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" Brand: Play.com / Capacity: 8GB "
~~Product Description, Current Price & Additional Information~~
Play.com / 8GB / USB Flash Drive / Ready Boost Enabled
The Play.com Flash Drive is a fast and easy way to transfer data between computers in style. The Play.com Flash Drive from Play.com makes it easy to quickly save and transport your important data. Users can transfer documents, pictures, movie clips and music to other computers with a USB port.
Currently priced at £6.95 with free delivery from Play.com. It can also be purchased in twin packs for £11.99 where you get two 8GB usb sticks.
~~My Thoughts~~
I own several memory sticks and can't even remember when I first got this 8GB one from Play.com. The play.com drives come in blue with a hook and a detachable cap. Writing is at a minimal with only Play.com and the memory space on the drive written. The whole drive is no bigger than my thumb and is really lightweight and about 1cm thick at the chunkiest point. I have some smaller usb sticks in 250mb, and 1gb, but I wanted a relatively inexpensive one that was big enough for sharing data for when I was out and about and ended up purchasing this flash drive.
My play.com stick is unfortunately very scuffed since I decided to hang it with my other keys on a giant keyring. (I took the cap off and have completely misplaced it as well!) The stick is predominantly blue with grey/silver on the side, and it's the sides that have definitely seen better days. Even though my keyring has many bits and pieces, I tend to (out of habit) pick the USB stick up when requiring it, and thus the hook for the keyring has to bear the tug from all the other keys and bits&bobs... despite this it's doing great with only the paint showing wear. And even though I lug it around without any protection in whatever bag I'm carrying, it's worked perfectly fine.
It reads and writes pretty quickly without any lag with a read speed of up to 15MB/second and a write speed of up to 6MB/second. Every time I've transferred data to/from the drive there has been no errors or hassle. I've used this on Windows XP and Mac OS without a problem: the drive shows up automatically. I've had some documents just hanging around there for a long while in case I ever need them (they aren't very important by the way... ;) ) and these files have not been corrupted once. Play.com offer a two years warranty which does offer some comfort as well...though I have a feeling I'm close or passed that...
It's really easy to use - after plugging it in, there is a light inside that flashes green when the drive is being recognised. It gets detected pretty quickly and you can cut/copy/paste with no problems from then on. When you want to eject it, the light flashes green again, after which you pull the drive out.
A great memory stick for everyday use - I would recommend it!
I decided to buy this Flash drive down to two main reasons. This first is the price, from play.com you can purchase this drive for a mere £6.99 which is stunning considering what this capacity would have cost two years ago (£16.99). The second was it's ability to work with both PC and Mac's. What i've found with a lot of flash drives is that they will work with one but not the other. This one allows the user to copy a file onto it say from a mac and then plug it straight into a PC and will be able to open and copy the file back off of the pen drive.
It is a generic flash drive which play.com have put their brand upon and reduced the price of (no bad thing). It is a standard inch and a half long and a half an inch wide so nice and small to just slot into your pocket or keep on your keyring.
Speed-wise, there is no difference between this and a top brand flash drive which may cost you another ten quid, it took around 5 minutes to copy a 1.6GB file to my mac so no complaints from that side of things.
It does tend to get quite hot if copying over a long period of time (15 minutes) so bear this in mind if you have it in your laptop.
Overall this flash drive is exactly what i was after and really i have no quarrels with it or its performance, so i would highly recommend this product to anyone after a large capacity drive with very little cost.
The Play.com 8GB Flash Drive is a very good value flash drive, I bought mine for £6.99 from, well obviously play.com and have found it to be a very reliable device that has never let me down.
The flash drive itself comes in a cheap looking and very cheap feeling transparent blue case with a fully detachable lid which when in use can be simply placed at the other end to avoid losing it.
To be honest I don't consider looks to be a priority when it comes to a flash drive I am more interested in reliability and value for money and in both areas this device delivers.
Ii have noticed that it doesn't have a key chain holder which I have found useful in other flash drives, but to be honest for the price your paying you really can't complain.
I find the speed very reasonable although I have only used it to save my college work so no really huge files or films or anything like that so I can't really comment on if it is a good device for things like that.
Overall I think for £6.99 it's a great device although the looks aren't great there not bad enough to put me off buying.
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With so much of our lives now digital it is important to be able to preserve our pictures and documents etc. in the event of a computer crash. I used to be really bad at backing up until I lost a lot of sentimental photographs once and now I try and make sure I save everything on a regular basis.
Because of this unfortunate loss I now have several memory cards and flash drives floating about my house and to be honest it is like the good old days when I would have camera films lying around and not know what was on them only now it is easy to just plug a memory card or flash drive into the laptop and check and see what's on them.
The majority of my cards and flash drives are nearly all full up and although I have a separate media centre I am a bit OCD in that I don't quite trust that to not also break on me so when I was buying some DVD's before Christmas on play.com I decided to add this 8GB flash drive to my basket too. The main reason I chose it was because of the price which was fantastically competitive £4.99 which also included free delivery. As it was branded play.com and I've bought literally tons of things from them before I was confident that it would be a decent product because I couldn't imagine them putting their name to a sub-standard product.
When the flash drive arrived it was just as I was expecting and was nice and neat. In our quest to make everything smaller the drive would be easy to lose if you're not careful but at least at only a few cm long it is easy to store away without taking up any sort of room.
It is made from a transparent blue plastic and I quite like the look of it and don't think it looks particularly cheap and nasty. It is very similar in design to the majority of other flash drives on the market but I do think that the transparency of the plastic adds a little to its looks.
To protect the USB part it is covered by a removable cap which goes on and off easily but feels quite secure when actually clicked into place. So far I have had no trouble going to get the flash drive and finding that the cap has come off and went missing. When the flash drive is in use the cap clicks onto the other side of the flash drive so that you don't need to lay it down and increase its chances of getting lost.
The USB port slides into the USB on my laptop with ease and is neither too loose or difficult and tight to remove again like I have with some other flash drives that I've bought previously.
As for transfer speeds the flash drive supports reading speeds of up to 15mb's and writing speeds of up to 6mb's. Now I don't really understand what this means exactly but in the reality of daily use I find the flash drive to be quite zippy at both transferring files onto it and off again. It is also incredibly easy to use and is a true plug and play product with no need to download any files to be able to use it and it is compatible with both PC's and Mac's.
I chose the 8GB one because of the excellent price but it also comes in a 4GB and 16GB version which also offer excellent value for money. The 8GB is more than adequate for what I wanted it for and it can store a good few hundred pictures on it. Because I have been so impressed with it I am planning on buying the larger version too as my photo collection is rapidly expanding by the day.
The one slight niggle that I have with it is that because of the play.com branding there is nowhere to write on what exactly what files the flash drive contains. This is easily remedied by putting on a small sticker but I would have liked there to have been somewhere on it for me to write. Also because of the plastic construction it isn't going to withstand any sort of hard trauma to it. It will be fine falling to the floor etc. but I imagine it would easy be crush if you stood on it for example.
For the money I think this flash drive is a complete bargain. It is very similar to a lot of others on the market but is cheaper and just as good if not better to use than a lot of them. I will definitely be buying myself another one and would highly recommend it to people looking for a cheap but decent way of backing up their digital files.
Right lets get the obvious out of the way, it is a flash drive from PLAY.com with a storage capacity of 8gb for storing various pieces of data whether that be media or documents.
As far as this product goes, it looks alright, is made from cheap clear blue plastic with a silver plastic ridge, and obviously the PLAY.com logo on the top. This is appart from the logo identical to various other flash drives available such as the one by integral. But lets be honest it looks reasonable enough and you dont usually have a flash drive as a fashion accessary.
The storage capacity itself at 8gb is reasonable enough for transportation of media files and various other documents, of course like everyone else i would like more memory but you need to remember what it is your buying and the function you are going to be using it for. E.g. I use mine for the transportation of coursework and presentations between home and university. if i was after anything more then i would use my Iomega 500gb portable hard drive. so lets be real it does what its designed for.
With regards to the writing speed of the device (how quickly files can be "put" onto it) without going into technicals that arn't going to mean much, in short it is quick enough and effective enough that you are not going to be waiting around at the end of the day and stalled to go home. So all good there!
Then finally the price you can pick these up relatively cheap from PLAY.com where the last time i checked was £6.99, which is reasonable enough and you would be paying around the same region if not more if you shopped around.
On now another final note as i have just remembered, the data quality when opened up off the flash drive, and in terms of corruption is minimal if at all, i've never personally experienced any problems of that sort, but im sure with all pieces of technology someone will have had this issue before, but from me there were no problems and couldnt create some if i wanted to.
Nowadays it seems that any company can buy a batch of generic flash drives and then pop their own logos onto them - something which play.com appear to have done with a few of their products. Today i'm looking at Play's 8gb flash drive which has a body shape and build which is identical to other models from a number of companies, including Integral and their 'Courier' design. The body is made from a transparent blue plastic and, although a little cheap looking, the overall design is pleasing enough on the eye.
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Currently, you can purchase the Play.com 8gb flash drive for £6.99 from.... guess where... yes, play.com. Compared to the 8gb Integral model, the cost of the Play version is 50p less, so I guess it offers good value for money - but how does it perform?
The product in use
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Measuring 7 x 24mm, the drive is fairly small and has a slimline profile which allows it to fit the majority of USB hubs. The USB socket is covered by a cap which will handily fit onto the opposing side of the drive when removed. Compatible with Macs and PCs, the product is simple to use and reliable - I haven't ever had an issue with my one.
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Although the Play.com flash drive shares a similar body shape to Integral's Courier - where the courier has a 12 megabyte per second read speed and a three megabyte per second write speed, the Play version can read up to 15x, and write as fast as 6x. Although far from class-leading, the figures are certainly respectable, and quick enough for my needs.
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Overall, If it's value for money that you're after, the play.com 8gb flash Drive may be just what you've been looking for - it won't set the world alight with its looks, but i've found it to be reliable and reasonably priced.
We have a stack of flash drives in our house as we are forever losing them, breaking them or forgetting them. My husband uses his to store music on to play on the cd player in his company van. I use mine to store photos - particularly to transport them so I can show friends and family.
My husband purchased this 8GB flash drive for £10.99 on Amazon which is more expensive than my flash drive but still a reasonable price. He wanted 8GB as he likes dance music and those types of songs tend to be really long, ie. big files.
The flash drive is relatively small although bigger than most, and blue in colour. There are no other colour options. I have used this drive many times when I have misplaced my own, and I have always found it easy to use. It is plug and play, so there is no messing around with drivers or software. It has a little lid covering the metal end which you simply remove, then plug the drive in. It really is that easy! Transferring files is very easy and so far there has never been a problem, no corruption or missing files or anything like that. The downside is that the transfer of files is actually very slow, much slower than you would expect for the price! This is not a good thing, as when you're in a rush for work and want to change the music files on it, you really don't have time to sit there waiting for it to transfer.
The other downfall is that from the very start, the flash drive has not quite fitted properly - by that I mean that it is somewhat loose and easily knocked out. Whenever I have used it I have had to fiddle around with it and/or hold it in place. It's not ideal but it doesn't bother me that much as I don't use it often. I imagine if used daily it would be a nightmare.
At the end of the day it is a cheap memory stick that does the job. It's a bit slow and not very robust, but it doesn't cost the earth either, so what can you expect!
The capacity and speed of the usb is brilliant and suitable for almost anything, the appearance of the usb is not too bad although it could be better with half the size it is. I bought this usb to back up my work files and wanted a usb that was not too expensive, good value for money and not too fancy and I got what I wanted.
However the design of the usb needs some tweaking. My usb broke within 3 weeks of use. The usb dropped from approx 6 feet onto laminated flooring and the outer plastic was smashed. I would recommend investing a few more pounds and getting a smaller, sleeker and more durable metal flash drive. The outer coating is made out of a very cheap material and the cap keeps coming off when I had it tied to my keys.
I hope this has cleared your decision on buying this product.
This flash drive in my opinion is a fantastic well built device that does exactly what it says on the tin.
Build quality
The quality of the build can't be faulted which has been tested throughout the last year being drummed into a college bag or thrown onto the back seat of my car.
Apart from a few scratches on the outside of the plastic there is no outward damage
I use this flash drive to store pictures and also my college work to this day have not had any issues adding data or retrieving information from the drive.
The speed of the drive is impressive and the ability to hold 8 gigs which is a couple of films and transfer them onto other computers within 25 minutes also ticks the box for me
I like the colour of the drive which is also important as its reliability.
Installation is easy as the device holds all the necessary drivers that Windows and Mac OS recognise which makes this drive a drag and drop to add or remove files.
I would recommend this drive to anyone who is looking forward a way to transport files or as a cheap backup solution
I managed to purchase this drive for under 15 pounds around six months ago which makes it fantastic value for money as i use it most days
In conclusion this drive is fast and very efficient at storing and transferring data and should be in the pencil case of students as its cheap and works well .
Having previously bought the 2GB version and recently annoyed at SanDisk Cruzer, I decided to go for the 8GB version from Play.com
Firstly it is a capped device so its waterproof - I know this may sound funny, but there was a time when I had left my previous flash disk with my clothes in the wash - and it worked. I have no desire to repeat that accidental experiment again, but it shows the robust build quality of this Play.com branded disk. Like the 2GB version it feels sturdy and rugged enough to leave around in your pocket.
Why should one get 8GB instead of 16GB? That is a good question, firstly you must look at the price. This is almost 1/2 the price and half the size. The answer lies in how you intend to use it. 8GB can hold 2 DVD size ISOs or movies. More often than not I use flash drives to create boot disks for operating systesms. However, you can pretty much now run a full operating system and save documents on this device without cause for concern. I have tried it with the latest Ubuntu Lucid Lynx build and it basically allows me to have a secure operating system on the go wherever I go.
Major advantage of having your own OS on the go is that you can carry out banking or other risk activities without comprimising your security.
Thats one secnario, the other scenario is of course to transfer files and the speed is as could be expected from a USB 2.0 device; its fast. It also functions as ReadyBoost but that is a Windows feature I am not so keen on.
So if like me you want an 8GB storage drive for your very own OS on the go - look no further than this Play.com drive for only £5.99.
As I don't have my own printer, I am a regular user of the library computers in order to print out essays etc, which is why I find memory sticks (flash drives) so handy. This is the most recent flash drive I purchased, and it was £6.99 from Play with free delivery. According to Play, the RRP of this particular flash drive is RRP £10.49 so I saved over £3 which is a nice little bonus.
The flash drive is quite average looking and is blue in colour. I was a little dissapointed that there wasn't a variety of colours to choose from but seeing as it's only a memory stick it doesn't really matter! The flash drive is around the same size as my other memory sticks, making it easy to just shove into my bag although because it's not very big it can get lost amongst my other stuff (saying that though my bag is extremely crowded!) and it is covered in lightweight blue plastic with a rounded end and a little pull off lid which exposes the silver part of the memory stick which you simply insert into your laptop/computer's USB port - quick, simple and easy, and the computer recognises it straight away so there is no need for cd's to install it.
This memory stick claims to hold 8GB of data however I really doubt this. It is fine with my university work which I keep on it as back ups (there's around 2gb currently), and around 3gb worth of pictures, however if I try and add anything more to it such as a bit of music to transfer to my other computer, it doesn't like it and tells me that there's an error, despite there been plenty of space. I've had no issues with it corrupting though and it is a reliable memory stick. Transferring data isn't the fastest process and for the price I paid I did expect it to be atleast reasonably quick, but it does require a decent amount of time to transfer everything.
It is not the most sturdy of memory sticks and is very lightweight and quite tacky feeling. I have noticed when I put it into my laptop's USB it doesn't aline straight, it bends down a little causing the metal part to drag down, making it quite loose - no doubt within another few months it will likely be too mishapen to use. Overall, I don't think this is great, however as it's one of the cheapest available I don't see why I wouldn't reccomend it. It is definetly not a memory stick to be filled to the brim with data as although I have not had issues with any files corrupting I have seen how tempermental it can be at times. It is quite flimsy as well and alot of use would wear it out easily, mine is starting to bend after only a few weeks of use.
It is pretty hard to go wrong with this 8gb flash drive fromPlay.com as for a very low price of £6.99 you do get an excellent product. I did have a problem with the first one that I got as it would not work on my laptop, the message came up that there was no driver that it was compatable with and all the things I tried to resolve the matter did not work however Play replaced it after a few days through their normal returns policy and the new one is working just fine with no problems so I guess the first one was certainly faulty.
This is what I guess you would call a basic flash drive based on the fact that it is not exactly robustly made. It is a blue plastic casing, mine differes slightly from the one in teh picture above in that it does not have the silver loop on the lid which is a shame as this looks like it would make it easier to secure the device to a key chain however the lid mine has is smooth. It does clip on to the back of the flash drive when it is plugge into your PC to make it harder to loose but other than that there is no way to secure the flash drive to anything if it is going to be used a lot. I plan to use mine to back up pictures so it is not a major issue as it will remain at home.
Transfer speeds are perfectly acceptable, whilst it is not the fastest flash drive that I have ever worked with it does transfer files easily by drag and drop and without the need for any software downloads. Also the speed is fine especially as I'm using mine for storing photo files from home so there is no need for it to be particularly fast.
Overall I guess you get what you pay for and this is a good value device which as it is from Play does not have any additional p&p to pay.
In this age of information, a flash drive has become an ever more necessary piece of equipment. I never leave the house without one. Whether it be to take files from home to work or swapping music and movies with friends, I can always rely on my memory stick. The days of floppy drives and waiting for CD's to burn are long gone.
At £6.99 this is a exceptionally low priced flash drive. It is made of cheap blue plastic and a removable lid, which did not last too long (I'm terrible when it comes to losing things) I used to have it attached to my keys but I found it was getting easily damaged.
It has a 8GB capacity, the transfer speed is not exceptional but at such a low price this can be forgiven. With no delivery cost there are no extra charges so you are getting over a gig per pound.
If you don't own a flash drive then I would recommend investing in one and this is perfect for most needs.
I was primarily attracted by the rather exceptional price for this Play.com flash drive as getting 8gb of storage for the very low price of £6.99 is pretty good and the reviews on Play.com were largely positive with only a couple of minor negative points being raised, also I have owned a very similar looking drive before and never had any problems with it apart from losing the top. I only came across the flash drive from a promotional Play.com email.
It is a blue plastic flash drive with a removable lid, it is about 6cm in length and a decent size making it easier to find in my bag. It is not the most stylish looking flash drive but as I use it primarily to store pictures that is not really an issue for me. The previous flash drive I had that is the same design did suffer from the problem of the lid becoming loose after a lot of use and eventually it fell off and i lost it, given that this flash drive is not for everyday use I do not expect to have the same problem but it is something to be aware of. When you are using the flash drive the lid does clip onto the other end to protect against loss.
With regards to transfer speeds it is not the fastest memory stick I have ever used but it is good enough, not exactly secret agent / Mission Impossible speeds but good enough for what I want to use it for. The most important thing is that it is reliable and I have not had any memory failures or upload failures when using this device and it currently holds about six reasonably large folders of pictures on it and the file transfer speed is the same for the last one as it was for the first.
I have had no problems with this device and given that you are paying less than a pound per GB of memory it is a very cheap option and comes with free delivery as well.
I work in an office which is 'paperless', so I use a variety of different smaller capacity flash drives to back up my work (I don't trust it all to one drive), and purchased the 8GB flash drive from Play.com last year for around £7.50. The service was excellent - I ordered early one morning and had the drive in the post the very next morning, so top marks for Play.com's service!
The flash drive itself is only available in one colour, a slightly transparent royal blue, and bears the Play.com logo and the flash drive size to the top. It's not going to win any design awards, but it looks OK. Mine doesn't have a keyring attachment which I would have liked, but overall it's fine for the money.The cap removes entirely, not something I am keen on purely because I tend to lose them but I haven't, (so far) with this one, but it's something to bear in mind if like me you stick these USB keys into your bag and they can get knocked about a bit, lids come off, etc.
The USB interface is 2.0 so the speeds are excellent though I must say I only use it really for Word and Excel files, no music or movies so I can't really comment on larger file transfer. It's ideal for office use, though. I have had it nearly 8 months now and it is still as good as new (some cheaper flash drives have broken on me within weeks). So I use it with confidence.
Overall, if you were thinking of purchasing the Play.com 8GB USB flash drive, I would say yes it is a good buy but personally I'd buy one with a fixed lid and a keyring. But it works well and that's what matters, so for £7.50 for 8GB and free fast delivery - you really cannot go wrong. I recommend it, there's a lot of flash drives out there and this is one of the better ones I have tried.


text: W.Va. anglers will feel effects of sequestration By John McCoy April 6, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The shoe has dropped. West Virginia wildlife officials now know how the recent federal budget sequestration is going to affect them - and you.It's not pretty if you're a trout fisherman.Division of Natural Resources administrators said the upcoming 5.1 percent cut in federal Sport Fish Restoration funding will give the DNR $186,000 less each year to spend on fish management. Curtis Taylor, the agency's wildlife chief, said the state's trout-stocking program will probably take the worst hit."It won't affect [stockings] this year, but in the future we're talking about stocking fewer trout, smaller trout, and cutting streams that currently receive weekly stockings to one stocking every two weeks."The trout program is so vulnerable because nearly three-fourths of its $2.6 million annual budget comes from federal Sport Fish Restoration money. Sportsmen who buy fishing tackle pay an 11 percent federal excise tax, which in turn gets returned to state fish agencies based on the amount of fishable water and the number of fishing license buyers in each state.West Virginia's small population and lack of water make it a "minimum state," one that receives the minimum cut of Sport Fish funding. DNR officials spend $1.8 million of that annual allocation on the trout program.Why so much? Trout stocking is expensive."During our last fiscal year, we spent $478,000 on trout food and $211,000 on vehicle expenses," Taylor said.Personnel costs usually eat up most of any agency's budget, but Taylor said the trout program is a notable exception. "Most of the money associated with the trout program is in raising and stocking fish," he explained. "To reduce staff wouldn't be smart."Instead, DNR officials hope to cut costs by raising fewer fish. It currently costs about $1 to raise a trout from an egg to catchable size. Further money could be saved by cutting back on feedings, which would result in smaller trout.That would remove at least one source of pride from the state's hatchery workers, because on average West Virginia stocks the largest trout of any eastern state.Cutting back on the number of stockings would create even bigger savings. Taylor said the state's stocking list includes 33 streams that receive weekly stockings from March through the end of May."If we move all of those to a biweekly schedule, it would save 264 stocking runs," he added. "With gas at $4 a gallon, that's a considerable saving."The worst thing about the trout-program cuts is that they probably won't be a one-year thing. The sequester could last as long as 10 years, and even at the end of that time there's no guarantee Congress will let the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service release the money to the states. Wildlife funding got cut, too, but because excise-tax receipts from guns and ammo have been running far above average the past two years, the cuts are offset by the higher receipts.The bottom line is that Congress is doing something it has no legal authority to do - to divert money from the Sport Fish Restoration and Wildlife Restoration funds. Those monies belong to sportsmen. They paid the taxes with the promise they'd get the money back.And now, here in West Virginia, we who bought fishing rods and reels and lures and lines will not get our full share of what we paid into that system. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 4 Reunions: Sept. 26, 2017 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken Outdoors notes -- April 7 Previous Story All about hummingbirds Next Story

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WCU Holds International Food Fair
Hattiesburg, Miss., October 19, 2012 - William Carey University held its fourth annual International Food Fair on October 11 in the Student Conference Center. Booths were set up representing different countries, and each booth offered samples of food from that country. The booths were adorned in colorful decorations and flags from each country hung from the ceiling.
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Germany, India, Israel, Jordan, Nepal, Nigeria Peru, Russia, Spain, Thailand, and Zimbabwe were all represented by WCU students, faculty and staff members, some from those countries, dressed in the native dress to serve the food. There are currently 111 international students – 68 males and 43 females - from 38 different countries. Of those 111, 76 are returning students.


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Pentagon to create cyber attack wingEllen Nakashima
Published: January 28 2013 - 12:49PMPlan recognises growing threat from cyber attacks in the future.
Washington: The Pentagon has approved a major expansion of its cybersecurity force over the next several years, more than quadrupling its size to bolster the nation's ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer operations against foreign adversaries, according to US officials.
The move, requested by the head of the Defence Department's Cyber Command, is part of an effort to build an organisation that until now has focused largely on defensive measures into the equivalent of an Internet-era fighting force. The command, made up of about 900 personnel, will expand to include 4900 troops and civilians.
Details of the plan have not been finalised, but the decision to expand the Cyber Command was made by senior Pentagon officials late last year in recognition of a growing threat in cyberspace, said officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the expansion has not been formally announced. The gravity of that threat, they said, has been highlighted by a string of sabotage attacks, including one in which a virus was used to wipe data from more than 30,000 computers at a Saudi Arabian state oil company last summer.
The plan calls for the creation of three types of forces under the Cyber Command: "national mission forces" to protect computer systems that undergird electrical grids, power plants and other infrastructure deemed critical to national and economic security; "combat mission forces" to help commanders abroad plan and execute attacks or other offensive operations, and "cyber protection forces" to harden the Defense Department's networks.
Although the command was established three years ago for some of these purposes, it has largely been consumed by the need to develop policy and legal frameworks and ensure that the military networks are defended. Current and former defense officials said the plan will allow the command to better fulfill its mission.
"Given the malicious actors that are out there and the development of the technology, in my mind, there's little doubt that some adversary is going to attempt a significant cyberattack on the United States at some point," said William Lynn, a former deputy defense secretary who helped fashion the Pentagon's cybersecurity strategy. "The only question is whether we're going to take the necessary steps like this one to deflect the impact of the attack in advance or . . . read about the steps we should have taken in some post-attack commission report."
Although generally agreed to by the military's service chiefs, the plan has raised concerns about how the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force will find and train so many qualified cybersecurity personnel. It also raises deeper issues - which are likely to intensify as the Cyber Command grows over the years - about how closely it should be aligned with the National Security Agency, the giant electronic-spying agency that provides much of its intelligence support.
The head of the Cyber Command, General Keith Alexander, is also the director of NSA, which employs some of the nation's most advanced cyber-operations specialists.
The new force structure was alluded to last fall in a major speech by Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, who declared, "Our mission is to defend the nation," and noted that the department was "putting in place the policies and organisations to execute the mission."
In an interview, a senior defense official said that the "national mission" teams would focus their efforts overseas and that any actions they took would be directed outside U.S. networks - unless the teams were asked to provide assistance to another agency with domestic authority, such as the FBI.
"There's no intent to have the military crawl inside industry or private networks and provide that type of security," the official said.
He stressed that the military would act only in cases in which there was a threat of an attack that could "really hurt," adding: "We're not talking about doing something to make sure that Mrs. Smith's bank account didn't get hijacked by somebody."
The plan to expand the Cyber Command come at a time when the military's services are being ordered to cut spending, a reflection of how important senior military officials see the need to improve the nation's cybersecurity footing. Some military officials have grudgingly accepted the need to contribute personnel to an expanded cybersecurity force. There are also differences over how much control the combatant commands will have over cyber teams.
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For much of 2012, public school officials wrestled with uncertainty over whether California voters would approve the Proposition 30 tax-hike initiative.
Had the ballot measure gone down in defeat Nov. 6, schools would have been dealt a deep blow to their state funding streams. But the $4.8 billion cut in education funding that Gov. Jerry Brown had threatened never materialized, and with Prop. 30's passage came a renewed sense of optimism and zeal among the county's 28 school districts.
In between those months of collective angst, many other events and developments took place on the local educational landscape. Here's a look back at some of Orange County's education stories:
Jan. 5: Gov. Jerry Brown announces that if voters don't approve tax increases set to appear on the November ballot as Proposition 30, he will recommend a $4.8 billion cut to K-12 schools and a $200 million cut to the University of California and California State University systems. The announcement is part of the governor's state budget proposal.
Feb. 10: Placentia's Valencia High School wins the 2012 Orange County Academic Decathlon, the school's second title in four years. The team edges out defending champion Westminster High for the crown, while Irvine's Woodbridge High finishes third. "We had a good feeling, but we just didn't know for sure until we heard our team called," Tessa Young, a senior on the team, says after the win. "It's so exciting. We are all so thrilled."
Feb. 15: A Register analysis of payroll costs finds that nearly 3,200 public school administrators, teachers and other employees in Orange County earned more than $100,000 in 2010-11, and 10 of them crossed the $250,000 mark. Even so, overall compensation at the county's K-12 public schools dipped 3 percent over the year prior, as workers took mandatory unpaid furlough days, wage cuts and freezes, and as their ranks thinned through attrition and layoffs.
Feb. 27: The Capistrano Unified School District fires three former head football coaches from their full-time teaching jobs, the culmination of a 16-month investigation into district employees accused of maintaining personal spending accounts with the now-defunct Lapes Athletic Team Sales sporting equipment company. All three – San Clemente High's Eric Patton, Capistrano Valley High's Charles "Chi Chi" Biehn, and Dana Hills High's Brent Melbon – maintain their innocence. Patton retires before termination proceedings are completed and receives a retirement-incentive bonus estimated at $79,559; Biehn and Melbon are appealing their terminations to the state.
March 3: Sam Nitz, from Pegasus Private School in Huntington Beach, outlasts more than 50 other competitors in the 2012 Orange County Scripps National Spelling Bee. Nitz, 13, correctly spells "olid," defined as a disagreeable smell, to win the crown. Nitz competes in May in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.; he is eliminated in the fourth round.
March 15: Orange County's 28 public school districts submit spending plans to county officials indicating they may cut more than 1,500 jobs and again increase class sizes, reduce staffing, shorten the school year and consider other cuts as they work to slash as much as $269 million in spending. The estimates are based on a worst-case scenario that assumes voters reject Prop. 30 in November.
May 8: County education officials announce five local educators as 2013 Orange County Teachers of the Year. The winners, selected from a group of 55 nominees, are: John Wood, a science teacher at Huntington Beach's Talbert Middle School; Deanna Zamiska, a third-grade teacher at Huntington Beach's Peterson Elementary; Victoria Castle, a geology instructor at Cypress College; David Goldenberg, an Advanced Placement World History teacher at Irvine's Beckman High; and Jennifer Sandland, a third-grade teacher at Tustin's Peters Canyon Elementary. Goldenberg is named in November as one of five 2013 California Teachers of the Year.
May 9: Emma Townley-Smith, a senior at Santa Ana's Orange County School of the Arts, is named a 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, one of the nation's highest honors for graduating students. Townley-Smith, 18, is one of 141 U.S. seniors selected for exceptional accomplishments in academics or the arts. Townley-Smith is recognized for her work in creative writing. "It's an amazing feeling realizing that all the hard work I've been doing has paid off in an incredible way," Townley-Smith says. "Writing is something I really love to do, and to be recognized for that feels very special."
June 5: Al Mijares, a former Santa Ana Unified superintendent, replaces retiring Orange County schools Superintendent William Habermehl as the county's public education chief. Habermehl's legacy is cemented in his relentless drive to bring visibility and prominence to schools – most notably, the O.C. Teacher of the Year awards that he transformed into a flashy media event. "This has truly been the best job in the world," Habermehl says of his 11-year tenure. "I've been so fortunate to work with some amazing people who wave worked hard to educate our young people."
June 12: Former Cal State Dominguez Hills President Mildred García becomes head of California State University, Fullerton. In her first week, García outlines her plans to increase graduation rates, elevate the university's profile and encourage more undergraduates to get involved in research. "I never imagined I would be a university president, much less the president of a school like CSUF, which I believe has the potential to become one of the premier institutions in this country," she says of the 34,500-student campus.
June 24: The Register publishes its second annual list of Orange County's top 10 high school graduates who will change the world. The honorees, whose accomplishments far belie their youth, are: Aliza Braunstein, Dana Hills High; Briana Perlson, Brea Olinda High; Emma Townley-Smith, O.C. School of the Arts; Gita Bhattacharya, Troy High; Justin Taleisnik, Beckman High; Meaghan Hurr, St. Margaret's Episcopal; Rohan Rastogi, University High; Ryan Pallas, Tesoro High; Spenser Apramian, Sage Hill; Steven Holcomb, Santa Margarita Catholic.
July 10: A Saddleback Valley Unified School District walk-on football coach is let go and two other high school coaches are formally reprimanded after being accused of receiving thousands of dollars in gifts and checks via an elaborate kickback scheme involving the Lapes Athletic Team Sales company. Mission Viejo High walk-on football coach Mike Milner is not permitted to return to his coaching assignment. Trabuco Hills High head football coach Scott Orloff and El Toro High head baseball coach Mike Gonzales are accused of accepting unauthorized merchandise and gifts from Lapes. The actions follow a similar investigation by Capistrano Unified into the matter.
Aug. 20: The Fullerton Union High School District disciplines a high school baseball coach for using vulgar, degrading and "extremely offensive" language in front of his student-athletes. Marc Patino, a social science teacher at Fullerton Union High School, used a derogatory term for Jewish people on "multiple occasions," uttered profanity and expletives "frequently" and directed "egregious" comments toward junior Grant Sims, a baseball player who filed a complaint, according to Patino's written reprimand. Patino did not respond to requests for comment. Athletic officials hail the student's decision to come forward as an important means by which schools can stamp out strong language used on athletic fields.
Aug. 23: The Orange Unified School District announces that Anaheim's Canyon High School will eliminate a Latino-themed school spirit day called Señiores and Señoritas, after a former student complains that several students came to school in June dressed as gang members, gardeners, pregnant teens and Border Patrol agents who walked around campus pretending to arrest their peers. District officials pledge to better review student activities to ensure they're culturally sensitive and also order Canyon administrators and staff to undergo sensitivity training.
Oct. 1: Two senior administrators receive written reprimands from Fullerton Union High School District for failing to take appropriate action after learning that Troy High School's student-government adviser rigged the spring 2012 student election. Principal Margaret Buchan is cited for failing to follow "explicit directives" from her superiors to "immediately" remove teacher Jennifer Redmond as student-government adviser, while former Assistant Principal Shane York is cited for "abdicating" his oversight responsibilities of Redmond. Redmond also received a warning letter in her personnel file.
Oct. 11: Only 30 percent of Orange County's public schools meet 2012 federal academic performance targets, down from 39 percent the year prior. The rest are labeled as failing because they cannot keep pace with increasingly rigorous achievement standards required by the much-maligned, federal No Child Left Behind law. In contrast, 85 percent of O.C. schools achieve their state testing targets for 2012. "I would not say 70 percent of our schools are failing," county schools Superintendent Al Mijares says of the disparate performance measures. "But the way the law measures student achievement does not reflect the gains our schools make each year."
Oct. 26: The Register publishes a story revealing that a set of exam scores was dropped from the spring 2012 semester grades of 100 geometry students at Irvine's Woodbridge High School, boosting the final letter grades of 36 students without teacher Alan Doan's knowledge or consent. The Irvine Unified School District defends Woodbridge Principal Jason Viloria's actions, saying that Doan called in sick during the last five days of the school year and did not respond to administrators when asked whether he would be completing his grading duties. Doan said he completed his grading duties and only called in sick to avoid Viloria and Assistant Principal Christopher Krebs, whom Doan alleges were trying to drive him out of Woodbridge through a campaign of harassment and intimidation.
The case highlights the grading autonomy that teachers are guaranteed under state law – and how muddied the waters become when school officials insist they must intervene. Doan is put on paid leave shortly after the story is published, accused of retaliating against a student who complained about him.
Nov. 6: Public schools, colleges and universities avoid a shorter school calendar, furloughs, increased student fees and millions of dollars in other cuts to programs and services after voters approve Prop. 30. four weeksStudents at Cal State Fullerton, the county's largest university, have their tuition rolled back by 9 percent, and the campus scratches a proposed enrollment reduction of up to 2,000 students planned for fall 2013. At UC Irvine, the county's only UC campus, tuition remains flat, and the threat of a midyear tuition increase of as much as 20 percent falls by the wayside.
Nov. 25: The Register publishes a four-part report about Orange County educators who've lost their teaching license in recent years. The report concludes that at least 36 educators from 14 school districts have left their jobs under a cloud of suspicion since 2007 – and not just for sex crimes against children. The educators also were accused of showing up at school intoxicated, threatening students with violence, showing graphic photos to students, and yanking, smacking and grabbing kids.
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Bikes are often defined by the number of gears or 'speeds' that they have, with a 20-speed bike assumed better than a mere 18-speed. That may often be so, but more important than the number of gears is their size. The fastest Olympic cycling events are after all, undertaken on bikes with one single fixed gear! But for most purposes it helps to be able to vary the gear, and for that purpose a bike may have derailleur gears [2] or hub gears [3] - or even both.
It all starts with cranks and pedals (or handles) to push them round, then something: a chain a belt, maybe a shaft, to connect that motion to the driven wheel. The earliest pedal cycles didn't have anything in-between: the cranks were attached directly to the wheel like on a child's pedal toy. Except they were not toys. That wheel was big and got bigger as bikes developed, for that was the only way to cover more ground with each turn of the pedals. This is how the bike we now call a penny farthing evolved and these bikes were rated in inches, by the size of their wheel.
In their day these high wheelers were called ordinary bicycles, to distinguish them from some new thing called a safety bike. This had a chain drive to the rear wheel (sounds familiar?) that could 'gear up' the transmission by having more teeth at the cranks than the wheel. Three times as many teeth on the cranks, a 48 tooth chainwheel and 16 tooth rear sprocket for example, makes a 26in wheel equivalent to a 78 inch ordinary. It would be some tall guy who could straddle a wheel that size!


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Meet Wendy Beasley
While Wendy Russ Beasley might be coy about her age-"Let's say 40-ish," she says with a wink-this Durham, North Carolina native is unashamedly direct when it comes to her love for Bejeweled Blitz. "I loved the game the first time I played it," she confesses, "And I've loved it ever since. It's a great game experience that doesn't take all day to enjoy." While this sort of praise isn't uncommon among Bejeweled Blitz fans, coming from Wendy it's just a little bit more informed since this lively redhead has been playing videogames for most of her life.
A 60 second casual game like Bejeweled Blitz might seem an odd fit for a hardcore gamer like Wendy, but it actually fills a unique and satisfying niche in her game repertoire. Wendy has enjoyed a long and exciting career in PR and marketing for a number of leading videogame companies, but such a "dream job" comes with a very real risk of game burnout. "Some games feel like 'work' to me," Wendy explains, "but Bejeweled Blitz doesn't. I play it because it's easy to pick up, it's fun, it doesn't take a lot of time, and it can be played either on my computer or on my iPhone. When I'm looking for a pick-up-and-play, quick relaxing game to take my mind off of things, Bejeweled Blitz is perfect." Like many Bejeweled Blitz players, Wendy finds the game to be a great "de-stressor," a perfect way to unwind after a hectic day of work and caring for her three maniac cats and one bewildered dog.
Wendy frequently finds time to play when you'd least expect it: while playing other games. "I play Blitz during the long times I'm flying in World of WarCraft," she laughs. "I also squeeze in Peggle and straight-up Bejeweled when I'm flying-I'm such a PopCap fangirl!" While the times Wendy plays Bejeweled Blitz might differ from most players, she enjoys the same sense of connection and competition among friends that has hooked countless other Blitz fans. As Wendy tells it, "I have 482 Facebook friends, and at least 50 of them are on my leader board. Of all of them, Catherine Mainland, an adjunct professor at North Carolina State, regularly bests me by at least 100,000 if not more. There is definitely a good-natured spirit of competition that the game fosters, particularly with my coworkers. We're always trying to top one another's scores!" While she doesn't play every day, Wendy's competitive spirit does lead her to log about three hours a week playing the game, sticking to her chief strategy of searching diligently for matches of four and five in order to drive her score to the top of the leader board. With her all-time high score hitting the low 300,000's, that strategy is obviously paying off.
Wendy's life isn't all fun and games, though-some of it is just, well, fun without games. Wendy keeps busy with all sorts of activities. She has travelled extensively (even venturing out for a stroll on the roof of Winchester Cathedral in the UK), loves to cook, and has a passion for singing and playing music on piano and guitar. "I sang in the opera Carmen when I was just seven years old," she says. Wendy also has a real love of speed. "I recently had the chance to drive a Ferrari 360 Spyder, Aston Martin Vantage, and Nissan GTR, all at high speed. Plus I ride a 200cc Gran Turismo Vespa which is no wimpy moped Vespa-I had to get a motorcycle license for it." She laughs and goes on, "I love supercars, and aspire to be Jeremy Clarkson when I grow up." Until that day, this avid gamer will continue getting high-speed excitement from a busy, rewarding career, that high-powered Vespa, a houseful of crazy pets...and plenty of frantic sixty second rounds of Bejeweled Blitz.


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President Barack Obama has delivered and may still deliver more informative speeches to students throughout America. The topics discussed in these speeches consist of students dedicating themselves to their education, overcoming the many obstacles that arise in their lives and conquering the fear of asking for help.
The political process in Tallahassee is broken. It is time to fix it. It is time to amend the Florida Constitution to require the Legislature's most important work be done in the light of day rather than in secret meetings. We should also end the practice of hurriedly approving massive bills in the final days of the legislative session that elected officials have not been given adequate time to read, study and debate.
For years now a crescendo has been rising in politics of angry people wanting to stem the tide of this or that. They rail. They rant. They wave placards. They talk about bringing back the Bonnie Blue flag of the West Florida rebellion. There's talk of buying guns, learning to shoot straight, hoarding ammunition, stocking up on food and preparing for a rebellion. No socialism. No liberals. No communists. No health reform. No ACORN. Whoops! Wait!
These are tough times for seniors, especially those relying on Social Security for all or most of their income. According to 2008 AARP data, more than half of Florida's three million Social Security beneficiaries rely on Social Security for half or more of their income, and for three of every 10 beneficiaries, Social Security is their only source of income. Each year, as these Floridians look through their checkbooks to figure out how to pay for the rising costs we all face, they take small comfort in knowing that Social Security provides a very mode
In the most recent presidential election there were numerous politicians running for the office of president while still collecting their full pay as senators from their respective states. It's a sweet deal that allows you to receive full pay and not even show up for work while looking for a new job. Here in Florida we have a similar situation with our own Charlie Crist campaigning to be a U.S.
There are many of us in the North Florida area who would very much like the music/talk mix of the former Classic 89 to be restored to WUFT-FM's high-power analog station. Classic 89, with its mix of musical genres and news/talk, was a tremendous cultural asset for the entire 21-county area of North Florida. The very limited and problematic HD2 and online streaming of classical music is far from an adequate replacement. Most areas within the range of WUFT-FM's analog station do not receive the HD2 signal at all.
Since School Superintendent Bob Hastings' election last year, he has been on a path to remold the school system to his vision.
He is opposed to teachers retiring then returning to the classroom at the top of the pay scale, so he laid a few off at the end of the school year. But he's hired several back with the help of federal stimulus money pushed through Congress by President Barack Obama.
Does anyone believe President Obama, when he says taxes won't be raised if his Universal Healthcare plan goes through? Already Medicare and Social Security are bankrupt and money is being printed so fast within one to three years our dollar may be worth ten to thirty cents. Do the math!! What will you give up, food, meds, car, insurance? Unless you're a millionaire you won't make it and we've seen millionaires lose their mansions and go bankrupt.
I would like to thank the residents of Bronson for their support and votes of confidence. I wish to congratulate my opponent and hope he will strive to execute good judgment. The Town of Bronson needs leaders who will pursue a broader sense of direction that embraces the freedoms and principles our founding fathers held so dear. While being objective I hope Bronson can endeavor to accomplish sound goals. Solidarity for Bronson will continue to be my priority seeking a better quality of life for all.
Last Tuesday I was sulking around the house complaining about the passing of the summer and how it goes by so fast. Personally, I think I have a right to complain in my own house.
After all, I pay the mortgage, the taxes and the utilities, that is, when I think of it. The only thing I do not pay, is attention to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, which has cost me a lot more than the mortgage, taxes and utilities put together.
A few years ago we moved into the Chiefland area and have come to know the good people and beautiful countryside that are the hallmark of this area. We currently have two children in our local schools and have repetitively encountered school workers that are dedicated to their work and the future of our community. But culturally, our community is simply not committed to an educational standard required to effect a significant change in our local economy and well-being.
EMS assessments are changing this year. Historically, all property owners have paid the same annual amount of $75.00, regardless of their size or the frequency of calls. This meant that Walmart paid the same assessed fee as a residential property owner. In an effort to be more equitable, a formula based on square footage for commercial, institutional and industrial/warehouse designated property was recommended by a company hired by the county to look at our assessment structure.
On this date in 1787, 39 men who met in secret through the summer in Philadelphia signed the document that is the backbone of our government, the U.S. Constitution. Here is the preamble and the list of men who signed it:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
I would like to thank the dedicated employees at the Levy County Tax and Tag Offices for their wonderful handling of the mob of residents who appeared at their offices on Friday, Aug. 28 and Monday, Aug. 31. With notices on TV and in the paper of doubling the cost for licenses and tags as of Sept. 1, it appeared that all of Levy County residents showed up to renew their tags and/or licenses before the deadline.
The City of Chiefland and Chiefland Fire and Rescue are in the process of preparing to finalize our budget for the 2009/2010 fiscal year. In doing so I presented a budget to the commissioners that had no increases to the city portion of our budget.
This budget will be used to run approximately 1,500 calls located both inside outside of the Chiefland City limits. Our figures for 2009/2010 are as follows:
City of Chiefland $188,261 currently this figure is $188,632.29 for 2008/2009.
Dear Mr. President Obama,
You have attained an honor very few men of all time even dreamed of and for that reason, you deserve a tremendous amount of credit. As president, your responsibilities must be overwhelming--what an awesome role for any leader.
Maybe I have no right to tell people about how they should drive their car. After all, I am only 17.
On a daily basis, my route may take me on unoccupied back roads to the woods or to the river, through the basic small town traffic of Chiefland or possibly the congested highways to Gainesville and Tallahassee.
Since it was noted that no one from the Citizen was present, we assumed that you received no notice of the meeting, just like 3/4 of the attendees who live around the proposed site for the sewer treatment plant.
This column is called Good News.
It reports both varieties of good news: good as in feel good news and good news as in good news to use.
Last week, it was about news your could use: Vice Mayor Theresa Barron's quest to have the city buy, rather than lease lighted Christmas decorations. Mayor Teal Pomeroy said he would like to see businesses buy and sponsor lights.
Here's the feel good news: More people voted than usual in the Citizen online Christmas lights poll. By Tuesday evening there were 53 votes.
There were four options:
My husband and I are presently deployed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba. Our home of record is Inverness, Florida. On a recent trip home, we were traveling along Rt. 19 on our way to Tallahassee and eventually to Pensacola to visit our children and grandchildren.
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The Brewers beat the Cardinals 4-1 on Monday, widening their lead in the NL Central over the Redbirds to 10.5 games. The Cardinals likely needed another sweep to keep their playoff hopes alive, so the series-opening loss likely means they'll be missing the playoffs for the second straight year and the 4th time in 5 years.
Predictably, fans don't seem to be taking it very well. The fact that their fall from the top of the division is coming at the hands of those punk kids in Milwaukee only makes matters worse. Fan frustration seemed to boil over after Monday's game, when the Cards' broadcast decided to show Telly Hughes' interview with Nyjer Morgan.
Some of the reaction on Twitter from some of The Best Fans In Baseball:
I cannot wait until the #Brewers are forced to STFU. They'll never win a playoff series. Mark it down. #disgruntledcardinalsfan
Jesus Christ Nyjer Morgan act like you've been on a camera before. #fuckstick #disrespect #noclass
I wonder what character Nyjer Morgan will be after the Brewers get their asses swept out of playoff baseball?
Just now decided if i had a gun with one bullet in it, i would definitely use it on Nyjer Morgan
Nyjer Morgan. Jerkstore. Hope he gets it in the ear tomorrow. #stlcards 🙂
Nyjer Morgan really is the very scum of the Earth. #stlcards #Brewers
Nyjer Morgan = twat of the year. Get him out of the pros. #disgrace to baseball
And these were just the few tweets that didn't contort Nyjer's name into something else. Stay classy, guys.


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THE ability of staff to meet patients' needs and protect them from harm at Purity Care has been thrown into question after the service failed to meet four of the five basic standards required by the health watchdog.
Following an inspection at the end of May, the Care Quality Commission raised serious concerns about the provider, which is based in Percy Street, Rodbourne, but employs carers to look after people in their homes.
There were also questions over its commitment to patients' safety and welfare.
While inspectors agreed patients were treated with respect and given a say in the treatment they received, they found the service had fallen short in three of its duties of care as well as in making adequate background checks on every employee.
In their report, published this month, inspectors felt that patients were put 'at risk of inappropriate care and treatment'.
"The service was not always responsive to people's needs," they said.
"People being supported through the sub-contracting arrangement did not always receive a service that met their needs.
"Where there were late or missed visits these were not recorded or monitored. Staff told us they report to the registered manager if they were going to be late. However there was no evidence to indicate what happened as a result.
"Care records were sometimes inaccurate, which put people at risk of inappropriate care and treatment."
The service in general was not up to scratch, with few monitoring policies and risk assessment measures in place. And appropriate background checks did not appear to be systematically carried out for each new employee.
"The service was not always well led," the report went on. "There were no systems in place to monitor the quality of the service, either for the direct contracting or sub-contracting arrangements.
"There was no system in place to record, investigate and learn from accidents and incidents.
"Appropriate checks were not always undertaken before staff began work. Appropriate references were not always obtained. For example, one file contained no references. Some references on file did not identify who the referee was and their relationship to the employee.
"Some application forms contained gaps in employment histories. This meant that people were at risk of being cared for by unsuitable staff."
Inspectors added that staff training also left a lot to be desired. "The registered manager had limited understanding of their responsibilities in relation to keeping people safe," they said. "The registered manager told us they had accessed on-line safeguarding training but we saw no record of this.
"Staff we spoke with had limited understanding in relation to safeguarding and were unable to tell us where they would report their concerns outside of the organisation."
The Advertiser attempted to contact Purity Care on several occasions, but no one was available to comment.


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A free concert of modern country music sounds will be held Thursday, Sept. 12 at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.
The public is invited. Entertainment begins at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be available. The concert will help kick off the 2013-14 school year at the college.
The Redhead Express has entertained at more than 1,300 county fairs, concerts, and festivals during the last six years.
It should be a very relaxing and entertaining evening for the entire family, said Scott Mickelsen, PhD, NCTAs Associate Dean. We invite the public to join in this entertaining event.
Redhead Express, under the guidance of producer Paul Worley, excels in a genre of stars such as the Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Collin Raye and Lady Antebellum. Many of their songs are written by lead singer Kendra Walker.
Their music is described as American roots music (country, old country, bluegrass, old timey, Irish, gospel.)
Redhead Express is comprised of Kendra, 22, on guitar, lead vocals and songwriter; LaRae,21, on banjo and the utility player; Alisa, 19, on fiddle and mandolin; and Meghan, 16, on bass guitar.
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It's finally here ladies and gentlemen…. the last game of the 2012 University of North Carolina football season. Wow, this season has absolutely flown by and, for me; this is when depression sets in. After Saturday, the countdown begins to the opening kickoff of the 2013 season (August 31, 2013) in Columbia, South Carolina. That's right – 279 days till the flagship school of South Carolina and the Ole' Ball Coach Steve Spurrier and his Gamecocks take on the flagship school of North Carolina. And if you're like me, you will be counting down every one of those 279 days through national signing day, spring practice, summer workouts, ACC media day and the pigskin luncheon.
With that being said though, this has been a long and winding road for this group of seniors who have lived through 2 ½ years of an emotional roller coaster of change. Not many college football players can say they lived (and endured) through two head coaches, an academic fraud scandal, NCAA sanctions, scrutiny from peers, University faculty and officials, and constant negativity from local fan bases and major local media outlets in particular the Raleigh News & Observer. Within all of this adversity, a group of young men were truly developing before our very eyes not only on the field, but in the community as well (see last week's column about Jonathan Cooper and Gentle Giants http://chapelboro.com/Gentle-Giants/14110127?pid=278297 ). These seniors have become valuable members of the University community and, despite the controversy that has surrounded their tenure here, will be remembered with fondness and distinction in Chapel Hill.
With the new hiring of Coach Fedora this past December and the reality that the 2012 Tar Heels would not be eligible for post season play, our football program was at a crossroads. All players had the right to transfer to a different University without sitting out a year and a special group of Tar Heel seniors led by Kevin Reddick decided to make a stand and finish what they had started. When Coach Fedora laid out the options to his Seniors during a meeting, Reddick was one of the first to address the possibility of leaving. "After we told the seniors, 'Hey, you guys can leave if you want. You can do whatever you want,' "Coach Fedora said." Kevin was the first one to stand up and say, 'I'm not going anywhere. We're going to have a great season here next year.' " This shows the kind of character that is instilled in these young men not only by this University but also by the role models who have molded these athletes from prospects to lettermen. The parents, guardians, mentors, pop warner coaches, teachers and counselors all deserve credit for helping to make a forgettable situation a positive and something that the entire program can – and will – build on.
The reason why I bring this up is because Saturday will be the last time that the majority of these seniors will ever play the game of football and ever be a part of a family atmosphere and brotherhood like the one at UNC. I was fortunate enough to get to experience two Senior days (due to a medical hardship) so I know exactly what these guys are going through this week. The week will fly by and the players will experience a sense of loss as they experience everyday moments for the last time – the last Monday practice, the last game plan meeting, the last Tuesday lift session, the last time out with the guys for the weekly dinners. And as they walk through the tunnel and hear the final roar of the crowd and run through the smoke, they will remember back to the day four or five years ago when they first walked through the tunnel with the magic of college football and Kenan stadium awaiting, and they'll feel as if it passed in the blink of an eye.
As hard as it is for the players to know that the end is near, sometimes the parents or guardians take it that much harder. They have supported and fostered the growth of this player from the days when he couldn't tie his own cleats to now seeing him play for the last time. Maybe this player achieved his goals and lived up to his potential and maybe he didn't. Either way, the end is here and it's a sobering time for all involved. What I hope comes out of this last Saturday and what I think we'll see is two things:
- 1) A great effort by this football team and a program that is prepared to send these seniors off with a win while looking forward to building the foundation for next year and years to come.
- 2) A packed stadium that allows everyone in the community the opportunity to spend a Saturday in one of the most beautiful stadiums in college football. Let's all soak it in while we can because 279 days is a far ways off.
Please make sure to tune in one hour after the final whistle to 97.9FM to listen to more post game coverage with Paul Connell and myself on "ON THE HEELS."
Smart. Fast. Physical. Happy Thanksgiving!!!


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The downtown Novato Theater has received a $25,000 grant from the Marin Community Foundation for theater renovation efforts.
The grant brings the amount the theater has raised to $650,000 toward the $1.4 million needed to begin demolition and construction of a new building.
A total of $3 million is needed to build a new theater on the Grant Avenue theater site.
For more information, visit the theater's website at www.novatotheater.net.
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Burgers at our cottage during the summer for the past several years we have started a tradition. Once a week I make a different burger and we get together and enjoy them with some wine and beer.
My Island Teriyaki Jamaican Jerk Sliders celebrates the collaboration of American chicken sandwich and the bold and flamboyant flavors of Jamaica.
Election Campaigning going on, and the economy being what it is, we all need a little more patriotic spirit!
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MORGANTOWN — Of all the players who were supposed to have a positive impact on West Virginia's rebuilt offense a year ago, perhaps the most disappointing in regard to the results was Kevin White.
Think about it. It was a team replacing a quarterback, Geno Smith, and two receivers, Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey, who had rewritten the record books before moving on to the NFL. Replacing Smith was going to be a struggle and everyone accepted that. Charles Sims had arrived as a multi-talented back who could take some pressure off the passing game, but more than anything else the Mountaineers needed receivers to step up and make the transition to a new quarterback easier.
And White was supposed to be the one with the best chance to make that happen.
He didn't. And he knows it.
"On a big stage, you want to produce and show how good you are,'' White said. "But when you start losing and your numbers aren't showing up, it kind of gets to you. I've always been a confident guy, but it's hard when the stats and wins don't match up with what you think you can do.''
It's not that White's numbers as a first-year player were awful. They weren't. He was the third-leading receiver on the team and tops among outside receivers, trailing only slot receiver Daikiel Shorts and Sims. He caught 35 passes, averaged nearly 15 yards per grab and caught a team-best five touchdown passes. Those were almost identical to the numbers he posted in his final season of junior college ball at Lackawanna.
But White was also a 6-foot-3, 210-pound physical specimen who was expected to fit in perfectly in Dana Holgorsen's Air-Raid-style offense. When he caught seven passes for 80 yards in his first game, at Oklahoma (he missed the opener against William & Mary with a shoulder injury), he seemed well on his way.
But despite occasional spurts of brilliance, he was never the go-to receiver everyone thought — or at least hoped — he would be. It got to him
"When it didn't happen and my numbers weren't what they were supposed to be, yeah, it kind of got to me,'' White said. "Confidence-wise it got to me, and the injuries didn't help, either.''
Anyone who has ever talked to White knows that confidence has never been an issue with him, but last year was obviously different.
"First time ever,'' White said of his shaken confidence. "That was no fun at all.''
Well, as West Virginia heads into its first game week of the season — the Mountaineers play No. 2 Alabama Saturday in Atlanta — White is almost right back where he started last year. No, he's not expected to be the centerpiece of the receiving corps because Shorts and Mario Alford are both back and the entire group is far more experienced. But White is still being counted upon to play a huge role.
And this time it seems like he's in a much better position to make it happen.
"It's different now. I was confident last year because I'm always confident, but now I know what I'm getting myself into,'' White said. "I know how quick the guys are, how fast the game is, how physical the game is. I know the little things I can get away with and the things I can't get away with.
"When a D-back mans me up and they're close to my face, I know the release I like more than another. It's just that I'm so much more familiar with everything.''
So is everyone else in the offense. To place any sort of extra blame on White for West Virginia's problems moving the ball and scoring last season would be wildly unfair. If ever there was a group failure, that was it.
The hope is that the biggest reason for those failures was that everyone on the offense was just like White — too new. That's not the case this year, particularly at the skill positions. The receiving corps — not including the tailbacks — returns 162 of 194 receptions. The running back corps is as deep as any in the Big 12, and the quarterback, Clint Trickett, has a year under his belt and a surgically repaired shoulder.
That last part is huge.
"Last year we didn't know who the quarterback was going to be going into the first game,'' said White, who caught balls from three different passers last season. "And then even after that it was a toss-up.
"We've got a connection going now. I'm running the routes that he likes and we know the timing we have to have on certain plays and certain routes. That's a huge difference.''
Again, it's not as if White was a bust last year. In addition to the Oklahoma game, he had seven catches for 130 yards at Baylor, five for 77 against Texas Tech and five for 89 against Texas.
But consider the impact he was supposed to have and didn't. In WVU's four wins, he sat out one game and combined for four catches and 39 yards in the other three. That monster performance against Baylor came in a game in which the Mountaineers trailed by as many as 45 points and lost by 31. Even the Oklahoma performance was marred by a fumble when the Mountaineers were driving for a potential go-ahead touchdown.
And then he was a non-factor again in WVU's most dismal performance of the season, an embarrassing loss at Kansas.
The experienced gained from all of that should help West Virginia this season, and it will certainly help White.
"The whole season gets brought up a lot, not just losing the Kansas game,'' White said. "If we'd been more consistent and finished a lot of those drives and games, we might have been 8-4 instead of 4-8. We let a lot of those games slip away just because we were young and inconsistent, and when things didn't go our way we didn't know how to change it. I think now we do.''
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- On the bright side, Arkansas does not have a stand-your-ground law.But how long do you think it will take before some variation of one of the following happens in a Clarksville, Ark. school? A teacher feels "threatened" by a student and pulls the gun on the pupil just to defuse the perceived threat. Or the school employee cannot restrain him or herself and blows the kid's brains out in front of a classroom full of terrified children. Or maybe, in self-defense, students wrestle a firearm away from the teacher who pulled it. Or there's a meeting between school officials and the parents of a child receiving disciplinary action. Disagreement ensues. Things get intense. A packing assistant principal pulls out her heat. I could go on with the "ors" all day long, but, mark my words, all hell will break loose in Clarksville, Ark., or one of the other places around the nation who think the best way to respond to school shootings is to arm teachers and other employees with guns after fifty-some odd hours of training. Like New Life Baptist Church & Academy in Albuquerque, N.M. HBO's fantastic series "VICE" featured the "Academy" earlier this year. I highly recommend that episode. It's well done. And it supports the judgment that any parent who would want their child in that sort of "learning environment" has a screw or two loose. Talk about the end justifying the means. We all want to keep our kids safe, but scaring them to death is probably a counterproductive parenting technique to get there. Now let me be clear. I am not one of these ardent anti-gun cats. If I had my choice, I would prefer fewer guns, not proliferation into my child's school. But, on the issue of guns in general, I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other. Before last November, the closest I ever came to a gun was when I got pulled over by a police officer. The things have always terrified me. Sort of like cocaine. Would never touch the stuff, but like swords and knives, I never had a problem with alcohol or marijuana.
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I think it's safe to say that just about every hockey player, fan and anyone in the media has HockeyDB set as one of their bookmarks or can type the name of the site faster than just about any other site. A few professional hockey players are trying to take a piece of that pie by developing an app for our smartphones with an expected release date before the season starts.
(Side note: If you don't have it installed already, download the LetsGoAmerks.com app on to your iPhone, Android or Blackberry phone immediately by visiting the apps page here!)
The project involves former Rochester Americans defensemen Kyle Hagel (a whopping 3 games), Dustin Sprout and Cam MacIntyre. Kyle Hagel reached out to me over the weekend to help spread the word and ask for feedback from others.
Here's the description given about the application:
Shnarped is an iPhone application – created by three players that have recently played in the AHL – that will aggregate information (stats, news/blogs, videos, twitter) about all professional hockey players onto a player page. Players will have access to these profiles and will be able to customize them with unique content. It [...]Read More


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Pork producers in northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota are invited to attend the Swine Production Seminar set for Feb. 28 in Okoboji, Iowa. Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach, University of Minnesota Extension and Hubbard Feeds are sponsoring this seminar at Arrowwood Resort Conference Center, 1405 Hwy 71 in Okoboji.
ISU Extension and Outreach swine program specialist Dave Stender said the seminar topics and speakers will provide attendees with timely and important information.
"Presenters will share their knowledge and expertise in a variety of areas including sow health and productivity, optimizing market weight, and employee management," Stender said. "Each presentation session is about an hour long, and lunch is included."
Registration is at 9:30 a.m. with the first session starting at 10 a.m. The agenda has two sessions in the morning: sow health and productivity tips and trends and learning how to maintain a good work team. After lunch, attendees will hear about capitalizing on the Midwest advantage, optimizing market weight and return, and what to expect in today's industry. Speakers include Paul Ruen of Fairmont Veterinary Clinic, Tom Koch and Ernie Hansen of Hubbard Feeds, Jeff Wiepen of Farm Credit Services, and Mike Brumm of Brumm Swine Consultancy, Inc. Stender also is on the program.
For more information about the seminar, contact Stender by phone at 712-225-6196 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
People are asked to preregister by Tuesday, Feb. 21 by contacting Lori Stevermer or by phone at 507-388-9471.


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Dempster takes away positives from fifth start
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Ryan Dempster had to work out of a little traffic in the top of the third inning in Tuesday's start against the Orioles, but the righty considered that a positive.
Battling out of jams is something that can't be simulated. Dempster allowed three runs in that third, the only three he allowed over an otherwise solid five-inning effort during Boston's 8-7 loss.
"Yeah, it's always good for your body and your arm to get some extension, to get some pitches logged in an inning and see how you bounce back from that," said Dempster. "That's going to happen during the year. You're not going to go out there every inning and go 1-2-3 and throw 10 pitches. Those opportunities where you can do that are more beneficial physically than mentally."
A consummate professional, Dempster has blended in nicely during camp.
"I got extended again," Dempster said. "Made a couple mistakes ahead in the count. Yeah, I'm feeling better and better. I felt stronger today. You keep pushing yourself. Next time out, you go a little further. Things are coming together pretty nicely."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In the simplest terms, athleadership empowers leaders through sports. Athleaders are student-athletes who maximize sports to get ahead and to give back. They are individuals who use sports as a stepping stone to achieve lofty but attainable goals.
NCSA has built an athleadership community with athletes, coaches and sports-minded businesses that share NCSA's appreciation for what sports have done for them throughout their lives both on and off the field. Each member of NCSA's athleadership community is dedicated to spreading this message to athletes and empower others to lead through sports.
The impact of sports for me has affected my whole life—from goal setting as a kid, learning the values of team and getting an education for free, to (building) relationships and lifelong friends. Sports have taken me around the world.
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The Building Blocks of Athleadership
Success in sports isn't easy, and neither is being an athleader. Both require hard work, dedication and sacrifice. Just like there are steps to reaching your athletic goals, there are also three major steps in the athleadership process.
A student-athlete must commit to being an athleader in the community and the classroom. Show that you have vision by setting goals and creating road maps to reach them. Avoid situations and people that might get in the way of reaching those goals. Again, this level of commitment isn't always easy, but the payoff in the future is worth the sacrifice and hard work.
Continue the high level of commitment in college by earning a college scholarship and graduating with a meaningful degree. The value of that college education is priceless, and that's why the college recruiting process is so important. Realize that choosing a college isn't just about the next four years of your life. It actually impacts the next 40.
Once you've developed the tools it takes to be an athleader, it's your responsibility to be a leader. Use the lessons you learned through sports to be a positive example and give back to the community. Values like teamwork, dedication and a positive attitude are essential on the playing field or court. But they're also important tools to have when the collegiate sports career ends.
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A few months ago I believed that, unless Congress were backed against the wall, it would not act on the "fiscal cliff." Well, on Meet the Press Sunday morning, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said something quite interesting. He remarked that, if Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) (who had been on the show earlier) had ruled out a government shutdown over the debt ceiling, he'd bet the market would rise "200 points" Monday. I will assume he meant the Dow and not the S&P 500!
As I watched this, I thought it confirmed my views: Congress is motivated by a gun against the head, and not by doing the "right thing." In this case the gun to the head was the stock market, which sank as we headed into the last day of 2012 -- so they figured out a way to get a deal done. Now, if we can extrapolate from this senator's views, maybe we can confidently say there is no way they will do anything "difficult," since the markets might not like it. They are reacting to the markets, as we all assumed they would in era following the Troubled Asset Relief Program's passage.
Of course, now that Congress believes only it can move the markets, it will likely be something else that will actually influence stocks.
I thought of that this weekend because, in the past several days, I have seen countless folks -- including in Barron's -- note to us that Europe has been outperforming. As I updated my chart of iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA), it occurred to me that these markets didn't have the same fabulous week the S&P did. So I looked at the ratio of the EFA to the S&P, and wouldn't you know it? Europe has underperformed pretty much since Christmas.
Not only that, but the ratio broke that uptrend line that has been in place the entire fourth quarter. Does this now mean that Washington believes we only care about what they do? Given that everyone has finally noticed Europe's ostensibly winning ways, might it now be time for that continent's woes to show their head again?
I note this because, here in the U.S., markets are still overbought on an intermediate-term basis: The 30-day moving average of the advance-decline line peaked last week. At the same time, the number of stocks making new highs is at a little more than half of what this statistic had been in September, even though the S&P made a higher closing high Friday.
Meanwhile, the index put-call ratio slipped to 77%. The last time it came in at this level was Dec. 17. That was followed by a market rally in the next session -- and then, over the next week, all of those gains were given back, and then some. So, this time around, perhaps the prevailing issue won't be the debt ceiling. Maybe the issue won't even have anything to do with the U.S. Maybe it is time for Washington to become irrelevant and Europe to take front stage, now that it's disappeared from everyone's minds.
But, then, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi did tell us he would do "whatever it takes" to save the euro.


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Tributes have been paid to Dyson worker Mariola Martin, 53, after she was killed in an horrific accident on Sunday.
The accident happened just before 1pm on the A303 Mere bypass on the eastbound carriageway. Her broken-down Mazda MX5, which was stationary in the inside lane, was hit from behind by an articulated lorry.
The lorry driver, a 51-year-old man from Devon, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Her family said: "Mariola was a vibrant and energetic woman that loved life. She was the sort of person that overcame her personal challenges with humour and persistence.
"Born in Poland into a family of nine siblings, she was a spirited and confident child who went on to study catering at college where she developed amazing culinary skills. She travelled to Swindon when she was 17 for a study break to spend time with her eldest sister.
"During this time she met her first husband with whom she had two wonderful children. Unfortunately, the marriage didn't work out, but Mariola, a hard-working person, took on two jobs, at Debenhams and Wise's."
They added: "She later moved on to Honda and then to Dyson where she was happy."
A Dyson spokesman said: "Mariola was a valued member of the finance team and will be sadly missed by her colleagues, our thoughts are with her family."
In 2011 her son Joey committed suicide.
"From that time she devoted herself to her two dogs, her gardening and her daughter who introduced her to a self-help group for families who had lost loved ones to suicide," said her family.
"Mariola was just getting her life back on track, through this group, when she was tragically taken from her family. She also lost one of her two dogs in this sad event. She is survived by her daughter Jewelly and her beloved dog Harry.
"She will be missed by all of her family and friends who loved her deeply for her innocence, charm and exuberance."
Police have renews an appeal for witnesses to the incident to get in touch by calling 101.


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Although the Argentine Primer Division aren't known for being the world's best division they do have many positives to boast about. Arguably the home of one of football's greatest rival match ups in River Plate and Boca Juniors. Also, Argentinian football is responsible for creating two of the world's best, and most fascinating football players in Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero. Aguero played for Club Athletico Independiente for a few seasons and this is where he developed both his skills and reputation before testing some of Europe's finest leagues, La Liga and the Premier League. The Argentine Primera Division is up there with the best, and many still boast the name Sergio Aguero on the back of their Athletico jerseys.
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