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45365 is a vérité exploration of the congruities of daily life in an American town. From the patrol car to the courtroom, the playground to the nursing home, it explores relationships and interactions with and between people and their community. The stories of a father and son, a young relationship, cops and criminals, officials and their electorate coalesce into a mosaic of faces, places, and events. 45365 is a portrait of a city and its people.
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by Eren McGinnis and Ari Palos
Beyond the Border — Más Allá de la Frontera traces the painful transition made by four sons in the Ayala family who leave their family in Mexico to seek "una vida mejor" (a better life) in Kentucky, where they fight cultural, class and language barriers.
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by Martha Burr and Mei-Juin Chen
From Blaxploitation cinema in the 1970s to hip-hop and reggae iconography, the martial art of kungfu provides a vital subtext for the modern African American cultural experience.
Boxing Gym
by Frederick Wiseman
The boxing gym: a place of violence, but also discipline; the site of fights, but also of community. This film explores the dichotomous role of the boxing gym in modern cities.
by Donna Dewey and Daniel Junge
An observational documentary about the on- and off-court struggles of Native American basketball players at Wyoming Indian High School.
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Circus School
by Guo Jing and Ke Dingding
Take a rare look into one of China's most treasured commodities — acrobats. Circus School reveals the rigorous physical training students must endure as they prepare for a national competition.
Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices
Deep Water
by Louise Osmond and Jerry Rothwell
The compelling story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who entered the most daring nautical challenge ever — the very first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race.
Global Perspectives Collection, Independent Lens
Diamond in the Dunes
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Meet young Parhat Ablat, a member of a Muslim minority from the deserts of Western China, who is leading the fight against racial segregation using the unlikely medium of baseball.
Global Voices
Doping for Gold
by Alison Rooper
In the 1970s, female East German athletes came from nowhere to dominate international sport. But behind their success lay a horrifying secret. Doping for Gold reveals the truth behind the biggest state-sponsored doping program the world has ever known, creating a timely perspective on today's many sports drug scandals.
Global Perspectives Collection, Secrets of the Dead
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by George Amponsah, Jacqui Timberlake, and Mike Tait
Three young boxers from Bukom, Ghana try to navigate the glittering prizefighting rings of Europe and North America through triumph and defeat.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have scoring beyond Kobe Bryant in Mike D'Antoni's offense. Not so much for the Dallas Mavericks when O.J. Mayo is a bit off, at least until Dirk Nowitzki gets back.
Metta World Peace hit three quick 3-pointers to spark a Los Angeles barrage from long range, and the Lakers scored 36 points before Bryant took his first shot in a 115-89 blowout of the Mavericks on Saturday night.
Once he started shooting, Bryant, the league's leading scorer, ended up joining World Peace among three Lakers with 19 points, and Los Angeles avoided its first 0-5 road start in nearly 20 years by scoring 100 points for the first time in four games under its hobbled coach.
"Metta played great. There was no reason not to," said D'Antoni, now 2-2 since joining the Los Angeles bench after knee replacement surgery. "The force that we had rolling, and the way the ball moves, he'll get it and he should get 10 3s a night."
Mayo didn't get any 3-pointers on this night, going 0 for 5 despite coming in as the league leader with 42 from long range. Harassed by tough defense from Bryant, he scored 13 points -- nine below his average -- and even missed the rim on a finger-roll layup attempt while starting 1 of 7 from the field.
"Oh man, terrific defense," Mayo said. "But a lot of them were missed open shots."
The Lakers don't expect their offense to find a high gear until Steve Nash returns from a leg injury, but they didn't need him against his old team, which will be missing his old running buddy, Nowitzki, for about another month at least.
Really, the Lakers didn't even need Bryant a night after he scored the final 14 Los Angeles points in a loss at Memphis. He hit his first shot early in the second quarter to put the Lakers up 41-23, and he made it a 20-point game on another bucket with 8:54 left in the half.
Thunder 116, 76ers 109: No matter how many shots the Oklahoma City Thunder missed, it remained confident about the next one.
Kevin Durant scored 37 points, Russell Westbrook had 30 and the Thunder beat the host 76ers 116-109 in overtime.
Serge Ibaka added 18 points for the defending Western Conference champions, who've won nine of 11 to go to 10-4.
The Thunder missed its last seven shots in regulation, but got 3-pointers from four players in OT.
"We weren't making shots at the end, but I like the fact guys continued to stick with each other and trust each other," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "Trust isn't a word we throw around loosely. You're not always going to make shots, but if a guy is open, you have to trust he'll make the next one."
Thad Young had a season-high 29 points and career-high 15 rebounds, and Evan Turner scored 26 points for Philadelphia, which has lost two in a row after winning three straight.
Trailing most of the game, the Sixers tied it at 94 on a dunk by Young off an underneath pass by Turner with 5:01 left.
The Thunder regained the lead on Westbrook's driving layup and Durant's 10-footer made it 98-94. A pair of free throws by Lavoy Allen cut it to 98-96. The teams combined for eight misses and three turnovers until Young's layup tied it at 98 with 1:36 to go.
Each team missed its next two shots and Turner deflected away an inbound pass with 3 seconds left to send it to overtime.
That's when the Thunder found its shooting touch from beyond the arc.
General manager Tony DiLeo said that Bynum is out indefinitely and there's no timetable set for his first game. The All-Star center was acquired from the Lakers in a four-team trade before the season.
Heat 110, Cavaliers 108: Ray Allen took a pass from LeBron James and made a 3-pointer with 18.2 seconds left, and host Miami rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 1:52 to beat Cleveland.
James finished with 30 points for the Heat, which remained perfect at home despite leading for only 2 minutes, 29 seconds. Chris Bosh scored 23 points, Dwyane Wade added 18 and Allen finished with 17 -- 15 in the fourth quarter -- for the Heat, which lost Shane Battier in the third quarter to a sprained right knee.
Cleveland had a good look at the lead, but Wade blocked Jeremy Pargo's jumper with 3 seconds left, and Allen added one free throw to stretch the lead to two. Cleveland controlled the rebound with 0.6 seconds left, but never got anything near the rim.
Hawks 104, Clippers 93: Jeff Teague had 19 points and 11 assists, Zaza Pachulia added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and host Atlanta won its fifth straight game with a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Blake Griffin scored 22 points and Chris Paul had 19 for the Clippers.
Bulls 93, Bucks 86: Carlos Boozer and Richard Hamilton scored 22 points apiece to lead Chicago to a victory over host Milwaukee, breaking a four-game losing streak.
The win by the Bulls was the ninth straight over the Bucks and the fifth straight at the Bradley Center.
Bobcats 108, Wizards 106: Byron Mullens scored 27 points, Ramon Sessions had 20 and Ben Gordon added 19 as Charlotte earned its seventh win of the season and kept host Washington winless with a double-overtime victory.
Last season, the Bobcats went 7-59 in the lockout-shortened season.
Kings 108, Jazz 97: Tyreke Evans scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half and slumping Sacramento beat visiting Utah. The Kings squandered a 13-point lead in a two-point loss Friday in Utah, but this time held on to win for only the second time in eight games.


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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Psalm 24:1 NIV The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.
Observation: The world belongs to the Lord by right of creation. He made it. The creative abilities of men can only be expressed by using what God originally created. Only God created something out of nothing.
Application: Since God is the original creator and created all the building blocks out of which I can create…
Since God loves me so much He was willing to send His Son to die for my sins…
Since I have committed my life to honor Him…
Then it is logical for me to expect that God will help me create what I need to accomplish His will!
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Woman convicted in child's death up for parole
Crevitt admitted to taking LSD and tossing toddler into river canal
Lisa Ameen Crevitt, who admitted taking LSD and tossing her toddler into a river canal, is up for parole in March after 27 years in prison.
The child's father is fighting to keep her behind bars.
Crevitt was sentenced to life in prison in 1985 for the murder of her 2½-year-old daughter, Nikki. She had claimed the girl was abducted May 16, 1985, from a store in what was then Battlefield Mall in Vicksburg.
Prosecutors said she threw the girl into the Sunflower Diversion Canal about 12 miles north of Vicksburg.
The child's father, Jeff Crevitt, a Warren County justice court judge, told the Vicksburg Post that he and other family members went before the State Parole Board this month to oppose her parole.
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Gwyneth Paltrow does a pretty good job of embarrassing both her children (Apple and Moses Martin) and God's children (all of us watching), in this video of her champagne sway-dancing onstage with Jay-Z and Chris Martin at the former's New Year's Eve concert.
She doesn't quite know where to stand. She doesn't quite know if she should be sipping or singing. She can't quite decide if her "signature move" is pointing or ponytail shakes.
She is you at a New Year's Eve party.
Study this tape and correct yourself for next year.
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CHRISTI - Throughout the summer of 2011, GoIslanders.com looked back at the best moments and athletic performances from the 2010-11 school year.
Every Thursday, we brought you the top 10 individual performances, with Tuesdays bringing the year's top 10 moments. This final installment of the Top Moments wraps up the 2010-11 recap for the Islanders with much more to come in 2011-12.
Top Moment # 1: Men's Tennis Wins Southland Tournament Title
On May 5, the No. 70 Texas A&M- Corpus Christi Men's Tennis Team faced the possibility of their last match of the season at the 2011 Southland Conference Tournament against UTSA. The Islanders' tough 4-1 victory over the Roadrunners garnered the men's tennis team an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships for the third time in four seasons and the fourth time in program history.
Refusing to lose, the Islanders fought with tenacity as the doubles point was eerily similar to the first time the two teams played, as they split the No. 2 and 3 matches. Co-captain James Langford and junior Aurelien Tave won an 8-3 match at No. 2 while junior Robert Raguz and sophomore Matt Westmoreland fell by an 8-6 final at the No. 3 position that left the deciding point up to No. 1 doubles.
The previous time the teams met, UTSA won a 9-8 (7-2) final over co-captain Laurent Montoisy and junior Gergo Weidinger. It was just the opposite this time, with the Islanders taking a 9-8 (7-2) win to secure the first point of the match.
In singles, it was a battle of wills as only two matches went two sets. The first to finish was the No. 1 flight with Montoisy taking his first loss of the season against a Southland Conference opponent with a 6-2, 6-3 setback to tie the match at 1-1 after the first singles match. In No. 3 singles, Tave put his team back ahead with the only other two-set match of the day, taking a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) final to make it 2-1 for the Islanders.
With the tide seemingly turned against the Islanders, the team found a way to pull through, with the team unwilling to accept it as being the last match for captains Montoisy and Langford. The rest of the matches all went to a third set with Texas A&M – Corpus Christi coming out on top in the final two matches of the day to clinch the championship.
Raguz finished off his opponent at No. 4 singles with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win to make it a 3-1 contest.
The final match of the day was between Weidinger and Daniel Moser. In the first meeting between the two, Moser won in straight sets by a 6-2, 6-1 final. Weidinger was not going to let that happen to him again as he came out and took the first set on his way to a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win and the title-clinching point for his team. Langford was still on the court and was ahead in the third at 2-6, 7-5, 3-2 when play was stopped. Next stop for the team was the NCAA Championships.
The Texas A&M- Corpus Christi Men's Tennis Team lost a hard-fought 4-1 final against No. 5 Baylor the first round of the NCAA Championships. The loss ended the season for the Southland Conference Champions. The Islanders finish a season that saw them return to the NCAA Tournament and win both the regular season and tournament titles for the Southland Conference Championships, as well as becoming the first team to ever sweep the postseason Southland awards. Montoisy was named Player of the Year, Tave garnered the Newcomer of the Year honor, Westmoreland picked up the Freshman of the Year award and Director of Tennis Steve Moore was named the Coach of the Year for the fifth-straight season.
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June 16 - #10: Nikki Dunn battles the elements at Rio Verde Invitational
June 23 - #9: Jessica Jammer and Adrienne Scott Go Off Against UTPA
June 30 - #8: Justin Reynolds Scores 26 in Home Finale
July 7 - #7: Mirna Cicak knocks off No. 1 player from defending Southland Champion NW State
July 14 - #6: Patrick Kimeli qualifies for NCAA Championship
July 21 - #5: Emma Ridley has 26 kills and hits .339 in road win at SFA
July 28 - #4: Ryann White rallies for Top-3 Finish at Southland Championship
Aug. 4 - #3: Todd Simko tosses two-hitter at Southeastern
Aug. 11 - #2: Brittany Tucker hits three-straight homers
Aug. 18 - #1: Son Leads All Scorers at Southland Championship
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June 21 - #10: Women's Tennis Defeats SFA to Give Them Fourth Loss of Year
June 28 - #9: Softball's Crazy Comeback Wins
July 5 - #8: Baseball's walk-off win over UTSA and comeback win over SFA at Southland Tournament
July 12 - #7: Men's Hoops Knocks Off Houston
July 19 - #6: Ernestine Cray Named Southland Freshman of the Year
July 26 - #5: Men's Tennis Clinches Regular Season Title
Aug. 2 - #4: Volleyball sweeps SFA
Aug. 9 - #3: Softball Wins Southland Title
Aug. 16 - #2: Baseball Beats Texas
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STANFORD -- Fourth-seeded North Carolina offers a perplexing challenge for Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer and her staff.
The Tar Heels (26-9) hope to start three freshmen, a sophomore and a junior Tuesday night in an Elite Eight game against second-seeded Stanford in Maples Pavilion. The turn-over-every-rock Cardinal coaches might have trouble plotting against a group that sometimes plays unorthodoxed basketball.
"They do a lot of things on instincts, which are good instincts," VanDerveer said Monday. "Whether it is blocking shots or trapping people or switching on things. You're like, 'Really?' But it works for them."
Stanford (32-3) had a week to create defensive schemes that held All-American guard Maggie Lucas of Penn State to a season-low six points Sunday in the Sweet 16.
Now the coaching staff has fewer than two days to try to slow down freshman sensation Diamond DeShields, Carolina's leading scorer at 18.1 points per game.
DeShield's status won't be determined until before the game after the 6-foot-1-inch guard twisted her right ankle Sunday as the Tar Heels upset top-seeded South Carolina 65-58.
But last year's national high school player of the year from Georgia wasn't shy Monday about discussing ways others have tried to stop her.
"A lot of teams this season have tried to take me out of the game and haven't been too successful with it," said DeShields, a daughter of former major leaguer Delino DeShields.
The Atlantic Coast Conference's freshman of the year saw what Stanford's defense did to Lucas.
"But Maggie and I are two different players and I think that I will be able to make that adjustment," DeShields said. "If they do take me out of the game offensively, there is always a defensive side that I can control. In that end of the floor, I'm just going to be the Diamond that everyone expects me to be."
"We have to box out and get these rebounds, whether they are offensive or defensive," she said. "We have to do a good job on" Chiney "Ogwumike. She is a phenomenal player and the less she touches the ball the better."
Associate head coach Andrew Calder underscored the point when reciting Ogwumike's offensive rebounding statistics.
"She's very difficult to box out, because she reads the ball coming off the rim so well," said Calder, who temporarily took over the team while coach Sylvia Hatchell underwent treatment for leukemia. "She reads her teammates and the way the shoot. She has a good sense of where the basketball is going to come off the rim. And she can rebound out of her area maybe better than anyone in the country. She can go get it, and that will be a big concern to us."
"What we can't do is give up regardless of the score, up or down," said Mavunga, who averages 10.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. "We have to keep pushing, continuing to battle through it all. We can't lose our focus. We have to keep the enthusiasm, energy on the court, and just execute every play of the game."
The man also happened to be a huge Cardinal women's basketball fan who attended Sunday's game. He gushed about the 82-57 Sweet 16 victory over Penn State.
"It made my day," VanDerveer said of the surprise encounter.
The basketball coaching sisters were walking Tara's two yellow labs in her neighborhood when it happened.
The Hall of Fame coach who lives close to campus gets recognized at grocery stores around town but "it doesn't happen like that," Tara VanDerveer said.
But James, of El Dorado Hills, plans to shelve basketball once the season ends in the coming days. She will leave Stanford with a degree in biology and in May plans to enter a master's program in pediatric nursing at Columbia University in New York City.
James returned this season after leg surgery for compartment syndrome, a condition that can cause muscle and nerve damage.
"My legs are doing better now but it's always painful," she said.
After a disappointing freshman season, James didn't think she'd ever earn a starting spot at Stanford. Many team observers would not have argued the point.
"Things have gone full circle," said James, who usually is the first starter replaced with Taylor Greenfield or Bonnie Samuelson.
"It has been hard for our coaches to figure out because it is an even playing field," James said. "It has been a little tough and I'm just trying to keep my mind right."
"The baseball diamond, there is some correlation with the two for my dad," she said. "But for my mom, she just saw it as no pressure, no diamonds. And growing up, she just saw me as a gem, and really embodied the name that I was given. She even got a tattoo of it on her."
"The difference is that they put tape in the middle of theirs and so I try not to do that, and plus mine also have lens on them and theirs are usually just an open hole," the talkative freshman said. "These are just my glasses that fit my 'swaggy look.' "
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.


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quote: "Some feel the President shouldn't have the power to order the warrantless killings of Americans on U.S. soil.""Some"!?
quote: If you're trying to assume that Jason Mick is playing partisan politics, and that he is a hard core republican, you haven't been following Dailytech long enough.
quote: I started reading here because of Masher, and didn't like Jason's perspective at all back then (it seemed as though he were on a liberal global warming spree).
quote: Jason has never struck me as a Reagan lover and I think you're trolling is in very poor taste.
quote: Yet neither of you addressed the not hidden at all message that every president has used the US military to attack nations outside of Congressional approval. Now we attack individuals in areas that the de facto nation has little control (Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan).
quote: Suddenly the reason why Congress and the President support a lot of operations and invasions that are unpopular and at times nonsensical/counterproductive makes a lot more sense. Feed the hand that feeds.
quote: I tend to be "party democrat" liberal, however, This is just terrible. You should ask these family members, what will happen when a republican or somebody they doesn't like comes to power?
quote: Obama is pretty much doing the exact same thing with drones as Bush - let the CIA and DoD kill bad people in lawless lands that we don't want to invade
quote: You keep forgetting that drones have been in use since Clinton. They are just getting more press coverage because the Right can't seem to find anything else to complain about.
quote: The public has the same kind of fascination with drones as they did with our nuclear umbrella in the 80s and precision munitions and night vision in the 90s. Drones and stealth are the 'cool military toys' of the age.
quote: Do those "bad people" include civilians? If so, why is the Pentagon paying grief payments for these "bad people" (or "bad civilians"?) deaths?
quote: I know there's reasonable people on both sides of the aisle, my intention was not to blast "Party Democrats", but rather to suggest that there's unreasonable people (on both sides of the aisle) who baffingly see no harm in warrantless killing of Americans and other unconstitutional actions.
quote: There's never been a conflict this major in the history of armed combat that's resulted in so few civilian casualties. Especially considering it's sometimes impossible to identify the civilians from the insurgents.
quote: Yup, I've broached the topic with certain Obama-obsessed "Party Democrat" family members and they argued it was fine (I kid you not) because "the Constitution is outdated" in their opinion, and they believe Obama would never abuse that unchecked power and that "we live in a scary world today where people want to kill Americans (so warrantless deathstrikes are necessary)."


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Houston selects Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins with 27th overall pick
Published: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 12:49 a.m.
HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans selected Clemson receiver DeAndre Hopkins with the 27th overall pick in the NFL draft.
Receiver was the biggest need for the Texans who have long lacked a top-tier receiver to play opposite star Andre Johnson, who turns 32 this summer.
It's just the second time Houston has drafted a receiver in the first round and the first time since Johnson was chosen third overall in 2003.
Last year, they drafted receivers DeVier Posey in the third round and Keshawn Martin in the fourth round. Posey contributed on offense, but tore his Achilles tendon in their playoff loss and is likely to miss a lot of time this season, and Martin worked mostly on special teams.
Veteran Kevin Walter was cut after the season.
Hopkins is the 23rd first-round selection in Clemson history, the first since C.J. Spiller was the ninth pick of the draft in 2010.
Hopkins is the first Clemson wide receiver to be selected in the first round since Rod Gardner was the No. 15 selection of the Washington Redskins in 2001.
At 20 years, 10 months and 13 days, Hopkins is the youngest first-round draft choice in Clemson history. The previous youngest was linebacker Anthony Simmons, who was drafted on April 18, 1998 at the age of 21 years, 9 months and 29 days
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Introducing the QNAP TS-112 NAS server for home use, an easy to use networked storage center for the ultimate digital home entertainment experience.
QNAP Turbo NAS servers are a new approach for sharing digital photos, music, and movies/videos, and keeping home computers backed up.
You can easily view photos, listen to music, and even watch Full HD 1080p movies on a widescreen TV or projector streamed from the NAS over the network through PS3, Xbox 360, or other network media players.
You can share multimedia content with family and friends wherever they are on the Internet by web browsers.
iPhone/iPod touch/iPad and Android users can browse shared photos or listen to their music collections anywhere with 3G or Wi-Fi connection by streaming content directly to the device - no sync required.
QNAP NAS brings to life the ultimate in digital home theater enjoyment.
Home Movie / Video Center
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You can connect an external USB or eSATA drive to the NAS and configure it as a "mirror disk" of the internal hard drive of the NAS. The NAS data will be synchronized with the external drive continuously. If the internal hard drive on the NAS fails, you could install the external drive in the NAS to restore the system with all the data retained.
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You can connect up to 3 USB printers to the QNAP NAS and share the printers with family members for network (LAN or Internet) printing.
Back up and share your digital photosQNAP NAS is an ideal device for photo backup, archiving, and sharing. Simply upload your photos to the NAS, you can create and organize beautiful albums by a web browser and share with your family and friends. You can view the entire albums through UPnP-compatible players. Browsing your pictures on widescreen TV with your family has never been easier!
Build your own home music library and enjoy it anywhereYou can use the QNAP NAS as a music server to easily store music files and share them to your PC or various media players.
Large storage capacity and high performance for your home theaterQNAP NAS is an ideal video storage center for you to store numerous home videos, movies, and ripped Blu-ray or DVDs. Not only that, you can enjoy Full HD movies on your TV streamed from the NAS through PS3, Xbox 360, and other network media players.
Complete backup serverWith QNAP's backup utility NetBak Replicator, you can automatically back up your important files from Windows PC to a QNAP NAS over the network. You can execute real-time synchronization and scheduled backup from multiple PCs to the NAS, and also restore the data to the original location or to a new directory in the event of a PC crash.
Web file managerQNAP Turbo NAS provides web file manager for you to access and manage the server data anytime, anywhere by a web browser. Web File Manager supports intelligent data search, batch files upload and download, file extraction, mounting ISO files, file-level permission settings, and more.
FTP serverYou can set up QNAP NAS as an FTP server and share large files conveniently with others.
Easy to install, easy to useThe easy-to-use wizard is included in the product CD. Just a few clicks to go through the steps, and you can complete the installation in few minutes. The NAS is designed with user-friendly AJAX web interface, you can easily enjoy all the features - no IT expertise required.
Green designQNAP NAS features the green technologies to protect the environment and save your electricity bill. The smart fan monitors the server and hard drive temperature and automatically adjusts the fan speed for quiet 24/7 operation. The hard drives can also be set to enter sleep mode after a period of idling to reduce power consumption and extend their lifespan. The NAS can also be scheduled for automatic power on and off to save energy when no data access is required.
High-speed data sharing for home networkWith the Gigabit Ethernet interface and advanced processor, the NAS delivers ultra-high-speed home network data transfer. You can quickly store large amount of movies, photos, and music within a short period of time.
- Product Description
- QNAP TS-112 Turbo NAS - NAS server - 0 GB
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 6 cm x 21.8 cm x 16.6 cm
- Weight
- 0.79 kg
- Processor
- Marvell 6281 1.2 GHz
- Storage Controller
- SATA - SATA 3Gb/s
- Networking
- Network adapter - integrated - 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
- Power
- System Requirements
- UNIX, Linux, Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64 bits), Microsoft Windows 7 (32/64 bits)
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Width
- 6 cm
- Depth
- 21.8 cm
- Height
- 16.6 cm
- Weight
- 0.79 kg
- Built-in Devices
- Led panel
Processor / Memory
- Processors Installed
- Marvell 6281 1.2 GHz
- RAM Installed
- Flash Memory Installed
Storage Controller
- Type
- SATA - internal
- Interface Type
- SATA 3Gb/s
- Data Transfer Rate
- 300 MBps
Hard Drive
- Type
- Compliant Standards
- Type
- Network adapter - integrated
- Data Link Protocol
- 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
- Network / Transport Protocol
- TCP/IP, iSCSI, FTP, Bonjour, SMB
- Remote Management Protocol
- SNMP 1, SNMP 2, Telnet, SSH
- Network Services Compatibility
- Microsoft CIFS, Network File System (NFS), FTP, Apple File Protocol (AFP), HTTP, HTTPS, Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)
- Features
- DHCP support, trunking, Syslog support, E-mail alert, print server, DFS support, firmware upgradable, backup server, download client, iTunes server, DHCP server, FTP server, SMS alert, UPnP Media Server, surveillance station, teaming support
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- Expansion Bays
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- Interfaces
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- Cables Included
- 1 x network cable
- Features
- K-lock security slot, built-in cooling fan
- Included Accessories
- Mounting kit
- Power Device
- X external power adapter
- Voltage Required
- Power Consumption Operational
- 7 Watt
- Power Provided
- 36 Watt
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- Software Included
- Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required
- UNIX, Linux, Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64 bits), Microsoft Windows 7 (32/64 bits)
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 0 - 95%
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The Fight To Keep Corporations Paying A Fair Share!
Recently, on my blog, I launched a campaign to combat, what I believe, is a bad proposal that will harm Maryland. Its called the #STOPBS campaign, which comes from the first letters of the sponsors of companion bills in the Maryland House and the Senate. It aims to make the bill that seeks to lower corporate income tax rates in the State, die, effectively telling legislators "it's not okay."Most already know that on the Federal level, politicians are trying to lower the Federal corporate income tax rate. But right now, it is happening in people's backyards, in State legislatures across the country. Senator David Brinkley (R-Dist. 4), who proposed SB 34, seeks to lower Maryland's corporate income tax rate from its current 8.25% to 6%, a 2.25% drop! Brinkley, who has gotten campaign contributions, since 2005, from corporate giants, like Bank of America, Comcast, BGE and Constellation PACs (among many others), as I detailed on my blog, believes that such a tax break will make Maryland competitive with the State of Virginia. The sponsor of the same bill in the House, concurs. HB 261 is sponsored by Del. Kelly Schulz (R-Dist. 4A). Hearings in the House Ways & Means Committee are scheduled for February 26th.
In order to denounce such arguments for this tax break, one must look at what this bill actually does. The net loss in tax revenue for Fiscal Year 2014 would be over $381 million dollars. These cuts in Fiscal Year 2014 would include a decrease in funds for transportation by $63.1 million, most of which goes to the State transportation budget, a decrease in funds for Higher Education by $22.9 million, and a decrease in revenues from local highway users, by $6.1 million. As a result, the current State budget deficit, which is already insurmountable, would increase, and $37,000 dollars would be needed just to notify the 62,000 corporate filers in the State about the new rate reduction. All of these numbers are thanks to a report by the Department of Legislative Services on the matter. To summarize, these cuts would hurt students, as well as reduce the amount of money going to maintain an already failing infrastructure, which will make matters worse, and local governments, which are already feeling budget cuts.
Michael Hudson explained this in a CounterPunch article he wrote last August: "Unlike the U.S. federal government, most states and cities have constitutions that prevent them from running budget deficits. This means that when they cut property taxes, they either must borrow from the wealthy, or cut back employment and public services…Cities are defaulting from California to Alabama…This has become the main cause of America's rising unemployment, helping drive down consumer demand… Most urban revenue is a free lunch created by taxpayer-financed roads, schools, sewers and water systems….State and local pension funds are $3 trillion behind because they are only making 1% returns these days…Debt-ridden austerity and downsizing government is being urged as if it is inevitable, not a policy choice to put bondholders and the 1% over the 99% – a reward for the lobbying money it has spent on buying politicians and misleading voters, to believe that cutting property taxes and cutting taxes on the rich will help the economy." Hudson proposes that we default, but I believe there is something more imperative that we must deal with.
Times are tough for Americans. Nearly half of America is at or near the poverty level. Cases of individuals suffering from depression have increased in areas affected by SuperStorm Sandy. Youths, from 5th to 12th grades, are optimistic about their future, but adults are not so sure, according to recent Gallup polls. This is not the time for corporations to get a tax break. People are suffering and justice is not furthered by corporations not paying a fair share in taxes. Simply put, it is matter of fairness, equity and justice. They can cough up the money. They can stay afloat. There is no danger there. Over the past few years, corporations have been hoarding cash, and now hold more cash than ever before.
This is why I urge you to help spread this message, far and wide, across Maryland, by signing this petition, telling your legislators you want corporations in Maryland to pay their fair share of taxes and not to reduce the current tax rates. Share this with your friends; tell everyone you know about it. If enough people are mobilized, we can stop this in its tracks and let legislators know that now is the time to create jobs, invest in schools and improve infrastructure, not lower taxes for corporate entities!


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jakethesnake wrote: I'm amazed that you got it on cassette. Are they home made?
I love the new design. I think I'll be buying one of the hoodies.
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Ready for some Lake Mohave Diving? Cottonwood Cove Annual Eco Dive (Clean Up) will be on Saturday October 12th. AoS will be attending! We will be at the clean up on Saturday Morning and fun diving back at Cabinsite Saturday afternoon. Contact Dom at the Metro shop for more details. For those who wish to not only attend the clean up but want to earn their Debris Removal Diver Distinctive Specialty we will be holding a class on October 10th, 6 PM at the Metro Shop.
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EXCLUSIVE: Deadpool Dons the Venom Symbiote in "Back In Black" #1 First Look
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Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1
If you thought Bruce Wayne was a dark, grim Batman, wait until you meet his father...
|June 4th, 2011
Wonder Woman #611
Diana finally gets a glimpse of The Morrigan's plan for her and is horrified, while her companions get brutally killed.
|June 4th, 2011
Static Shock Special #1
"They'll add and subtract stuff to suit their purposes. Nothing we can do about it. "
|June 4th, 2011
Adventure Comics #527
Long-time and new readers alike finally get the scoop on Comet Queen.
|June 2nd, 2011
Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint #1
"And what are you going to do after you stop the Atlanteans? Are you going to wrestle the U.K. away from the Amazons?"
|June 2nd, 2011
Flashpoint #2
"Flashpoint" sure is pretty, but it's unfortunately difficult to get excited over it.
|June 1st, 2011
Flashpoint: Abin Sur – the Green Lantern #1
"Earth is a primitive planet. Why was it chosen to shelter such an essential part of the universe?"
|June 1st, 2011
Detective Comics #877
Batman escapes from a death trap of one villain and finds clues that lead him into the death trap of another.
|May 26th, 2011
Justice Society of America #51
"I've watched gods walk the Earth. I refuse to believe balancing a budget is impossible."
|May 26th, 2011
Strange Adventures #1
Like so many anthologies, "Strange Adventures" is an wildly uneven book.
|May 25th, 2011
Action Comics #901
Doomsday isn't interesting, let alone multiple Doomsdays.
|May 25th, 2011
Xombi #3
Not quite as strong as the first two issues, but there's one scene in particular that makes "Xombi" #3 a winner.
|May 25th, 2011
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #10
"Yeah, and if it's a war you want, then let's have the ass kicking start right here!"
|May 25th, 2011
Justice League of America #57
Eclipso versus the Spectre in the battle of God's two embodiments of vengeance!
|May 23rd, 2011
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7
Meet the Iron Maiden, the former T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents enemy who... ran off with T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent Dynamo?!?
|May 23rd, 2011
The Outsiders #39
The Outsiders vs. the Outsiders! And the fate of the country hangs in the balance!
|May 22nd, 2011
Zatanna #13
Zatanna gets a message from a magic cat, which includes an ominous warning Colton gets very bad news about where he comes from.
|May 21st, 2011
Batman and Robin #23
The Red Hood is back, but did anyone want to see his return?
|May 19th, 2011
Power Girl #24
"You're a shaved head away from being Lex Luthor. You're going to be watched."
|May 19th, 2011
Booster Gold #44
"Only Batman knows my true mission. Everyone else still sees me as the shallow, money-chasing fool they always knew. It's like a secret identity."
|May 18th, 2011
Batman: Gates of Gotham #1
No Keymaster, yet.
|May 18th, 2011
Batman #710
It's time to face the face.
|May 18th, 2011
Batgirl #21
Batgirl continues to fight against the Reaper's minion Harmony and continues to rebuffs The Grey Ghost's attempts to become her sidekick. Proxy goes on a pilgrimage in the hopes of regaining the use of her legs
|May 14th, 2011
Birds of Prey #12
The team infiltrates a corporate headquarters belonging to a "Mister J," while Huntress tries to recruit The Question, and ends up lending a hand against some rogue cops. But as always, not all is what it seems.
|May 14th, 2011
Batman Incorporated #6
"So where do the rumors end? Where does reality begin? Some say Batman died and came back as a kind of god."
|May 12th, 2011
The Flash #12
"The Road to Flashpoint" concludes with... well, not really reaching "Flashpoint."
|May 11th, 2011
Flashpoint #1
There's a shoot-out between our 'hero' and the Pied Piper outside the Captain Cold museum.
|May 11th, 2011
Freedom Fighters #9
"Look, I'll ask around. I'm not promising anything, but maybe you can get a reserve gig with someone."
|May 8th, 2011
JSA All-Stars #18
"So why do you guys call if the Justice Society anyway? Do you have, like, better table manners than the Justice League?"
|May 6th, 2011
Secret Six #33
"Secret Six" wraps up a trip to Hell with a devilish choice to be made.
|May 6th, 2011
Doom Patrol #22
"Flash-what? They do realize we're in the middle of the climactic- how many copies per month?"
|May 5th, 2011
Superboy #7
Free of "Reign of the Doomsdays," it's business as usual in "Superboy."
|May 4th, 2011
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #9
"War of the Green Lanterns" continues to inch forward.
|May 1st, 2011
The Flash #11
"Barry, we're all here because we love you. And we're all here because we're you're family. But you've been running so fast, you've been missing that."
|May 1st, 2011
Justice Society of America #50
"And I for one see no reason why the JSA's mission to mentor the next generation of heroes should be limited to heroes with a specific costume or familial pedigree."
|April 28th, 2011
Batman Incorporated #5
Who is Leviathan?
|April 28th, 2011
Detective Comics #876
After discovering a killer whale in a bank lobby, and a body in that whale, Dick sets out to discover the truth behind the murder, a truth that may dredge up old wounds around the death of his parents.
|April 28th, 2011
Justice League: Generation Lost #24
A double-sized finale packs a big punch.
|April 27th, 2011
Brightest Day #24
"Alec Holland died in the swamp. And his memory was absorbed into the life web of the Earth called the Green."
|April 27th, 2011
Action Comics #900
This is the sort of comic where you wish the big anniversary issue was less pages in length, not more.
|April 27th, 2011
Superman/Batman #83
Cullen Bunn and ChrisCross's magically- themed story isn't bad, but it doesn't quite have the punch you'd expect either.
|April 24th, 2011
Legion of Super-Heroes #12
Month after month, "Legion of Super-Heroes" delivers solid super-hero entertainment.
|April 24th, 2011
Zatanna #12
The story reads like it was meant for a much younger audience, but the art is drop-dead gorgeous.
|April 23rd, 2011
Justice League of America #56
"Where's Batman? Not that these guys aren't welcome, but it's not exactly who I was expecting."
|April 23rd, 2011
Power Girl #23
"She's a magician. She's got magic everything. Dinnerware, car, washing machine, bras – magic out the wazoo."
|April 20th, 2011
Green Lantern #65
Original, rejected title: "War of the Vats of Molasses."
|April 20th, 2011
Green Lantern Corps #59
"I, uh. . . I thought Ganthet was dropping a hint when he said he'd placed all his hopes in me. Now I just hope I'm not totally useless."
|April 20th, 2011
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6
"T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents" #6 acts as epilogue to the last story and lead-in to the next, but manages to do both without any real energy.
|April 19th, 2011
Doc Savage #13
Doc Savage versus a mummy? Sounds cool, but it's not.
|April 18th, 2011
Birds of Prey #11
Huntress and Catman work together to save a hostage and almost take some time to get close, but instead push each other further away, perhaps deliberately.
|April 15th, 2011


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Dice Sets
Dice sets, especially 7-piece RPG dice sets. Everything from metal dice sets and stone dice sets to pearlized and magma dice sets. Also includes other sets of dice such as 10d6 crystal dice sets.
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Polka Dot Bright Seed Paper Wine Glass Tags
Use these brightly colored polka dot seed paper wine glass tags, so you and your guests know whose glass is whose. And the best part - each of these wine glass tags is made using seed paper, so once the night is done, everyone can plant their tag to grow a beautiful bouquet of flowers - and leave no waste behind. What a perfect and eco-friendly way to remember such a fun night.
Each pack contains 10 seed paper wine glass tags.
Tag size: 2.75" in diameter.
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This handout photo provided by the Bibb County Jail, shows Frank Louis Reeves, of Macon, Ga. Police said in a statement that Reeves' motorized wheelchair bumped into 65-year-old Linda Hunnicutt's car Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 at a Murphy Express station, who exchanged words with the 73-year-old Reeves. Police say Hunnicutt got out of her Buick Lucerne, and Reeves drew a gun and shot her in the chest. Hunnicutt, who is from Jones County, was taken to the Medical Center of Central Georgia where she died. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Bibb County Jail)


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Thanksgiving is an annual American Federal holiday to express
for one's material and spiritual possessions. The period from
Thanksgiving Day to New Year's Day often is called the holiday season.
Most people celebrate by gathering at home with family or friends for a
holiday feast.
Thanksgiving generally is considered secular, or at least nonsectarian,
and is not based on any specific religious canon or dogma. Though the
holiday's origins can be traced to harvest festivals that have been
celebrated in many cultures since ancient times, the American holiday
has religious undertones related to the deliverance of the English
settlers after the brutal winter at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Since being fixed at the fourth Thursday in November by law in 1941,
the holiday in the United States can occur as early as November 22 to
as late as November 28. As it is a Federal holiday, all United States
government offices are closed and employees are paid for that day. It
is also a holiday for the New York Stock Exchange, and also for most
other financial markets and financial services companies.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia
The First
Thanksgiving Celebrations in the New
The date and whereabouts of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention, though the earliest recorded Thanksgiving ceremony took place on September 8, 1565, when 600 Spanish settlers, under the leadership of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, landed at what is now St. Augustine, Florida, and immediately held a Mass of Thanksgiving for their safe delivery to the New World; there followed a feast and celebration. As the La Florida colony did become part of the United States, this can be classified as the first Thanksgiving. El Paso, Texas, has also been said to be the site of the first Thanksgiving to be held in what is now known as the United States, though that was not a harvest festival. Spaniard Don Juan de Oñate ordered his expedition party to rest and conducted a mass in celebration of Thanksgiving on April 30, 1598.
Despite scholarly research to the contrary, the traditional "first Thanksgiving" is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621. Squanto, a Patuxet Native American who resided with the Wampanoag tribe, taught the English Settlers commonly called the Pilgrims how to catch eel and grow corn and served as an interpreter for them (Squanto had learned English as a slave in Europe and travels in England). Without Squanto's help the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony might not have survived in the New World. There is still controversy about what kind of relationship Native Americans and Europeans might truly have had, yet a smallpox plague which killed 90 to 96 percent of the local Native American population in the area just prior to the actual arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620. The Pilgrims set apart a day of celebration immediately after their first harvest in 1621. At the time, this was not regarded as a Thanksgiving observance; harvest festivals were existing parts of English and Wampanoag tradition alike. The Pilgrims did not hold a true Thanksgiving until 1623, when it followed a drought, prayers for rain, and a subsequent rain shower. Irregular Thanksgivings continued after favorable events and days of fasting after unfavorable ones. In the Plymouth tradition, a Thanksgiving Day was a church observance, rather than a feast day.
In more recent years, two turkeys have been pardoned, in case
original turkey becomes unavailable for presidential pardoning. Since
2003 the public has been invited to vote for the two turkeys' names.
They were named Stars and Stripes in 2003 and 2004's turkeys were
called Biscuit and Gravy. In 2005 the public decided on Marshmallow and
Yam, in 2006 on Flyer and Fryer, and in 2007 on May and Flower. Since
2005, the two turkeys have been flown first class on United Airlines
from Washington, D.C. to the Los Angeles area where they become the
Grand Marshals of Disneyland's annual Thanksgiving Day parade down Main
Street. The two turkeys then live out the rest of their relatively
short lives in Disneyland's Frontierland ranch.
Since 1970, a group of Native Americans and other assorted protesters
(mostly of progressive political persuasion) have held a National Day
of Mourning protest on Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth,
Massachusetts in the name of social equality and in honor of political
CLICK HERE to read the Classic Account of the story of Thanksgiving.
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VAIL, Colorado - Prediction: Vail is going to absolutely explode with activity Friday.With the Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships coming to town, we're not exactly going out on a limb with that presumption. There's going to be more than 100 of the world's best snowboarders here, including Shaun White.But what you may not realize is those riders aren't necessarily the only reason Vail will be ready to burst at the seams.Among the musical talent for the event, confirmed to play a free show, is a Seattle rapper by the name of Macklemore who is currently trending at levels unprecedented in the music industry for an independent artist. Along with producer/dj Ryan Lewis, Macklemore's hit single "Thrift Store" spent five weeks atop the Billboard Digital Singles chart this year, is currently atop the Billboard Hot 100, and the duo recently sold out a show at the Red Rocks Amphitheater.Shaun White was not doing tricks at Red Rocks earlier that day, and the show was far from free. Yet the venue packed in nearly 10,000 for Macklemore.He says his "Thrift Shop" hit was not inspired by the Seattle Music scene in the '90s (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, etc), when he was coming of age, but he is aware of the overlap"I tried to get into it," Macklemore said in an interview with 92.3/NOW. "Because it was like if you were from Seattle and you weren't into grunge it was like, 'What are you doing with your life?'"The song's official video has the young, white, flowy-haired rapper donning faux fur jackets and one-piece Batman pajamas while carelessly pushing a shopping cart through the isles of a thrift shop. It has 129 million views on youtube.com, and is currently averaging about 9 million per week.Macklemore says Snoop Dogg's "Dogg Pound" albums were more of an inspiration for "Thrift Shop" than the grunge movement, with the "hook" or refrain an homage to late Nate Dogg, a member of the Dogg Pound who died in 2011 of complications from multiple strokes."I remember sneaking, listening to Dogg Pound tapes and (Dr. Dre's) 'The Chronic' and that was the music I grew up with," Macklemore said.The most remarkable part about the song's rise is the fact that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis didn't have to sign a major record deal to see its success."We had conversations, we had beautiful steak dinners in New York City with peppercorn sauce," Macklemore said. "We did it right with the record labels but for the most part what they had to offer us wasn't what we wanted at the time."They did get a little help with distribution, from Alternative Distribution Alliance, an arm of Warner Music Group, but they did not sign a "total package" deal with Warner, says Macklemore."Ryan and I were very adamant about not doing a 360 deal," Macklemore told 92.3 NOW. "Not giving away our merch, not giving away our touring but keeping creative control (and) being able to move when we want to move. ... I think if it makes sense and we can use some of their resources in the future then. ... We'll entertain the idea."Macklemore says the way "Thrift Shop" is being distributed is a sign of the times for the music industry."The fact that a bunch of radio stations around the country are picking up the record from anindependent group is huge, and really speaks to the current climate of the music industry," he said. "It's changing, and it's exciting."Check out Macklemore and Ryan Lewis tonight at the Solaris stage, the snow is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
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Progress Lighting P3287-15 Polished Chrome Economy Fluted Glass Series Single-Light Bathroom Sconce with Clear Ribbed Glass Shade
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|Bedroom, Kitchen
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Sleek and classic, this wall sconce pairs classic and curving metal supports with a clear fluted glass shade. This functional and versatile sconce can be mounted in the up or down position, and covers a standard outlet box for easy use.
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- Extension: 9"
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4 Questions from the Community
This item does not have a switch on the fixture itself as it must be hard-wired.
is there a knob to turn this fixture on and off?
A. This item does not have a switch on the fixture itself as it must be hard-wired.
The Progress Lighting P3287 replacement shade model number is 93016394 and measures 4.88 x 4.56
I also want to replace the shade on this light. Can you please tell me the diameter of the shade base that sits in the fixture?
A. The Progress Lighting P3287 replacement shade model number is 93016394 and measures 4.88 x 4.56
The Progress Lighting P3287 dimensions are: 16 Ounces Length: 5.62 inches, Width: 5.62 inches, Height: 5.12 inches.
Referring to the 2nd question. Is the shade a standard size? I do not want the dimensions of the light fixture.
A. The Progress Lighting P3287 dimensions are: 16 Ounces Length: 5.62 inches, Width: 5.62 inches, Height: 5.12 inches.
The Progress Lighting P3287 dimensions are: 16 Ounces Length: 5.62 inches, Width: 5.62 inches, Height: 5.12 inches.
What is the size of the glass shade? Is it a standard size that I could put different shade on there that I bought from the store?
A. The Progress Lighting P3287 dimensions are: 16 Ounces Length: 5.62 inches, Width: 5.62 inches, Height: 5.12 inches.
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Is Google+ Really That Controversial?
Yes, Google is pushing you to use Google+.
But in the context of today's Web standards, it's not much different than the other strategems used by Facebook and Twitter. The only difference is that Google is doing so without asking you to press a button.
Basically, Google seeks to synchronize your Web presence under a single halo, similar to the way Facebook does so with Facebook Connect. When signing into many websites and services, there exists an option to simply sign on using your Facebook account.
This is seen as controversial — even within Google, according to a report in The WSJ today — but that's only because Google is late to the game. Facebook Connect and some equivalents have been around since 2008, while Google+ went live in 2011.
Facebook Connect is often used to find additional friends on a website or a service to connect to — but it can go deeper than that. By "connecting" Facebook to Twitter, you can cross-post messages between the two sites.
One example for Facebook Connect is Path, a social network designed for smaller groups of friends on your mobile device. By connecting your Facebook account, you can find friends and import your content to the Path equivalent of a Facebook Timeline, building out a nice profile.
The advantage for Facebook is gaining access to critical information about that users' behaviors and social connections. The privacy settings for those Facebook users follow them to other websites and services, while still enabling them to provide a better experience — whether it's serving up better content or otherwise. Here's a segment from the privacy section of the Facebook Connect explainer:
As a user moves around the open Web, their privacy settings will follow, ensuring that users' information and privacy rules are always up-to-date. For example, if a user changes their profile picture, or removes a friend connection, this will be automatically updated in the external website.
Twitter has a similar product with Twitter called "Sign in with Twitter," which grants authorization to use Twitter's services on the users' behalf.
Here's the best explanation of what's going on, from the report in The WSJ today:
Both Facebook and Google make the vast bulk of their revenue from selling ads. But Facebook has something Google wants: Facebook can tie people's online activities to their real names, and it also knows who those people's friends are. Marketers say Google has told them that closer integration of Google+ across its many properties will allow Google to obtain this kind of information and target people with more relevant (and therefore, more profitable) ads.
Google's goal is a better user experience — one that Facebook and Twitter already have when connecting to other services. The same report indicates that Google required using a Google+ account when writing reviews to "improve the quality."
Your profile can be as detailed — or as fake — as you want it to be. For example:
But that kind of defeats the point, given that Google is trying to promote a better user experience by serving up better ads and content.
And you can always delete your Google+ profile. Google has a page for that.


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Buddy Peace "Late Model Sedan" CHECK THIS
Boom. Surprize.
Strange Famous Records� secret weapon Buddy Peace takes you on a sonic odyssey with his official debut digital release "Late Model Sedan"!
Available on all digital sites NOW, or here at SFRstore.com!
Journey along a highway littered with electronic hip-hop, fractured spoken word, hypnotic drones, and ferocious straight up beat programming, finished off with the type of fine American sparkle that only a UK production whiz could provide. "Late Model Sedan" is as mesmerizing when the needle hits 100 as it is while sitting proudly in the driveway, the rare instrumental epic that demands your attention from start to finish.
Buddy Peace gives his break down in this Late Model Sedan Operator's Manual:
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:29 pm
xxdr. mad69xx
Joined: 03 Apr 2009
Posts: 382
Location: Salt Lake City
Will there be hard copies available? I want one of those "care packages" I've heard about.
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:32 pm
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There won't be an official SFR physical release of this one, only digital.
As far as anything Buddy has plans for, he'll have to weigh in when he reads this.
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:40 pm
Buddy Peace
Joined: 21 Jul 2002
Posts: 1651
Looking good!
I'm crazy excited, I have been ever since I knew this was going to happen. Amped as hell. Thanks so much as always to Sage, B Dolan, Storm, and the entire SFR and SFF fellowship, and everyone who's been there since the days of way back.
I've made some physical copies in the form of semi-mass produced care packages, but I need to finish them off a bit and do some more so there should be some form of announcement when that happens. But it will! Digital is what's up with this though.
I sincerely hope you enjoy. Thanks in abundance to allay'all and if you get it, have fun.
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:53 pm
xxdr. mad69xx
Joined: 03 Apr 2009
Posts: 382
Location: Salt Lake City
I'm still going to download it.
But when those hard copies are available, let me know.
Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:00 pm
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The first review is in!
"Turntable genius and mixtape maestro Buddy Peace returns with his first official digital long-player, released on the Strange Famous label. Blending together supremely artful drum-sculpting with snippets of more abstract sounds (as well as a wide-ranging palette of vocal samples, this makes for one of this year's more interesting and organically experimental hip hop instrumental suites. More so than on most albums of this ilk, Buddy's music really takes you on a journey of some sort, but better still, along the way your travelling companions will be a dazzling array of beats, ranging from dark and jazzy, off-kilter figures (as on 'Hawkstring Corpse') to heavier, hiss-laden break treatments ('Arcade Murderflash'). Expertly put together and inventive throughout, Late Model Sedan comes recommended to all open-minded hip hop heads." - Boomkat.com
Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:15 pm
Buddy Peace
Joined: 21 Jul 2002
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Yes! Manchester's finest right there yo...
Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:22 pm
xxdr. mad69xx
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Location: Salt Lake City
I'm really excited to hear this.
Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:24 pm
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Location: Third Coast
This sounds very exciting! Good for you, Buddy!
Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:35 pm
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Location: Pieces of my brain dripping from the wall i was leaning against,that the cleaning lady found first.
Got!!! Thanks to all for sharing.
Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:15 am
Buddy Peace
Joined: 21 Jul 2002
Posts: 1651
I've updated my blog page as well. I just wanted to give a history of how I got here I guess. I started yesterday and didn't stop, and while I know it is self indulgent I thought I'd get it out the way now and just have it up there as a kind of autobiography, in case people wonder who I am. I'm sure people will, I expect it! Hopefully this gives some idea anyway. It's way abbreviated but even like that it's crazy long... It's the only way I could do it...
Cheers, and if you read the whole thing you're crazy. But thank you. Okay not crazy... Dedicated. I appreciate it.
Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:22 am
Bring that Beat Back
Joined: 20 Mar 2007
Posts: 858
Awesome. I had (still have) a Yamaha SU10. My roomate at the time had a Roland W30 and moved out. I desperately needed a sampler but didn't have a lot of money. It was pretty dope for how small and compact it was. Loved the precise looping and that it had a sequencer. Sample space was always the issue but I used every trick to fill every pad for most tracks. The other downfall (thing that hurt) was I had no computer or anyway of saving the sample sets so whe I wanted to create a new song, I had to delete what was on there. So I'd record it to tape and then clear the banks. Ouch that hurt.
Anyway, really looking forward to this Buddy. The older hip-hop and heavy beats shine through in your music and are right up my alley. Congrats on finishing such a long standing project. A lot of people leave these unfinished. Must feel good and on SFR no less.
Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:33 am
Sage Francis
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Posts: 21790
If hard copies are made, it will be very few.
As you know, Buddy Peace puts together immaculate packaging.
I'll be first in line for that jammy.
I'm unstickying this topic for now just so it can float among the other threads before it gets permanently pasted up on top.
I'd like to thank Buddy Peace for everything he does. And thank you for correcting me when I almost released this as "Late Model Sudan"
Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:10 pm
Buddy Peace
Joined: 21 Jul 2002
Posts: 1651
I can only imagine the confusion that would have caused...
Handmade jammies are being worked on and shall be along - as Sage said - in short quantity soon...
Thanks, as always, for listening folks!
Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:06 pm
Joshua Kane
Joined: 14 Jul 2008
Posts: 670
Location: Carlsbad, CA
I bought & downloaded this, listening to it now - DIGGIN IT! Unique and highly creative, endlessly interesting, a bit on the Vibert tip (which I also dig). Good work Buddy Peace!
Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:32 pm
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top - feedback Tasks
- A1 X Review all the CS21A zoo shapes
- A2 X Write a magical shape demo applet for CS21A by 2003.08.29
- C1 X Clean out my BBDB
top - feedback Schedule
|CS231/CS123: project time
|Go to National Bookstore and have lunch
|Work on InstructionalSoftwareDesign
|Work on CS21A
|Do a little revision of InstructionalSoftwareDesign
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top - feedback 日本ご余り練習しませんでした。とても忙しかったですから。企画モ柄を書いています。殆ど終ります。明日教えて歌を練習します。明後日、九時〜十二時教えます。後で休みます。明後日の晩楽劇と楽劇へ行きます。
top - feedback planner tasksI have reconciled myself to the idea of having one gazillion tasks in my planner pages and am coming to think that this is actually a Good Thing. To wit, it allows me to prioritize tasks, postpone tasks to arbitrary dates, and have really funky hyperlinks. I still have to think of how to make remember.el store proper entries in newsgroups or mailboxes, as Japanese localization screws things up. =) When I've got that set up, I'll use planner.el for tasks and a summary of notes, links to the actual entries for more details, and publish RSS feeds of the whole thing every so often. I think it will be quite fun.
top - feedback CS215 and the submission systemAs part of my instructional software design class (CS215 under Dr. Rodrigo), I'm working on a system to make collaboration easier. I encourage my students to share files. Currently, students upload their code to our Yahoogroups-hosted mailing list. We have a hard time keeping track of activity, however, and namespace collisions are a pain. I'm thinking of extending the online submission system to support collaboration. Because this is an ISD class, not a software engineering class, I also need to carefully think about how it can support collaboration inside and outside the classroom. What are my curricular goals? What will this help students achieve? How is this different from mailing lists and WebCT?
top - feedback Remembering thingsAnother thinko: just realized that either maildir or a directory of small XML files would be a great way to store my little factoids. Plus points if it could be published to a blog or RSS feed, multi-directional sync... I realized I don't really need categories as long as I can do searches. In fact, searches are more powerful. Storing the entries in separate files will let me use the remembrance agent, too. Yay!
top - feedback Project ideaI should really look into those augmented memory systems for personal contacts. I want something that can keep track of how I know someone ("We were classmates in grade 4" or "We met at the 4th National Learning Styles Conference"), the first time I met them, the last time I met them (and what we talked about), what their current interests and future plans are... It should be easy to look up my correspondence with someone or a history of our meetings. Hmmm. Possible project idea there - it's something that can be tested on the desktop and it has commercial value (CRM?). Something similar probably already exists. =)
top - feedback CS123 -- educationToday we did a summary of all the things we've taken up so far. Their system design (use cases, class diagrams, collaboration diagrams, assorted notes) are due tomorrow, and they've done most of the work in their project already. All that's left is implementation and testing. I think they can do it in the time they have left...
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Residents recall their most memorable Christmas presents
Published: Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 4:37 p.m.
Lifestyles Editor Shane Thibodaux asked The Courier/Daily Comet readers what were their favorite Christmas presents ever and why? Here are their edited responses:
Matthew Richardson, 34, of Houma:
My best gift was Christmas 2004 when my
parents came to my apartment in New Orleans to pick me up for a ride to my sister's house in Baton Rouge. It started snowing so hard we had to turn around, and I ended up having them stay the whole night in my apartment. We got to eat, laugh, chat, play in the snow and just be together. Hadn't had a feeling like that since childhood.
Katie Dupre, 28, of Houma:
husband gave me my engagement ring for Christmas.
Katie Dupre, 28, of Houma:
Katie Dupre, 28, of Houma: My favorite had to be when I was about 6 or 7 and me and my older brother each got $50. We put our money together and bought us a Nintendo. Felt like we had a lot of money, then had one of the coolest games.
Abby-Lynne Pellegrin, 50, of Houma:
I love being able to buy gifts for those who would normally not have a Christmas. I am blessed enough to have all I need, so when our church allows us to pick
children to buy for I love to be able to give them what they want.
Carissa Babin, 22, of Schriever:
fiance got me a Tassimo Brew Station coffee maker, and I love it. It makes coffee so quickly and has many
flavors to choose from.
April Skittles Dardar, 30, of Lafayette:
I have two
favorites. The first is a car my
father surprised me with a few years ago after being without a vehicle for a while. The second was a greeting card from my boyfriend at the time, carefully placed on my Christmas tree. Inside the card was
money for me to put toward a new camera lens I wanted. It really meant a lot to me because he doesn't typically celebrate Christmas due to his religion, and it was a very thoughtful gift.
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1. Ten years hence: 00:10
Didith Rodrigo handled some of the classes of the Introduction to Ateneo Culture and Tradition - a frosh orientation thing in my undergrad university. Here's what she blogged:
One of the activities we ask them to undertake is to envision themselves ten years hence and then plot a course to reach that vision. I read through the assignments. While many students sounded pretty grounded, others, well, let's just say they need a reality check. Many were aspiring for large houses in exclusive subdivisions, luxury cars, and trips abroad. While there is nothing wrong with these dreams, I wonder whether they seriously contemplated the sort of professions they have to have in order to afford all of these. I also wonder if they asked themselves whether they will be qualified for this profession by the time they are 28.
How do I see myself ten years from now? Who do I want to be at 32 or 33?
Here's how I want to see myself at 32:
My work engages both my technical and social sides and helps me grow as a person. I write and speak about technology and how people can make the most of it. I am just starting out then, establishing myself in my field, but I show promise.
I set aside at least 20% of my work time for exploring new things and ideas, like the way Think!Friday is encouraged within IBM and the way Google has 20% time.
I am in an environment where I meet lots of interesting people and where I feel safe and energized. If this is not in the Philippines, I still maintain ties with the Philippines.
I am prepared for the next stage in my life because I have invested time in finding some things I can do really well and through which I can create a lot of value for others. I am beginning to prepare for the other stages in my life by regularly investing money.
I am in a solid, committed relationship which is for mutual joy and growth. Having met many people both in and out of relationships, I feel that I might do well in one. (I don't know exactly how that will work out just yet.)
Step by step, step by step. Someday I'll be all that, maybe even by 32.
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Random Japanese sentence: あいつ追いつめられたら何するか分からないぞ。窮鼠猫を噛むってこともあるからな。気を付けるに越したことはない。 I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice. [M]
2. Phone sweetness: 02:03
I _so_ lucked out! =D
I picked up a Sony Ericsson Z520a for CAD 50.00 when I got myself a 2-year Fido cellphone contract. I figured that a new phone wouldn't be a bad idea, and if all else fails, I could use it to set up some kind of ad hoc cellphone gateway.
It turns out that I totally lucked out on my choice of cellphone. It's _beautiful!_ It lets me easily send text messages to groups and take pictures of people. Sweeeeet!
What would've made it even better? External storage. I guess I can live with 500 active contacts, particularly as the Ericsson's reported to work well with the Mac and Bluetooth synchronization lets me send _all_ the contacts.
Oh, and it would be _really_ cool if the contacts list could show pictures, or I had another thing that let me quickly flip through pictures...
Still. It's sweet!
Signed, sealed, delivered. I'm yours!
Random Japanese sentence: テーブルに猫の足跡が付いている。 There are footprints of a cat on the table.
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream: 12:06
Simon introduced Shane and me to Lois Macauley, an interior designer whom he's been friends with for four years. She invited us to a Shakespeare reading on the beaches of Ashbridge's Bay. The play: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Whereupon I started, "If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended"—Puck's famous closing speech. Lois and I continued in unison: "That you have but slumbered here while these visions did appear." We finished the entire speech laughing.
Then she began, "How now, spirit? Whither wander you?" "Over hill, over dale, thorough bush, thorough brier. Over park, over pale, thorough flood, thorough fire." We continued until the end of that segment, and almost started on another before remembering that we had company!
The next day, Simon turned to me and told me that was a really neat party trick. I laughed. He couldn't have guessed what the play meant to me.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play so close to my heart, bound up as it were in memories of the wonderful grade school I attended, in the warm smiles of the principal who believed that theatre was a powerful medium for education and that every child should have a role both off and on the stage, in the firm and gentle instruction of a stage director who not only taught us how to stand and walk and show emotion but also how to seize life and live it.
How can one ever forget AMND? Among Scholasticans, it is our secret code for recognizing each other, our shibboleth. We carry it with us, each one remembering not only their scenes but also those of Oberon and Titania's dispute, Hermia and Helena's impassioned fight, even Pyramus and Thisbe's comical love and the antics of the other villagers.
I do not carry all of Shakespeare in my head. I could care less about some of his minor plays. A Midsummer Night's Dream is special to me and to hundreds and hundreds of women who were once little girls discovering theatre. It is through AMND that we discovered Shakespeare and ourselves.
Random Japanese sentence: 猫はつめを引っ込めた。 The cat retracted its claws.
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Tony Pulis will take charge of his first home game as Crystal Palace manager when they host London rivals West Ham on Tuesday.
Pulis took over at Selhurst Park last week, having been in the stands to watch Palace pick up three points courtesy of a 1-0 over Hull City at the KC Stadium.
However, his first game in charge of the club saw them beaten 1-0 by Norwich City on Saturday, Gary Hooper striking half an hour in at Carrow Road.
The defeat keeps Palace bottom of the Premier League ahead of their first tie with West Ham in the top flight since 1998, although Pulis was pleased with the way his side performed in Saturday's defeat.
"There are certain clubs in the Premier League that we can't compete with and then there are others who you have to compete with," he said.
"When you play those teams you have to make sure you are on it and (on Saturday) we have come away from home and done exactly that."
Palace have a strong record against Tuesday's opponents, especially at home.
The last time Palace were beaten by West Ham on home turf was in 1991, although Sam Allardyce's men come into the game having lost just twice on the road in the top flight this season.
West Ham will have been buoyed by a London derby victory over Fulham on Saturday, securing a 3-0 win thanks to second-half goals from Mohamed Diame, Carlton Cole and Joe Cole.
Pulis will be without the suspended Yannick Bolasie, while long-term absentees Jack Hunt (ankle) and Glenn Murray (knee) remain unavailable for Palace, while the game is likely to come too soon for Adlene Guedioura, who has a rib injury.
Allardyce has been handed a boost with the expected return to training of Andy Carroll, who has not played for the club this season, although the England man is unlikely to feature until the new year.
Carlton Cole's goal on Saturday was his first for West Ham since December 2012, and he may be eyeing a spot in the starting XI, but there will be no place for Winston Reid (ankle) or Ricardo Vaz Te (shoulder).
Mladen Petric and Razvan Rat could be pushing for involvement after calf and hamstring injuries respectively.
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|Cuca backs ´golden boy´ Gabriel Jesus to take off at Man City
|Aguero´s brother joins Cadiz on loan
|Leicester made €30m bid for Adrien Silva, father reveals
|Schweinsteiger feels ´deep gratitude´ for Germany career
|Swansea complete deal for Barnsley defender Mawson
|Perez delight at Arsenal signing
|Inter complete Gabriel capture
|Mariappa returns to Watford
|Aguero charged over Reid elbow
|Hart pictured with Torino shirt ahead of loan switch
|Albrighton pens fresh Leicester deal
|Hull seal club-record Mason swoop
|Pjanic confident Juve debut is on the horizon
|Lucescu confirms Juventus interest in Witsel after Everton snub
|Messi trains ahead of Argentina return
|Villa sign Kodjia in a deal worth up to £15m
|Marshall leaves Cardiff and heads to Hull
|Rosicky returns to Sparta Prague
|Gnabry close to Werder Bremen switch
|Arsenal complete Perez deal
|Celtic sign Gamboa from West Brom
|Remy joins Palace on season-long loan
|Kante like a rat - Hazard
|Rooney proud to break England outfield caps record
|Rooney to quit international football after World Cup
|Barcelona sign €30m Valencia striker Alcacer
|Koke and Vazquez welcome Laporte to Spain fold
|Schweinsteiger has no ´personal problems´ with Mourinho
|Alcacer, Hart, Wilshere and the deadline-beating deals still to come
|Antonio thought first England call-up was banter
|Premier League a completely different market - Heidel
|Lens completes Fenerbahce loan move
|Pescara awarded points after Sassuolo field ineligible player
|Lyon calm Lacazette injury fears
|Bamford joins Burnley on loan
|Van Basten to leave Netherlands´ backroom staff for FIFA role
|Ventura perfect for Italy - Verratti
|Martial needs to be more consistent - Deschamps
|Verratti not happy at PSG - Ventura
|Ventura: I´ll probably manage Chelsea when Conte leaves
|Bartomeu: Barca discussing new contract with Messi
|Bauza: No doubts over Messi motivation
|Schmeichel targets quick return after surgery
|Giovinco to help aid earthquake victims in Italy
|Ancelotti backs Madrid for LaLiga and Ronaldo to be top goalscorer
|Gomes: Portugal can deal with Ronaldo absence
|Sterling reveals Guardiola impact
|Fiorentina deny approach for Chelsea target Alonso
|Allardyce confirms Rooney retains England captaincy
|Hart to join Torino – agent
|Sanches withdrawn from Portugal squad
|Sporting CP issue Adrien Silva clarification amid Leicester links
|Watford confirm Okaka signing
|Manchester City outcast Zuculini seals Rayo Vallecano loan switch
|Dembele offers something different - Deschamps
|Sunderland would just love to get rid of me - Lens
|No Casillas in Spain squad represents a ´new era´, says Ramos
|Zenit defender Criscito could return to Italy, claims agent
|Barcelona reveal Messi hamstring injury
|Modric named new Croatia captain
|Napoli announce Rog signing
|De Boer is building something at Inter - Morratti
|Keane eyes coaching career after international retirement
|Bravo left out of Chile squad for family reasons
|West Brom announce Chadli signing
|Former Dodgers owner set for Marseille purchase
|Ferdinand: I reached out to Wenger
|Holgate has big quality for a young player - Koeman
|Manchester United want to keep Rojo, says agent
|Low not concerned by captaincy as Germany bid farewell to greats
|Aguero pulls out of Argentina squad
|Howedes: Germany must prove themselves all over again
|Ventura close to tears on first day of Italy training
|Torino interested in City outcast Hart
|Adrien Silva hoping to seal ´exceptional´ Leicester switch
|Boufal joins Southampton from Lille for club-record fee
|Villa outcast Lescott joins AEK Athens
|Milner: I´m learning left-back role as fast as I can
|Allardyce ready for Hart transfer disruption
|´Door always open´ for Barkley - Allardyce
|Xhaka like Petit, claims Wenger
|Coric: I was a medical away from joining Liverpool
|Pasalic keen to put injury troubles behind him at Milan
|Guardiola delighted with Sterling form
|Rooney should retire from England duty - Shearer
|Hazard can ´decide´ the title - Ivanovic
|Allardyce hails ´outstanding´ Antonio
|Belgium can make history - Henry
|Nice president: Call Balotelli and tell him we need a striker
|Modric would like to see out career in Madrid
|Geromel replaces Caio in Brazil squad
|Mustafi: Ozil convinced me to join Arsenal
|Pardew confirms ´one or two´ more signings
|MLS Review: Kaka brace denies NYC top spot, Timbers beat Sounders
|Mihajlovic: I won´t waste anymore breath on Maksimovic
|Okon named Central Coast Mariners coach
|´Special´ Rashford will get chance - Rooney
|Injury forces Schurrle out of Germany squad
|Burke snubs Premier League interest to join RB Leipzig
|Guardiola: Nasri has a future at City, if he wants it
|Klopp confident ´all will be good´ with Sturridge
|Emery confident PSG will bounce back
|Athletic may strengthen squad - Valverde