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Music fans can find the most comprehensive music coverage spanning across all genres on Musictimes.com. Indulge in original features, interviews, music reviews, trending stories, and more about your favorite pop, rock, country, classical, hip hop, christian, latin, and jazz artists.
Musictimes.com is the flagship music publication of Music Times, LLC, a global music digital media company headquartered in New York City.
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Emily Wittmann
Emily is a talented media marketing executive with over twenty years of broad renowned experience in the entertainment industry. Her particular expertise is in maximizing her clients' exposure in cable, broadcast, print and online media. She has a unique knack for collaborating with talent, artists, producers and directors to develop effective imaging and strategic marketing campaigns.
She has worked as Vice President for Universal Music group, Visual Marketing for Island/Def Jam, VP Video Promotion with A&M Records, media/marketing consultant with Witt's End Marketing & Media serving clients such as Channel One Network. Prior, Emily ran Nick Records, the music label for Nickelodeon/MTV Networks working with talent, Drake Bell and Jamie Lynn Spears in addition to animated properties that included SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer. Emily also spent time as Vice President of Marketing at Edel Entertainment and has been part of the T.J. Martell Foundation's Family Day for the last 10 years.
Her drive and passion for going beyond the expected and creating integrated strategic plans that bring together all lines of business make her a workforce in today's marketplace.
Managing Editor
Danica Daniel
Danica Daniel proudly hails from Brooklyn, which she credits for cultivating her eclectic taste for music and fashion. With her finger on the pulse of the catwalk and the sidewalk, the budding young writer became known for her savvy sense of style and her ability to identify trends before they happened. At 15 years old, Danica's talent was noticed by Teen People and she garnered a gig as a "Trendspotter" for the magazine by Time Inc.
In 2004 she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, ranked by NewsPro as the top journalism program in the country, and landed a job as an Associate Editor at Right On! magazine. Danica was promoted four months later and became one of the youngest Editor-in-Chiefs in history when she was appointed the head of Black Beat & Right On! at only 22 years old.
During the next six years Danica worked diligently to redesign the internationally distributed fanzines. With the inception of punchy new layouts, fresh features and eye-catching pictorials, newsstand sales increased 50% with her debut issue. She later launched RightOnMag.com and went on to host Right On! TV where she booked buzz-worthy interviews with megastars like Beyoncé, Kerry Washington, Justin Bieber, Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, Chris Brown and Idris Elba.
Before landing a plum role as the Managing Editor of Music Times, Danica's work also appeared in BMI MusicWorld, Juicy, Under 18, The Daily Orange, Dr. Jays Live! and Broadway.com. These days, she enjoys Spinning, sky-high heels and working in the city that doesn't sleep, because she doesn't sleep much.
Sections Editor
Ryan Book
Ryan Book grew up in Cincinnati, which immediately became a hotbed for alternative rock as soon as he left to attend Ohio State University.
Ryan earned his degree in journalism from the Ohio State University, along with a minor in musicology. He served as arts editor for The Lantern, Ohio State's student daily during his undergrad career. Finding that this was not enough to secure him a writing job, Ryan pursued a M.S. at Columbia University in New York City. Unable to afford a ticket home, Ryan stayed in New York City and now writes for Music Times.
Ryan came upon grunge music about ten years after it was cool, and also dabbles heavily in metal and independent hip-hop. He has been the member of at least 1,400 theoretical bands, but only four have seen the light of day. He played bass in thrash metal band Rasputination, guitar in psychedelic grindcore band Unqualified Scum, and a variety of instruments in his current project, Gamelan Time Comin', an experimental group combining Mississippi blues with traditional Indonesian instruments.
Sections Editor
Kyle Dowling
Kyle Dowling is a writer, journalist and acoustic guitar-strumming musician living it up in New York City. "My music a weird mix of Dave Matthews / Radiohead," the singer/songwriter jokes. "If you're looking to cry at a coffee house, book Kyle Dowling!" When he is not working the crowd, performing his tracks like "Loser," "Sleep" and "Headache," Dowling spends his time working on his other passion. He has interviewed and profiled over 100 individuals in the realms of film, music and business. His work has appeared in Penthouse Magazine, Playboy Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Psychology Today, The Smoking Jacket, The Huffington Post, GuySpeed, Psychology Tomorrow Magazine, Splitsider, The Believer, and more! Kyle is currently supplying the hits two-fold as Section Editor for Music Times and the Feature Comedy Editor for MStarsNews.
Staff Writer
Carolyn Menyes
Carolyn Menyes has been an avid music fan and writer since she was a child and was always singing along to the radio or working on a homemade magazine with her friends. When it came time to decide what to do with the rest of her life, writing about music was simply a no brainer.
Carolyn attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and graduated with a degree in Journalism in May 2013. During her time at OU, she was a highly active member of one of the top college radio stations in the country, ACRN, as an executive board member, editor, writer and DJ. During her summers in college, Carolyn completed internships at Billboard.com and her hometown newspaper, The Suburbanite.
Now, fresh out of journalism school, Carolyn is a staff writer at MStars News and looks forward to giving readers only the most important news about Justin Bieber.
When she's not doing that, Carolyn enjoys spending time with her puppy Maya, cooking and watching entire sitcom series on Netflix. She most recently made it through all nine seasons of "Scrubs."
Social Media Manager
Morgan Swank
Morgan Swank grew up in a small boring town in Georgia before hitting the road for Nashville, Tennessee in 2010 to begin university studies at Belmont University. There she majored in Music Business. While in college she worked as a freelance music journalist for The Vinyl District until the Fall of 2012 where she spent a semester in New York as a part of her degree program working for Broadway Video as Research Intern for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. She also worked as the Digital Media Content Intern for Comedy Central. She graduated from Belmont a year early in the summer of 2013 and has been working hard for her money, so hard for it honey ever since.
Currently Morgan is the Social Media Manager for Music Times and its properties at Classicalite and MStars News trying to make all the tweets fun and interesting to read.
Fun Fact: She is also a member of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences working her way towards an EGOT one elbow rub at a time.
Maria Jean Sullivan
Maria Jean Sullivan received a B.A. in Journalism and English from the State University of New York at New Paltz, where she wrote and edited for both The Oracle and The Little Rebellion. Her work has since been featured in myriad publications such as AOL/Patch.com, The Deli, Julian Cope's "Head Heritage" and Proliferate (Bight Knot Press). A fixture on the festival circuit, she's held editorial roles at Governors Ball, Northside and the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival. In addition to writing for Classicalite, Sullivan helps produce the C-LITE A.V. Club series. Frequently, she picks up free stuff found on the streets of Park Slope, Brooklyn and sells it at area vintage shops.


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Wisconsin vs. Penn StateJan. 3, 2013Kohl Center – Madison, Wis.
UW Head Coach Bo RyanWere you impressed with your seniors play during the last couple minutes of the game?"The aggressiveness of moxie, I really was. We struggled a little bit at guard. I'm making some decisions there, so the front court bailed us out. For most years that I've been here it's been the other way around, with being able to make some plays and do some things. That's what we said before, we have to get tested like this in these kind of games. We have to get the guard play up a little bit, make better decisions and make free throws, that helps too."On what he thinks about the Badgers shooting 50% from the free throw line:"We do these games, free throw games, we do these things, it's a mental thing that has to be overcome. I've said it before, I'm not changing my story."On if Wisconsin had good looks from the 3-point line:"Other than two, I'd say two in the first half were bad threes, the other ones were really good looks in the first half. I thought in the second half, still 90% of them. What's going to happen when we hit those at our normal percentage? That's encouraging to be able to look at those stats, and say okay, we can do better than this."On how comforting it is to know Wisconsin only had four turnovers:"That's how we practice. We do a lot of passing drills. We do a lot of ball handling drills, and we shoot free throws too, but taking care of the ball is something very easy to convince players in our program that it helps you be successful because of our track record with it. The new guys coming in understand that, they value the basketball, and in practice, because each possession counts. So do we keep it to four every game? No, but I certainly like the way our guys, in their minds, have convinced themselves that taking care of the ball and not making bad plays, making good plays, are the way the game should be played. It gives you a chance. If we didn't do that tonight, we don't have a chance."On if he is seeing areas of progress with his point guards:"Up until that last four or five minutes, I thought yeah. What'd they have, one turnover until then? When I say that, it doesn't mean it could be because they're getting rid of it as soon as they get it. No, they made some good passes and it might not have been the pass that lead to the open shot, but it was the one that lead to the pass that the guy hit the open player. I thought we did a great job at finding the open guy and making the extra pass again. This team does that as well as any team I've had up to this point, looking for that extra pass."
Wisconsin Player Postgame Quotes
Senior forward Mike Bruesewitz
On who he thought was the key factor down the stretch:"I think we have to give a lot of credit to Ryan [Evans]. We had about six minutes there where we couldn't put the ball in the bucket and then Ryan came out and got one of two from the free throw line. And then he came out and hit a big turn-around jumper and it kind of got us going. We got some rebounds and we got the ball in middle and found Berg [Jared Berggren] for some ridiculousness that happened there for a while. So yeah, we were able to control the glass. I think that was the biggest thing. And we knocked down free throws in the last three minutes."
On replacing lost point guards and whether the veterans feel an obligation to put up numbers:"Yeah. Earlier this year I said we were an old team, and we were. Then I got hurt and then Josh [Gasser] got hurt, and then we became a young team. So we're kind of going through some growing pains obviously. But as a front line, we have to pick some stuff up and fortunately – I'll say it—I think Berg [Jared Berggren] is one of the best Bigs in the country. And it helps when you have that. It was pretty obvious tonight—he was the best player on the floor. And if he continues to do that, it's going to be a good thing and it's going to take a lot of pressure off of the guards. And that's not to put a lot of pressure on Berg or anything. I just believe in him that much. He's like The Hulk. He just doesn't turn green—at times. It's pretty scary."
Senior forward Jarred Berggren
On his big dunk:"We do some stuff kind of similar to that in practice with the chair drills, but not exactly. But my teammates just found me in a good spot and made it easy for me."
Junior guard Ben Brust
On free throw shooting and 3-point shooting:"I think we were stuck on 49 or 48 for a while. And I think there was a stretch—I know I missed two free throws and that's inexcusable—and we had some decent looks. But they didn't go down. But even if it doesn't, that's why we play defense. And we could have gotten a couple more stops. But once we kind of broke through off that, Ryan got us going and Jerry [Jared Berggren] kept us going."
On feeding Berggren the pass for his big dunk:"I was scared to be honest. Because I was putting the ball on the five-man's hand with a guard coming fast at him low. But he did the Earl the Pearl and then took it from there."
On the seniors coming up big down the stretch:"Going into Big Ten play, not a lot of our younger guys have had experience and that's where it was key. And if they score that much—it kind of just happens like that—they've had experience, they know what it's like. Also, I remember there were some key rebounds that Mike [Bruesewitz] grabbed at the end—got fouled on a couple. So just overall senior leadership at the end. It's good to have and we'll be using it going forward.
Penn State Head Coach Patrick ChambersOn if there were any positives to take away from the loss:"I'm not into moral losses anymore. We just have to learn how to finish and play on the road."On what it means to finish a game:"I would say 15 turnovers is too many. I thought we got good shots. We got the ball in the right position but we have to get used to being in tight games. Look, it is great to come here and be in a tight game. But we need to take the next step and we need to earn the respect of the league and this would have been a great start, but unfortunately we are going home with a loss."On how the play of the Wisconsin seniors made the difference in the game down the stretch:"(Mike )Bruesewitz, I love that kid. He is a beast. He hit a huge three and makes his free throws. Senior. (Jared) Berggren, he is a handful. He is as good as advertised, and he was last year because he can do so many things. He is so talented, so gifted and he makes you take tough shots on the defensive end too, he is a very good shot blocker. Those guys did a great job and Ryan Evans made a huge 15-footer, did some good things. So to have seniors at home, it helps. But it is a learning experience for us."On Ben Brust developing a more all-around skill set:"I think he has developed his overall game. He is not just a 3-point shooter anymore and he is extremely good at shooting threes, we have seen it all year long, but now he goes off the bounce a little bit, he has made some good decisions. He had four assists. So anytime he touched the paint, something good happened. He is really evolving into a very nice player and he is tough. He is a tough kid. Let's not forget that intangible. That is what helped this team and they are all tough. So you know what you are getting into when you come here."On learning to play without guard Tim Frazier:"The last four games we have learned to play without Tim and we are a pretty good team. I thought we would be pretty good this year with Tim and as you can see we have the chance to be very good. But even though Tim's down, I think D.J. (Newbill) is doing a great job. I mean that is not his natural position. I think he is proving a lot of people wrong. I would like to cut down on some turnovers, but first Big Ten game, on the road, he handled himself very well."
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Those Who Fall Away
"If they then fall away, since they are crucifying again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt" (Heb. 6:6).- Hebrews 6:6
Hebrews 6:4–6 paints the dreadful picture that it is impossible to restore to repentance those who fall away. It is impossible to restore those who may have done many things in order to show that they were genuine Christians (6:4–5). As such, many believe that the passage teaches that genuine Christians can lose their salvation.
But this position does not fit the evidence of this text or the rest of the Bible. Since the characteristics of the group that falls away may be true also of unbelievers in the church, we cannot automatically interpret the text as teaching that genuine Christians can lose their salvation. However important this may be, the most compelling reason for believing that 6:4–6 does notteach that genuine Christians may lose salvation is found in 6:7–8, which we will look at tomorrow.
Today we examine Hebrews 6:6, which tells us that the sin that prevents someone from being brought to repentance is the sin of falling away. The sin in view here is a conscious, unrepentant denial of Christ and not necessarily some sin like murder. While heinous sin may sometimes be evidence of a conscious denial of Christ, that is not necessarily the case. Consider David as an example of one who committed the sin of murder but was later revealed to be a gen- uine believer through repentance. Believers do sometimes sin heinous- ly, but heinous sin does not always indicate that a person is unconverted. A sinner who evidences genuine sorrow over sin shows that the Holy Spirit is working in his heart and is not forever lost.
Peter and Judas illustrate this point well. Both men sinned when they publicly denied Christ. Peter repented and found restoration even though he sinned in such a way, but Judas attached himself to the church without real faith (John 6:64). Thus, the Holy Spirit would not bring him to repentance.
Finally, we are also told that those who fall away crucify the Son of God again (Heb. 6:6). The reason for this statement is clear when we see that those who fall away did have some genuine experience of the truth. The leaders in Jesus' day knew Jesus was from God but claimed otherwise when they crucified Him. Those who fall away after experiencing the truth of Christ join the religious leaders of Christ's day in denying the promise of God in the Gospel, and thus crucify again the Son of God.
Coram Deo
If we have saving faith, we will never fall away. The Father will not allow anyone, even ourselves, to snatch us from Christ's hand (John 10:27–29). One way He ensures this is through repentance and restoration. Through the work of the Holy Spirit, God works in our hearts in bringing us to repentance, and He restores us by His sustaining grace.
Passages for Further Study
Hos. 7:14
Matt. 26:14–16; 27:3–10
John 18:15–27; 21:15–19
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Dear Colleagues:
I want to share with you a very important report and set of recommendations from the Committee on Faculty Development and Gender, which was convened in Spring of 2002 by the Dean in response to the Provost's mandate to assess the status of women faculty at each school in the university.
Dr. Cynthia Wolberger and Dr. Jack Griffin co-chaired the committee at the request of Dr. Miller, who asked that they identify impediments to the recruitment and retention of women faculty. To this end, the committee analyzed salary equity between male and female faculty and examined faculty attrition, promotion rates, and time at rank. In addition, the committee conducted a survey of the faculty climate, which was completed by 63% of the faculty. Finally, a subcommittee interviewed all department directors to identify faculty practices within the departments. Evidence of inequity was present across the School of Medicine , and action is necessary to address and improve equity among our faculty.
The committee's recommendations and its report were presented to the Advisory Board of the Medical Faculty on June 29, 2005 . These recommendations are being implemented by the Dean's Office. The first action will be to conduct an annual study of faculty salaries and to have departments work with the Dean's Office to ensure salary equity. Another recommendation was to recruit an Associate Dean for Faculty Development to provide an infrastructure in the office of the Vice Dean for Faculty to oversee the development, recruitment and retention of women faculty. This position is expected to be filled by September 2005.
The committee's hard work will assist both the Dean's Office and department directors in enhancing efforts in faculty development, retention, and professional success. I want to thank Drs. Wolberger and Griffin and all the members of the committee who worked tirelessly on this initiative. Their report and recommendations are important steps to establish and ensure equity among Johns Hopkins faculty.
I hope you will review the panel's report and its recommendations online at http://www.insidehopkinsmedicine.org/gender/index.cfm and join me in thanking the committee members for their service.
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The Other Side of Disabilities
The Office for Students with Disabilities
Division of Student Affairs
Volume VII, Issue 5 December 2006 Editor: James Walborn
Our office became aware of an older FAU student
registered with the OSD who is a single parent raising a
developmentally delayed child, who has little money for food during
the upcoming holidays. Office personnel called several
organizations in the area regarding her situation, sometimes with
frustrating results. An inquiry to the FAU-L subscribers list
brought many fine suggestions: Some specific collection drives
collect food for organizations while others will provide holiday
dinners at a fixed location during specific hours. This is a
terrific option for those who can get to the fixed location but
this person really wanted to cook at home with her daughter.
FAU Social Work Professor, Dr. Campoverde, was surprised to learn that there are FAU students who are so poor as to go hungry during the holidays. She collected $300 in donations and presented the grateful student with this generous gift. "We are on a very limited income," the student reports. "I wasn't expecting anything more than food to put on the table. I almost started crying like a baby. It was so beautiful." She was able to buy her daughter some well-needed supplies and Christmas gifts.
Besides teaching, Dr. Campoverde is the Director of the Guatemalan Project, a locally based non-profit charity which collects and distributes clothing, goods, and funds for educating and training of the people of eastern Guatemala to promote employment, skills training, education, and health services. For more information about the Guatemalan Project go to http://www.guatemalanproject.com.CONGRATS GRADS
The OSD would like to congratulate everyone who graduated this December. Here are two OSD students with interesting stories that we would like to share with you
Louis Ferreira graduated with a BA in Political Science and a minor in Business Management. He found it difficult to focus on his textbooks due to his learning disability. "From a young age it became apparent that my ability to learn was different from those around me. It was very frustrating," Louis acknowledges. Then everyone found out about his uncanny knack with computers. He helped set up his school's computer system and taught the librarians how to use it while he was still in elementary school. He has been assisting the OSD at FAU for many years while a student, becoming the office Network Administrator in 2002 and Assistive Technology Coordinator in 2005. "My goal is making technology a bigger part of people's lives."
Aaron Sanchez has graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice. He doesn't let his learning disability get him down. "Never fall short of what you want to achieve. Go for your goals no matter what obstacle you're facing," Aaron states, emphatically. While his disability involves reading and written comprehension, this has not deterred him as a FAU Owl and contributing many touchdowns as a fullback. "Reading and studying for classes takes a lot of extra time for me," he explains. He hopes to pursue a professional football career in the future.
One FAU doctoral student graduating this December wished to show her gratitude to FAU so she has made a very generous donation to the OSD of $9,000. Thank you so very much for your philanthropic gift.
The OSD wants to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!
Craig Spencer, who graduated FAU Cum Laude in August, 2000 with his degree in Communications, received his law degree from FSU. Although blind, he has just been hired by a law office in Daytona Beach.
OSD Director, Nicole Rokos, was one of three honorary coaches at the Shula Bowl, the final Owls football game of the season. She had a blast and felt that the distinction was quite an honor.
FAU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
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Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome may be affected in their ability to understand and respond to the thoughts and feelings of others. They may also be prone to react strongly to loud noises, blinking lights, or large crowds, as assaults on their senses. Although it is not known what causes this syndrome, current research links it to biological or neurological differences in the brain. There appears to be a genetic basis for this disorder, and it is more prevalent in males.
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The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities is a very special employment project co-sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Labor and the U.S. Dept. of Defense. The program provides a referral system for the 1500 college students with disabilities who are interviewed across the country each spring for both private companies and government agencies for summer internships.
Suellen had been placed in a summer internship for the last three years at the Navair Training System Division in Orlando, FL. While interning there this past summer Suellen applied for the permanent position of Office Automation Clerk which had become available. She graduated FAU in August, 2006 with a Bachelors degree in Human Resources Management. She was hired for the position and started her full-time job there in October.
However, this past October was a roller coaster month for Suellen as not only did she have to relocate and start a new job, her mother died as well. "Both good news and bad news," she laments. "You only have one mother. But, I've got a job!" "The Workforce Recruitment Program helped me a lot as far as encouragement and improving my interviewing skills. Because they were behind me I got the job. It allowed me to become more proficient on the computer, gaining experience, and building up my confidence, acquiring the skills necessary to do the job," Suellen reflects.
A Federal Judge has ruled that the U.S. Treasury Department has discriminated against the blind by keeping all U.S. currency the same size and texture. He has ordered the government to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart. The U.S. is the only major country in the world that has not varied the size or texture of its bills in order to make currency accessible to the blind. The American Council for the Blind has waged a long 4-year legal battle in court on this issue and believes that millions of blind people will benefit from the court ruling.
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Active Interest Media Cuts Workforce By 10 Percent
Breaking: Active Interest Media, which publishes Backpacker and Yoga Journal, laid off 23 employees, Folio reports. Chairman and CEO Efrem "Skip" Zimbalist wrote in an email to Folio, "We have experienced a slowdown in print advertising revenue in the fourth quarter and we expect it to continue into 2009."
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Kevin Drum remarks on the Romney campaign's shameless lying:
In the past, you felt that maybe campaigns were at least a little bit embarrassed about this kind of thing. They'd blame it on someone else. They'd try to produce some lame defense. They'd haul out some fake white paper to give themselves cover. They'd do something. The Romney campaign just doesn't seem to care. If it works, they use it. It's like the campaign is being run by cyborgs.
Chait uses the lies to argue that Romney would govern like Bush:
The meta-message of the Bush administration for its critics was: We don't care what you think. What climate scientists or budget crunchers or intelligence experts said didn't matter. The Republicans had their own people who assured them that carbon emissions weren't necessarily warming the planet and tax cuts wouldn't lead to deficits, and these truths would reverberate on Fox News and other friendly media. In that mental state, a Republican can confidently say or do anything, and — as long as he stays true to conservative dogma — he will be hailed as virtuous and true by the only parties whose standing matters to him.


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The Florence Nightingale Foundation is pleased to announce that, in 2009, it awarded 30 Research and 25 Travel Scholarship to be undertaken in 2010.
These prestigious scholarships are awarded to nurses and midwives who are British and Commonwealth citizens, who are working in the UK and are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The Foundation is now welcoming applications for its scholarship programme for 2010-11.
The research scholarships award funds to undertake the research modules of a degree or masters programme or a research dissertation. The outcome of the research will result in evidence-based care for patients and clients.
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"This is an important moment. You will be funding, today, the allies of al Qaeda."
That was the declaration Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.; pictured) made on May 21 during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Paul's comments were directed at his colleagues, nearly all of whom voted to send arms to Syrian rebels.
Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) co-sponsored the bill that authorizes "critical support to the Syrian opposition through provision of military assistance, training, and additional humanitarian support."
The bill sailed through the committee, passing with bipartisan support by a vote of 15-3.
Senator Paul offered two amendments to the bill — officially styled the Syria Transition Support Act — one that would have forbidden the transfer of weapons to the rebel forces fighting to oust the government of current Syrian president Bashar al-Asad, and another that would have prevented the use of U.S. military armed forces in Syria.
Both of Paul's amendments were rejected by the committee.
Apart from supplying lethal and non-lethal weaponry to Syrian opposition forces, the Menendez-Corker bill contains several other regime-toppling provisions, all of which are boastfully reported by Mendendez on his website. They include:
• "Creation of a $250 million transition fund each year through FY2015 drawn from funds otherwise appropriated for regional transition support";
• "Sanctions on arms and oil sales to Assad: Targeting any person that the President of the United States determines has knowingly participated in or facilitated a transaction related to the sale or transfer of military equipment, arms, petroleum, or petroleum products to the Assad regime."; and
• "Amendment to the Syria Accountability Act: To allow for sanctions removal once a transitional government is in place and certain terrorism and WMD criteria have been met."
Neither Paul's warnings nor his amendments were enough to counteract the powerful politicians pushing to arm the Syrian rebels.
Click here to read the entire article.
Photo of Sen. Rand Paul: AP Images


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John's Gospel Quartet
Stanley Brothers
Label:Wango LP 105
Release Date:1966-09
Country:United States
BG Unlimited:1966-09
Release Date:1966-09
Country:United States
BG Unlimited:1966-09
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A-1. Hold to God's unchanging hand
A-2. When I lay my burdens down
A-3. In heaven we'll never grow old
A-4. Somebody touched me
A-5. Lord, I'm coming home
A-6. Give me the roses while I live
B-1. Swing low, sweet chariot
B-2. Paul & Silas
B-3. Gathering flowers for the master's bouquet
B-4. The Old country church
B-5. Will you miss me when I'm gone?
B-6. I saw the light
B-7. Where could I go?


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At Baton Rouge General, our legacy is one of compassion and caring, innovation and leadership. Each of our employees is personally committed to making a difference to those they serve. It is the attention to our patients' needs that sets us apart from other hospitals.
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is a full-service community hospital with 590 licensed beds between two campuses. As the first hospital in Baton Rouge, opening its doors in 1900, Baton Rouge General has a long history of groundbreaking milestones, as well as providing the Greater Baton Rouge community with high quality healthcare for generations.
- Performed the first open heart surgery in the city
- Created the first diabetes program
- Established the first regional burn center in southern Louisiana
- Opened the first chemical dependency unit in the state
We continue to identify ways in which the health of our community can be improved through education, prevention and timely access to quality care. Our comprehensive cancer care and heart programs feature specialists, programs and services, and state-of-the-art technology and treatments all under one roof. Baton Rouge General also serves as one of the few burn treatment centers in the South, and sees patients from all over the southern region.
Because every hospital deserves a great medical staff, we're training current and future healthcare professionals in the latest technology and practices. As an accredited teaching hospital since 1991, Baton Rouge General is committed to exceptional medical education through our School of Nursing, School of Radiologic Technology and our Residency programs: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Sports Medicine. Baton Rouge General is also affiliated with and serves as a satellite campus of Tulane University School of Medicine for students participating in the LEAD (Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Discovery) Academy program.
Excellence - An allegiance to the relentless pursuit of perfection, we individually and collectively demonstrate expertise, innovation and accountability in all that we do.
We will be the region's hospital of choice.
Improving lives and strengthening our community by providing exceptional healthcare.
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We must counteract Islamic extremism
Almost everything that Obama is dealing with is either a direct or indirect result of the choices or ineptness of the Bush administration. Bush did nothing in regards to North Korea, Iran, or the Israel/Palestine conflict. He got us into two wars without exit strategies and did nothing about America's health care problem even though 75 percent of the American people said it needed to be reformed. He also did nothing about immigration reform.
When Bush took out Saddam Hussein, he left a power vacuum in Iraq; today, ISIL is using the very weapons he armed the Iraqi regime with to take over the country. How was Obama supposed to know that the Iraqi Army would throw down their weapons and run at the first sight of a few extremists? Bush opened Pandora's Box when he invaded Iraq, and now the Republicans are blaming Obama because he can't get all the evils stuffed back in.
ISIL is not only a threat to the mid-east, but to America and to the entire world. It's time the Republicans stopped playing petty politics and started working on a unified strategy to counter this threat.
The ultimate answer to Islamic extremism lies with the Muslims themselves. They must come up with their own "Reformation" as the Christians did in the 16th Century. Christians decided for themselves what the meaning of Christianity should be and that eventually democracy should prevail over theocracy.
We must fight this extremism wherever it occurs, but more than that, we must encourage the Muslims themselves to defend against it. We must stay out of conflicts where secular governments are in control, even if they are dictatorial tyrants, and let the people themselves decide if they want to live in a democracy. This is no easy task, but we can help through education, the empowerment of women, sanctions, and the power of world opinion.
This task is made even more difficult by the fact that the Middle East controls over 50 percent of the world's oil reserves. This can be offset in part by alternative resources like natural gas, renewable energy, and by researching ways to make coal energy clean.
Countering Islamic extremism will not be easy, but all Americans and the entire world must come together to defeat this threat. Otherwise, we may, in fact, one day have an Armageddon, but it will not be between Christianity and the powers of Satan, but between democracy and extreme Sharia law.
Dennis Thompson


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The international community has shifted its attention to Japan in the wake of last week's historic earthquake and tsunami. As of March 14, media reports revealed that the death toll was expected to exceed 10,000 people.
Amidst all of the news of tragedy and devastation, one notable tale of survival surfaced over the weekend. According to CBS News, a 60-year-old man named Hiromitsu Shinkawa was rescued about 10 miles off the northeastern coast of Minamisoma after he clung to a piece of wreckage from the roof of his house.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), residents who live near a coast should be prepared for a tsunami after an underwater earthquake. They should move to higher ground, such as a hilltop, before the first wave arrives. The agency says that people must abandon their possessions because any time spent trying to collect one's belongings could make the difference between life or death.
For example, Shinkawa and his wife were swept out to sea when they returned to their home in order to retrieve some of their possessions. Although Shinkawa survived, he believes that his wife was killed.
If people are trapped in their homes and unable to reach higher ground, the USGS suggests that they should go to the highest floor in their home or onto the roof. In the event that the tsunami destroys the residence, the agency urges victims to find something sturdy to climb onto that can stay afloat.


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Joint planning board to address transport woes
Posted: March 19, 2014|
STEFAN Kruczkowski in his letter "Need to see big picture on transport strategy" (March 17) puts his finger on the problem when describing his commute from Heanor in Derbyshire to Nottingham. He talks of a lack of integration and little option but to take the car as far as the city boundary – Phoenix Park tram stop.
Unfortunately, his journey crosses too many political boundaries with no fewer than five local authorities taking an interest.
Until recently, the lack of cross-border joined-up thinking has been astonishing and has undoubtedly held up prosperity.
Hopefully that has started to change. Among other initiatives, we now have the Joint Planning Advisory Board, which consists of eight authorities in the Greater Nottingham area including parts of Derbyshire.
Our recent successes include Ilkeston Station (due to open in December), gaining considerable agreement on an aligned core strategy for housing– for which both the inspector and the minister congratulated us – and improving paths and cycleways at several locations, such as Attenborough and Cotgrave.
We now aim to continue this spirit of co-operation to improve cross-border planning and transport which, in the light of HS2, is particularly important.
A solution to Mr Kruczkowski's journey woes could be to extend the tram beyond the M1 to at least Kimberley and Awsworth and, if the will is there, on to Eastwood and then into Derbyshire.
Chairman, Greater Nottingham Joint Planning Advisory Board
Town Hall
WHILE sitting in the long queue of traffic at Beeston the other day, I was contemplating the carbon emissions from the long trail of waiting cars. The thought of carbon balances came to mind.
As a research project, could someone at one of our universities do a projection as to when the balance will be struck between the emissions of the delayed traffic, to the savings made on journeys made by tram passengers who would have travelled by car?
Personally, I think that my great-great-grandchildren will not see it.
Abbey Lane
I WAS once a fan of boxer Carl Froch, but sadly no longer. I now cannot stand the man.
He treats his opponents with disrespect.
He would do well to watch old footage of Henry Cooper and Wally Swift to realise just how a professional boxer should behave.
The "shoving" incident with challenger George Groves brings boxing into disrepute and Froch must be heavily fined by the Boxing Board of Control.
A bit of advice for Froch. Show humility, dignity, manners, be gracious, and practice self-control. Conduct yourself like a champion, and try to enjoy yourself as a champion.
Groves has shown remarkable restraint and I feel it is he who will be the new champion, which can only be good for boxing.
Musters Road
West Bridgford
VOTING apathy relates to an undemocratic UK.
Once elected, MPs and councillors automatically represent their party. My experiences with local councillors are that they have no interest in representing their communities.
Most MPs do not originate from a working-class upbringing.
The public school-educated former lawyers and professionals have never had proper jobs, which further damages democracy.
Nottingham and the UK calls for respectful political representatives that are in tune with our communities.
Parliamentary elitism and local councillors' "set in stone" programmes, have lost the public's respect.
We don't have a government or local council representing the people.
Instead, we have a system which lets power stay where it's always been.
Unless the public changes the system, voting apathy will further deteriorate.
Lime Street
MAY I say a big thank-you to Network Rail for their massive clean-up on the eyesore that was once Colwick railway crossing?
Not only that, but they have also addressed that monstrous yellow fencing that had been decimated during the last winter to the point where it was dangerous and blighted the Loop Road. Unfortunately, they have left behind tons of albeit tidily-stacked rotten fencing.
The new bridge over Trent Lane is another fine achievement. Now, can I push my luck and ask on behalf of my fellow councillors when you intend to do something about the "tin bridge" close to the school on Vale Road in Colwick?
We would dearly like to use this bridge but it's tacky, dangerous and too dark for comfortable use.
We have complained for many years and have got nowhere.
Colwick Parish Councillor
Colwick Park Close
Colwick Village
I WAS interested to read in Monday's edition UKIP candidate Kevin Clarke's sour grapes description as to why Pat Ferguson had triumphed for Labour in Clifton North.
He criticised the dyed-in-the wool Labour voters and Mrs Ferguson's ability to gain the support of some well-known Labour supporters.
Well, Mr Clarke, it worked, and fair play to her.
I did have the pleasure of meeting the Bus Pass Elvis candidate, but sadly didn't at any time have anyone from the Tory party, the Liberal Democrats or members of UKIP at my door.
So I can only assume that, collectively, you all think the people of Clifton North are not worthy of your party's support.
Well done, Pat, now don't let the good people of Clifton North down.
Failsworth Close
WE are advised by RL Cooper (March 6) to "ignore all the waffle put out by people with vested interest and just look at the facts" concerning climate change.
Does this include the many scientists in many related fields dependent on research funding, and the BBC and certain newspapers which have so strongly allied themselves to the issue? Unfortunately, we can't just look at facts and simply draw our own conclusion, I suggest.
By facts, evidence is presumably meant. But herein lies the problem.
Evidence of significance doesn't speak for itself very often, if at all. Evidence has to be analysed and interpreted. Complete objectivity is an ideal, but even scientists bring to their interpretations their own assumptions, ideas, theories, previous knowledge and their preferences.
As for interpreting "extreme" weather events, the recent storms and heavy rainfall provide an interesting insight.
The chief scientists at the Met Office said that "though there is not a definitive answer, all the evidence suggested that climate change had played a part".
It appears that commentators agree that the position of the jet stream was the immediate cause. In contrast to the chief scientists, a professor of climate systems and a member of the international panel on climate change afterwards stated that "there is no evidence that global warming can cause the jet stream to get stuck in the way it has this winter. If this is due to climate change, it is outside our knowledge".
Always be wary of certainty in complex issues.
St Austell Drive
HAVE the rules of English grammar been changed recently, or am I hearing simply a further deterioration in our teaching standards?
In a TV report yesterday, "people were stood outside her apartment". Also, in a report some weeks ago, I heard "an hour ago I was stood on that deck". And I have lost count of the number of times I hear that someone "was sat" somewhere.
The omission of the letter "t" is bad enough, and has become so common that even a member of the government was recently guilty. I suppose that one can forgive people who hail from south of Watford – it is, after all, part of their dialect, but it is unforgivable in supposedly well-educated people, and particularly in journalists and reporters for whom the English language is one of the tools of their trade.
Flouting the basic rules of grammar, however, is a much more serious fault.
I expect someone will say that language is dynamic and ever-changing and it is therefore acceptable, but I disagree. Without basic rules we would eventually become unable to understand each other.
Steedman Avenue


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The last time the Premier League saw a character as enigmatic and brilliant as Liverpool forward Luis Suarez, it was a dazzling Frenchman whose name is still sung on the terraces decades after exiting English football. Eric Cantona's legacy is like no other - but in Suarez the Manchester United legend may have a spiritual successor. It's not a comparison many would leap to, especially not fans of the players' respective clubs, but the similarities are compelling...
When Cantona arrived at United, he was a man on a mission - a rescue mission. United were languishing behind Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers as well as surprise challengers Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers in the race for the 1992-93 Premier League title when the French maestro, sold by Leeds United for a paltry £1.2m to rid chairman Bill Fotherby of an outcast deemed unpredictable and lacking commitment, turned up to jolt the Manchester club's season into life. With summer signing Dion Dublin sidelined with a broken leg and Bryan McClair and Mark Hughes desperately out of form, Cantona was relied upon to deliver much-needed goals - and deliver he did. 9 goals later, United were ten points ahead of the pack, romping home to perhaps the most unlikely title in their history.
Suarez enjoyed a similar impact. Not unlike Cantona, he was offloaded mid-season to a side struggling for goals after a string of controversial incidents and handed the number 7 shirt. Both shirts came laden with expectation. At Liverpool, the number was previously donned by Dalglish and Kevin Keegan, while at United previous owners were the mercurial George Best and Bryan Robson. The Uruguayan came off the bench to score on his debut (despite not having had time to train with the team before the match, taking place just days after his transfer) and was highly influential in his remaining 12 appearances, rocketing the Reds up to sixth and into Europe. "The boy's a very special player. A Liverpool legend in the making," said Dalglish as Suarez quickly established himself as one of the most dangerous strikers in the league just as Cantona had done two seasons previous.
In the years that followed both stars' arrivals, they became increasingly depended upon, with critics suggesting both Manchester United and Liverpool had become one man teams. In the 93-94 season, Cantona provided 31% of the team's goals (compared to the last time United won the league in 2011, during which leading scorer Dimitar Berbatov scored 25% of the team's goals) while so far this season Suarez has been involved in 58% of Liverpool's goals. In 2012 the Kop hero created 75 chances from open play to become the Premier League's second most effective attacking player, second only to Manchester City's David Silva, and took more shots on goal than any other player in the English game (163), scoring 19.
Though their playing styles are different, with Suarez's game characterised by nimble runs and scrambled goal s a world apart from the leisurely, elegant play typical of the Frenchman, the pair are also drawn together by their penchant for controversy. This weekend saw the latest Suarez storm, with the star labelled a cheat for handling the ball to score the decisive goal in a 2-1 FA Cup victory over Mansfield. Since landing in England he's been embroiled in an alleged racism scandal that dominated headlines in 2012, handed a ban for taunting opposition support and accused of diving. Before that he was famously sent off in a tense 2010 World Cup clash between Uruguay and Ghana for clearing the ball from the line with his hands and labelled the Cannibal of Ajax for biting an opponent.
Cantona meanwhile was rarely out of the headlines during his tenure at Manchester United. The Frenchman averaged a red card once in every 24 Premier League games. To put that into context, reputed Premier League hardmen Roy Keane and Patrick Viera averaged a sending off once in every 54 and 35 games respectively. Even the game's most notorious hardman Vinnie Jones was sent off less times than Cantona. But it was a cold January evening at Selhurst Park in 1995 that will go down as his most infamous moment. Sent off for a kick on Crystal Palace defender Richard Shaw, the Frenchman launched a kung-fu kick to the chest of an abusive fan as he headed for the dressing room, earning a lengthy ban and 100 hours of community service. His only explanation of his actions at the later press conference? "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much."
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It's been a whirlwind 2012 for Icons in which we've conducted signings with old friends Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, met with legends like Eric Cantona and Brazilian Ronaldo and struck up new partnerships with the amazing Pep Guardiola and Neymar. And on top of all that, we've just had our busiest Christmas ever. But what does 2013 have in store?
We're kicking off the new year in style this evening (a little early, we know) with the launch of our January Sale, slashing prices on our stunning range of signed memorabilia from the world's best players by up to 50%. Check back from 6pm GMT tonight (24 December) for:
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Seagulls. Terminators. Bags of shit. Most footballers choose to let their feet do the talking but Eric Cantona is one of few Premiership legends as elegent in speech as they were on the pitch. His brilliant soundbites only added to the enigma that was the genius Frenchman, capturing the imagination of football fans across the nation with his cryptic and often bizarre statements. With this week marking 20 years since his arrival at Manchester United, what better reason to revisit some of his most amazing quotes?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much." (1995)
Given community service and a lengthly spell on the sidelines for United after attacking a supporter with that kung-fu kick, Cantona offered up only one response to questions at a press conference in front of the national media, a quote that seventeen years later lives on in infamy.
"I don't want to be in Terminator. I don't want to be in Hollywood." (2003)
Living for the day Cantona replaces Arnie at the helm of one of the greatest action series of all time? Sorry to disappoint you but the striker explained in 2003 that though he had begun an acting career, he much preferred "making films that I find interesting and intellectually challenging." Sigh.
"The revolution is really easy to do these days. What's the system? The system is built on the power of the banks. So it must be destoryed through the banks. A real revolution." (2010)
Most footballers ease into a life of golfing and the odd bit of punditry when they retire. Not Eric, who in 2010 tried to instigate a collapse of France's financial district, urging the nation to withdraw all their money from their bank accounts.
"After his first training session in heaven, George Best, from the favourite right wing, turned the head of God who was filling in at left back." (2005)
When George Best died in 2005, there were plenty of eulogies given to one of football's most troubled talents, but none as poetic and touching as that of his Manchester United compatriot Cantona.
"I'm so proud the fans still sing my name, but I fear tomorrow they will stop. I fear it because I love it. And everything you love, you fear you will lose." (2004)
A genuinely touching sentiment this may be. and testament to his special relationship with United fans, but he needn't worry - Cantona is an icon like no other and his famous chant ("ooh, ahh, Cantona!") is sure to be heard on the terraces for decades to come.
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Last Monday, 4 June, Icons travelled to Paris for a private and exclusive signing session with Manchester United legend Eric Cantona. Icons have a superb long-standing relationship with Eric, and we were delighted to hold our first signing together since February 2009. Read on to find out more...
In the five storming seasons that followed his transfer from Leeds to Sir Alex Ferguson's Man Utd in November 1992 (pictured above), the bewilderingly gifted and notoriously temperamental Frenchman fired the Red Devils to four Premier League titles and two FA Cups. Now, as Director of Soccer at the recently revived New York Cosmos, Cantona splits his time between Paris and New York. It was in the French capital that we arranged to meet.
For the Icons team travelling from London to Paris to conduct the signing, Monday 4 June began with 7am taxis to Kings Cross St Pancras and a packed Eurostar train at 8.20am. Carrying suitcases loaded with shirts, boots and camera equipment, we arrived at Paris' Gare du Nord station and headed straight to the city centre hotel where the signing was to take place.
Eric wasn't arriving until later that afternoon, so after locating a hotel conference room for the signing, we headed out for a leisurely Parisian lunch. Upon our return to the hotel it was all hands to the deck to ensure the signing went as smoothly as possible. The shirts were unpacked and arranged in piles in preparation to be signed, and pens and cameras were carefully tested as our excitement grew at meeting one of football's greatest personalities.
Slightly delayed by Paris' notorious traffic, Cantona arrived just before 4pm. The towering Frenchman was friendly and polite, introducing himself as "Eric" with a round of handshakes. After downing an entire bottle of water in one go, he sat down and began siging Man Utd 1996 FA Cup winners shirts and the infamous 1993-94 away shirts, both pictured below.
Despite the temperamental reputation, Eric was approachable, relaxed and as professional as we expected. While he meticulously added his signature to our replica shirts, conversation - in both English and French - varied from his days in Manchester to his acting career and his thoughts on Euro 2012 and Roland Garros. (Unfortunately we are not permitted to disclose his predictions in our Euro 2012 predictions blog!)
The session lasted almost two hours, and there was even time for Eric to pay for a round of drinks in the hotel bar. Still starstruck from the signing, we set about packing up the newly-signed shirts and boots and made our way back to London. Even a two-hour delay on the Eurostar couldn't dampen our spirits!
Eric is pictured here with Nick, one member of the Icons team.
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Icons HQ is an extremely excited place today, after we received confirmation that our signing with the legendary Eric Cantona will go ahead next week. We will be travelling to Paris for the signing, where Eric will be adding his signature to a superb range of Manchester United shirts and boots, exclusively for Icons. The King, ladies and gentlemen, is back.
This is a man who needs no introduction, but to put it simply, Eric Cantona was the most exciting player of the Premier League era. Supremely talented, charismatic, unpredictable and temperamental, the Frenchman became an idol at Old Trafford during the 90s. In five blistering seasons in Man Utd's iconic number 7 shirt, the inspirational Cantona won four Premier League titles and two FA Cups.
Icons have a long-standing relationship with Cantona, but this will be our first signing together since February 2009. We are now delighted to give you the opportunity to pre-order an iconic signed shirt or boot from one of football's true greats. As well as the 1996 FA Cup winners shirt, Cantona will, for the first time ever, be signing the infamous black away shirt and Nike Tiempo boots. View the full range HERE and order yours now.
Pre-orders will be dispatched from 6 June. Make sure you keep an eye on the blog and follow us on Twitter, where we'll be uploading exclusive photos to give you a behing-the-scenes look at our signing session.
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The incomparable Eric Cantona and one of the Premier League's greatest ever goals. Pure class.
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Is Cristiano Ronaldo only the 50th best player ever to play for Manchester United? Not even as good as Andy, sorry, Andrew Cole?The Times released their list of the 50 best footballers to play for Manchester United this week, and as always with these lists there were some surprising choices.Sir Bobby Charlton headed the 50 at number one: survivor of the Munich air crash, inspiration at Wembley 68 and chief protagonist behind bringing Alex Ferguson to Old Trafford, it's hard to argue against those credentials.George Best, one of the most charismatic and skilful players not only of the Sixties but of all time, was second, with Munich victim Duncan Edwards at number three.The enigmatic Eric Cantona came in at fourth, with captain marvel Bryan Robson at five, while record appearance holder Ryan Giggs was ranked seven.Icons has a great choice of Man Utd memorabilia available from the players. Number is where they came in the Times ranking.50 Cristiano Ronaldo memorabilia42 Jaap Stam memorabilia35 Teddy Sheringham memorabilia8 Denis Law memorabilia7 Ryan Giggs memorabilia5 Bryan Robson memorabilia4 Eric Cantona memorabilia2 George Best memorabilia1 Bobby Charlton memorabilia
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The 128th FA Cup Final will be contested on May 30 at Wembley between Chelsea and Everton. That was confirmed over the weekend with respective victories over Arsenal and Manchester United.Frank Lampard was instrumental in the Stamford Bridge side's progress on Saturday, setting up goals for Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba. Meanwhile, with Sir Alex Ferguson putting out a second-string side on Sunday, Everton progressed thanks to a penalty shootout after a dull 0-0 draw.Sadly there was nothing to match the drama of Man Utd v Arsenal in 1999 when Ryan Giggs scored probably the greatest FA Cup goal of all time, or Gazza's free-kick for Spurs against Arsenal.Cup finals are always special occasions, and over the years have thrown up a variety of heroes. Ricky Villa scoring the best ever Wembley FA Cup final goal against Manchester City, Charlie George's winning celebration against Liverpool in 1971, Trevor Brooking's diving header against Arsenal in 1980... the list goes on.Icons has plenty of great FA Cup memorabilia in store, just check out the following:Ossie Ardiles And Ricky Villa Signed Tottenham Hotspur 1981 FA Cup Final ShirtEric Cantona Signed Manchester United 1996 FA Cup Winners ShirtBobby Charlton Signed Manchester United 1963 FA Cup Final ShirtAllan Clarke Signed Leeds United 1972 FA Cup Final ShirtSteven Gerrard Signed Print - Gerrard's FinalGlenn Hoddle Signed Tottenham 1982 FA Cup Winners Shirt
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Last week Icons completed its fourth private signing session with Manchester United legend Eric Cantona.Icons travelled to Paris to meet with the mercurial Frenchman, where he signed a new range of shirts and photos for us.Le King put his name to a replica 1996 FA Cup final shirt commemorating the May day when his solitary strike sent arch rivals Liverpool to 1-0 defeat at Wembley.He also signed two new photographs for our Cantona range. The first shows him, arm aloft, having inspired Manchester United to a vital win over Wimbledon. Newcastle led United by 12 points and this victory began the fightback as they defied the odds to claw back the deficit.The second is from the same season, and shows Cantona and Roy Keane celebrating Eric's sixth-minute strike against Manchester City in April that year which put United neck and neck with Kevin Keegan's Newcastle. The Geordies crumbled under pressure and Fergie's young side went on to achieve an incredible double.Fergie had offloaded Mark Hughes, Paul Ince and Andrei Kanchelskis in the summer leading Alan Hansen to remark famously that "You'll never win anything with kids." But a youthful team including Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Neville Brothers spectacularly proved him wrong.Check out the icons shop now to buy these superb items of sporting memorabilia.
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So Jose Mourinho reckons that Ryan Giggs is the greatest ever Premiership player, better than Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Eric Cantona.The Special One should know a thing or two given the number of trophies he won with Chelsea and the way his Inter Milan side are running away with this year's Scuddeto.But is he right? Here is Icons' top five Premiership players:5. Steven Gerrard. They say that no player is bigger than the team. Have they not heard of Stevie G?4. Frank Lampard. Still holds the record for an outfield player of 164 consecutive appearances. A phenomenon.3. Eric Cantona. Turned Manchester United into the all-conquering force they are today.2. Alan Shearer. 260 Premiership goals. Will anyone ever beat that?1. Ryan Giggs. Well no-one ever won an argument with the Special One did they?We've had our turn. Now it's yours...
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Reports on coachingsearch.com and doubletnation.com say former Abilene Christian head football coach Chris Thomsen has left the assistant coaching position he held at Arizona State for just over a month to join Tommy Tuberville's staff at Texas Tech.
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