because he hasn't cut it since beginning Helpless: "I haven't had time.") He was born in 1964 in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, where Eureka was filmed. "We shot the last scene near a large volcano, Mount Aso," Aoyama says of his film's transcendent final moments. "My parents took me there a lot when I was a child, and I remember thinking that usually your vision is limited to things that are very close by, but at Aso, you can see 360 degrees around you. The extraordinary largeness of the expanse made me constantly aware of my small existence."
A visceral attunement to nature (as well as glorious sepia-toned CinemaScope) makes it possible for Aoyama to externalize a harrowing interior journey. The torrid Japanese countrysideall tall swaying grass and screaming cicadasbecomes another character, alternately suffering (as when the camera holds on a newly cut tree branch that weeps sap) and threatening. "I did not want to make this a story about conflict between people, but between people and nature," Aoyama notes. "We don't have the power to change the landscape that surrounds usit can be likened to destiny. People can see in nature their own sadness and pain, but of course, there is no emotion there at all. We're merely seeing what we want to see."
Aoyama likens Eureka's pivotal hijacking scene to "a natural disaster," the kind that has beset Japan during its last 10 tumultuous years, which have been called "the lost decade": marked by economic turmoil, a revolving door of prime ministers, an explosion of youth crime, and mounting agitation for official government admission of Hirohito's war crimes. Aoyama says the 1995 sarin-gas attack on the Tokyo subway was a catalyst for his script, while the plague of murderous school rampages (all too familiar to Americans, and dubbed kireru in Japan, literally meaning "to snap") informed Eureka's serial-killer subplot. "One of the seriously deficient aspects of Japanese society is how parents handle responsibility for their children," says Aoyama, whose next film, Desert Moon, "tells the story of a family that gets broken and pulled back together." (It premieres at Cannes this month.)
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So far, we've been looking at ways to manage the main windows in the Media Composer environment. Now let's dive in a little bit more and look at how to actually customize the Timeline view and also the Bin view. I have a Bin called example_clips_sequences. Single-click on that. It opens up in the SuperBin. Let's load up the sequence and one of our clips here, so that we've got some material for context as we look through the interface. So the first thing we're going to look at is the Bin. At the moment, I'm on the Brief tab.
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Handsomely weathered John Hurt, as Pelagia's father, gives a performance of such unhackneyed dignity that it provides a moral compass for the action and helps to keep the ricocheting emotional content of the film in balance. show more
The result is far from perfect, but to its many merits, add timing. You never get a movie with this kind of story in mid-August. show more
I wish I'd brought a pair of peas to the screening. Then I could have taken in the glorious scenery without the dumb dialogue, which is delivered in a jangle of accents that makes a mockery of ethnicity. show more
March 02, 2012 prestond57
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I saw this movie when it fiest hit the theaters in 2001, I loved it! I have always like Nicolas Cage anyway but, this movie was beautiful. The back drop scenery was breath taking...
May 25, 2011 Sweetrose
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In this war-time drama, we find two hearts that share an amazing friendship.Capt.Antonio Corelli (Cage), is sent to Greece with his troop during World War.He meets Pelagia (Cruz) and falls head over heels for her.While staying with the family, he grows more sensitive and distant from his superiors.He has a change of heart, against leaving her family in ruin.This movie shows not only Cage,the action star, but a more sincere side to Mr. Cage, the romantic lover.Bravo and cheers to the cast, for this sweet love story!


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Staff Reporter
MADURAI: In an effort to become a knowledge resource centre and move towards people centric research and extension activities, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between University of NAMUR, Belgium, and Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, near Madurai on Friday.
Briefing the press here on Friday, Rev. Fr. G. Pushparaj, Principal, said that the college, for more than three decades, had laid the emphasis on local community and promoted action-oriented programmes. This MoU was yet another step towards sharing the knowledge acquired for mutual benefits between the respective institutions and to disseminate it to people for socio-economic empowerment of villagers.
The college had established Arrupe Centre for Policy Research and had been conducting research for providing livelihood support information to farmers. To initiate participatory development, the centre had formed a network of 141 farmers under the banner, Vaigai Vivasayeegal Nala Sangam, and had distributed fertilizer, agricultural inputs at government fixed rates, he informed.
The college had research collaboration with NAMUR University and Alexandra Heering, a research scholar, from the university was pursuing research under the guidance of Arrupe Centre for Policy Research.
Stephane Leyens, Department of Sciences, Philosophies, Societies, said that the MoU was signed for its people-centric approach and it was planning to focus on gender, Dalit issues and issues on social justice. Four students from the University of NAMUR would be visiting the college for a four-week training programme during July.