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Hussein Agha and Robert Malley dissect the shifting alliances and tumult of the modern day Arab world.
Darkness descends upon the Arab world. Waste, death, and destruction attend a fight for a better life. Outsiders compete for influence and settle accounts. The peaceful demonstrations with which this began, the lofty values that inspired them, become distant memories. Elections are festive occasions where political visions are an afterthought. The only consistent program is religious and is stirred by the past. A scramble for power is unleashed, without clear rules, values, or endpoint. It will not stop with regime change or survival. History does not move forward. It slips sideways.
Games occur within games: battles against autocratic regimes, a Sunni–Shiite confessional clash, a regional power struggle, a newly minted cold war. Nations divide, minorities awaken, sensing a chance to step out of the state's confining restrictions. The picture is blurred. These are but fleeting fragments of a landscape still coming into its own, with only scrappy hints of an ultimate destination. The changes that are now believed to be essential are liable to be disregarded as mere anecdotes on an extended journey.
New or newly invigorated actors rush to the fore: the ill-defined "street," prompt to mobilize, just as quick to disband; young protesters, central activists during the uprising, roadkill in its wake. The Muslim Brothers yesterday dismissed by the West as dangerous extremists are now embraced and feted as sensible, businesslike pragmatists. The more traditionalist Salafis, once allergic to all forms of politics, are now eager to compete in elections. There are shadowy armed groups and militias of dubious allegiance and unknown benefactors as well as gangs, criminals, highwaymen, and kidnappers.
Alliances are topsy-turvy, defy logic, are unfamiliar and shifting. Theocratic regimes back secularists; tyrannies promote democracy; the US forms partnerships with Islamists; Islamists support Western military intervention. Arab nationalists side with regimes they have long combated; liberals side with Islamists with whom they then come to blows. Saudi Arabia backs secularists against the Muslim Brothers and Salafis against secularists. The US is allied with Iraq, which is allied with Iran, which supports the Syrian regime, which the US hopes to help topple. The US is also allied with Qatar, which subsidizes Hamas, and with Saudi Arabia, which funds the Salafis who inspire jihadists who kill Americans wherever they can.

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Everyone's favorite game from the Nintendo 64 is making a comeback. Nintendo unveiled at E3 that Goldeneye 007 will be coming to the Wii. The remake will draw from the original in some aspects, but will also reflect the direction of recent Bond movies meaning Pierce Brosnan's Bond will be replaced by a Daniel Craig version. It will of course be a first-person shooter like the original, but will feature different control schemes to fit the Wii's motion sensing controllers.
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2011 has been nothing short of a golden year for portable gaming. Not only has the number and quality of games on smartphone platforms such as Android improved out of sight, but Nintendo has also launched the 3DS. Now it's Sony's turn in the sun with its latest piece of portable gaming awesomeness, the Sony PlayStation Vita which will supplant the PSP.
Look & feel
After a brief hands on with the device, I came away impressed with it overall, but with several questions that need to be answered. Perhaps the most noticeable thing about the Vita is its size.
The Vita isn't exactly small, and my first thought upon seeing it was that you'd likely hear the sound of tearing fabric if attempting to pocket it.
After picking it up and handling it however, this proved to be a non issue as the Vita felt so light that I had to check that its battery was installed (it was). This said the Vita isn't small, at 182 by 84 by 19 mm; it's slim but is definitely going to be a pocketful. The good news is that its super-sized form factor also means that you also get a generous dollop lot of touch sensitive on-screen real estate.
Controls, controls and more controls
The other welcome addition I also noticed with the Vita was the addition of an extra analogue stick controller (which, for anyone used to getting their daily dose of vitamin G via a dual shock controller will be a huge improvement over the PSP). Nicest of all for this gamer geek was the fact that an extra analogue controller also allowed me to strafe in my favourite first-person shooter, Resistance Fall of Man.
If the Vita's controller options stopped there I'd die a happy gamer, but from there things just kept getting better. With an integrated touchpad on its rump that's roughly the size of the Vita's display; many new gaming options are potentially opened up.
In use the touchpad works a lot like a laptop trackpad. So you can let your fingers do the walking for additional control while gaming. Rounding things out, the Vita is also crammed chocka block full with both accelerometers and other sensors including a compass. In practice this meant I was able to tilt the Vita to add velocity to in-game jumps and swing it about to pan around in-game landscapes in real time. The potential for innovation of all these new features is huge and should see some nifty new wrinkles added to gaming on the go.
Most impressive however was the Vitas eye-popping OLED display. Essentially a 5" OLED touch-screen it a sported a resolution of 960x544 and was sufficiently sharp, bright and vivid that it could easily do double duty as a portable tanning studio. Gaming with an OLED screen is truly something to behold, and to this end the Vita literally shone. I do however wonder just how much of a penalty there will be on battery life because of the gorgeous OLED screen is likely to be somewhat power hungry.
Augmented Reality gaming
Stunning screen aside, the Vita also packs both front and rear cameras which can deliver augmented-reality gaming. In one example game title I tested animated 3D aliens buzzed around the room, avoiding objects as I tilted and panned the Vita to blast them into extinction. Merging a digital world to the real world adds a whole new level of play to games, and I can't wait to see what Sony manages to cook up to take advantage of this.
Under the hood
All these features require some serious processing horse-power and the Vita doesn't disappoint thanks to some high-spec hardware. For starters, the Vita is powered by a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor and a dedicated SGX543MP4+ graphics processor, making it incredibly responsive and yet battery friendly. While I was unable to obtain much in the way of specs on its battery, indications are that the Vita should deliver anything up to a respectable four hours of gaming before wailing for some quality wall socket time.
Media support
As much as the Vita saw me salivating, my biggest question with it however is around game media. I have a teetering pile of UMD titles for my much-loved (and worn out) PSP at home and was keen to see if the games I had stumped up cash for on my PSP over the years would play nice with a shiny new Vita once it launches in February.
To this end, it is still early days and the answers to this burning issue remain quite vague. Sony has killed off UMD discs and the Vita now supports games sold on solid state memory cards that look very similar to SD cards. This is good news, as solid state media is likely to be significantly more robust than fragile UMD disks, and better still, pulling data off solid state media should also use a significantly smaller amount of power as no traditional optical disc reading mechanism is required. Hopefully Sony will operate a system where historical UMD purchases are able to be recognised at a PlayStation Network account level and be re-downloaded for free (or at a reasonable charge) to the Vita.
In use the Vita really impressed. Several times while using it or watching it in use I found myself scooping my mandible off the shagpile as wowsome graphics, nifty controls and augmented reality gaming blew me away.
The Vita feels very much like the pocket-friendlier cousin of a PlayStation 3, however issues such as support for titles previously purchased on UMD could play a big role in its appeal to existing PSP owners. That said, Sony has confirmed that the Vita will have an impressive 80 titles available at launch time in February, so this may not be a huge issue.
The good
Two analogue sticks
Accelerometer & compass combos
Stunning 5" touch sensitive OLED display
Integrated Cameras
Rear touchpad area on the rear
The not-so-good
It isn't small
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Man robbed at gunpoint near UW campus
Man steals cellphone from pedestrian
MADISON, Wis. - One man was robbed of his cellphone when a man pointed a gun at him while he was walking down the street early Tuesday morning near the UW campus.
The incident happened just after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday near the corner of Regent Street at Randall Street on campus.
According to police, the victim was walking down Regent when a man asked the victim for the time. The victim answered and continued to walk down the street.
The victim heard the man say something else to him right before the man pointed a gun at the victim's chest and demanded his phone. The culprit took it and ran away toward Bowen Court.
Anyone with information about this incident should call Madison Crime Stoppers at 266-6014.


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The book of First Samuel tells the story of David gathering about him "the discontented, the rebels, the outlaws" to come together as soldiers in the Army of God. They had to be summoned, trained, and encouraged, and many were eventually able to become his mighty men--great men of valor. (men-of-valor.org)
Where are the great men of valor in God's army now? Well, here is a prime example of the need for back-boned men in the pulpits of America's churches as I noted in another thread.
Pastor Rick Warren who weekly (or perhaps weakly) leads one of the nations largest organized assemblies of people has kow-towed to some sort of pressure to renounce his previous biblically-based stance on gay marriage (and a stance that even Hussein Obama supported while he was at "pastor" Warren's assembly) on the Larry King show.
Here is Warren's transcript from the pulpit before the prop.8 vote ( in which the people voted against gay marriage) followed by his statements on King's show...this is why America's churches are in dire need of revival and reform!
On King's show:"The election's coming just in a couple of weeks, and I hope you're praying about your vote. One of the propositions, of course, that I want to mention is Proposition 8, which is the proposition that had to be instituted because the courts threw out the will of the people. And a court of four guys actually voted to change a definition of marriage that has been going for 5,000 years.
"Now let me say this really clearly: we support Proposition 8 -- and if you believe what the Bible says about marriage, you need to support Proposition 8. I never support a candidate, but on moral issues I come out very clear.
"This is one thing, friends, that all politicians tend to agree on. Both Barack Obama and John McCain, I flat-out asked both of them: what is your definition of marriage? And they both said the same thing -- it is the traditional, historic, universal definition of marriage: one man and one woman, for life. And every culture for 5,000 years, and every religion for 5,000 years, has said the definition of marriage is between one man and a woman.
"Now here's an interesting thing. There are about two percent of Americans [who] are homosexual or gay/lesbian people. We should not let two percent of the population determine to change a definition of marriage that has been supported by every single culture and every single religion for 5,000 years.
"This is not even just a Christian issue -- it's a humanitarian and human issue that God created marriage for the purpose of family, love, and procreation.
"So I urge you to support Proposition 8, and pass that word on. I'm going to be sending out a note to pastors on what I believe about this. But everybody knows what I believe about it. They heard me at the Civil Forum when I asked both Obama and McCain on their views."
"During the whole Proposition 8 thing, I never once went to a meeting, never once issued a statement, never -- never once even gave an endorsement in the two years Prop. 8 was going,""The week before the -- the vote, somebody in my church said, 'Pastor Rick, what -- what do you think about this?' And I sent a note to my own members that said, I actually believe that marriage is -- really should be defined, that that definition should be -- say between a man and a woman."
Emphasis mine."There were a number of things that were put out. I wrote to all my gay friends -- the leaders that I knew -- and actually apologized to them. That never got out,"


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8th May 2013 12:49 AM #1
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is there anyway i could be put into labour now!!! my body is so weak and its only gonna get weaker and im scared it will be to weak for labour, i cant stand up long enough to have a shower, if i stand up for more than 5 mins i fall over and im scared of hurting mysel f or bubs! my legs are all bruised from non-stop cramps and it hurts whenever i touch my belly. i want to have my bub now!!! if i really wanted her out am i able to be put into labour, im 38 weeks
8th May 2013 06:17 AM #2
Dear Amber - I am so sorry that you are very uncomfortable. Have you talked to your midwife or doctor about how you are feeling? There is an article called Inducing labour naturally that you might find helpful. I know you are struggling and I feel for you. Do remember that women's bodies are amazingly resilient. Induction of labour is usually only done for medical reasons - so you need to talk to your midwife and doctor about your concerns.
8th May 2013 07:49 AM #3
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okay and ive tried bringing labour on
8th May 2013 08:12 AM #4
Hi Amber
Sorry to hear you are so uncomfortable. Many women feel very uncomfortable in their last weeks and experienced the same feelings of wanting to get to labour and birth as fast as possible. At the same time though, allowing your body (and your baby) to birth when it is ready generally offers the best outcomes. Rest as much as you can.
As Jane says, although I am sure you feel exhausted now and wonder how you could possibly find the strength to birth your baby, you can and you will. When labour starts your body will fill with the hormones needed to give you strength and endurance. You will be amazed at how strong you can be.
Talk to your doctor and midwife about your fears. Apart from anything else I am sure they will also reassure you of both how LONG these last few weeks can feel and your ability to birth your baby despite feeling oh so tired now.
Best Regards
9th May 2013 09:42 PM #5
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i dont see my midwife until 2 day before my due date
15th May 2013 08:19 AM #6
Hi Amber
How are you going? How far do you have until your due date now?


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Samsung Galaxy Note Catches Fire Injuring South Korean Man
It's not clear whether the battery was the one that came with the Galaxy Note, or whether it was a third-party replacement battery. In any event, this is the second time that a South Korean has reported a Samsung smartphone battery catching fire. But although lithium-ion batteries have had a few very public disasters (just ask Boeing), they're not known for being particularly unstable.
Although there are plenty of reputable battery brands, it's easy to pick up garbage from low-end retailers. As with so many things, you get what you pay for with batteries. Then again, even those of us who like a deal don't expect to end up with a fire in our pocket.


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The Best TV Moments of 2010
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With 2011 now in full swing and the vast array of upcoming new and returning television series upon us, there's no better time than now to reminisce about last year's great television moments.
Over 50 new series premiered on television throughout last year, and combined with the series already running on air, it's fair to say that 2010 provided more new and continual television viewing opportunities than any other year previously. Sure, that largely had to do with NBC completely ruining their primetime line-up and attempting to fix it with a slew of new programming, but we'll talk about that a little later.
While watching television is a completely subjective experience and not everyone will agree with everything included on our list, I would like to note that we tried to be fair and looked at every television series, in an attempt to find something that could be considered for our list of best moments in 2010.
As usual, there will be some obvious choices that you probably already knew were going to be on the list, but I'm sure there are many moments that you'll be surprised to see. Whether you agree with our choices or not, there's one thing that remains certain… these were all great moments in television.
(Keep in mind, these are in no particular order.)
***Spoiler Warning***
Many of our choices, especially ones relating to a particular series finale, will include spoilers and flat-out ruin the ending of the series for you. You have been warned!
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Now, without further ado, we kick of this list with one of the most iconic series ever on television.
Lost – "A Long Awaited Reunion"
For 6 years, audiences around the world tuned in to watch the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 traverse a mysterious island in an attempt make sense of all the fantastical events that have continued to threaten their lives from the moment they crashed.
When Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse announced that Lost would be coming to an end in 2010, viewers waited in suspense to see what exactly was behind this mysterious island. With nobody safe from death and the number of episodes left slowly dwindling, everyone was focused on what would happen in the two-hour series finale.
After everything came together and the island was once again safe, the focused shifted to the sideways storylines that accompanied almost every episode of the final season. As the familiar members of the iconic cast began to reunite, it was revealed that everyone came together in a single church to "move on" together.
Whether you loved or hated the finale, Lost presented viewers of the world with some of the most intense and enjoyable viewing experiences ever on television. In the end, it's not how many questions were answered or how many explanations for the unexplainable were revealed, it was (as the finale pointed out) the journey that was the most important.
The end of any television show will never meet the expectations of its many fans. If anything, it should simply serves as a symbolic bookend for viewers to take a step back, look at the past years of emotions and viewing experiences that this series brought and, ultimately, acknowledge it for the enjoyable journey that it was.
Ashes To Ashes – "The Railway Arms"
After 5 years of watching the wonderfully brash DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) "nick" criminals, with the ever reliable DI Ray Carling (Dean Andrews) and DC Chris Skelton (Marshall Lancaster) at his side, viewers were finally met with the truth about these beloved characters and what fate held for the franchise's newest protagonist, Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes).
While anyone who has seen Life on Mars could easily conclude some possible outcomes that may have awaited Alex, it was with the appearance of the iconic "Railway Arms" where everything was beautifully wrapped up for Gene, Ray, Chris, Shaz (Montserrat Lombard) and Alex. In the end it turned out to be a group of fallen police officers stuck in Limbo with a young officer taking the form of Gene Hunt to help guide his brothers-in-arms into the afterlife.
Of course, one must not forget the wonderfully malevolent Jim Keats (Daniel Mays), who, as it turns out, was much more than this season's antagonist. He was, in fact, some form of the devil.
It is with these moments in series such as this where one can only stand back and admire the beauty that can come from British television and unfortunately, how difficult it can be at times for American television to deliver something equally as pure.
True Blood – "Russell Edgington's Primetime Debut"
Following the death of his long-time lover Talbot (Theo Alexander), at the hands of Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard), Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare) lost what was left of his 3000 year-old vampire mind and decided to take on the entire world. With Nan Flanagan (Jessica Tuck), from The American Vampire League, watching (along with the rest of the world), Russell Edgington made his primetime television debut by ripping out the spine of a newscaster, revealing to the television viewing audiences what vampires are really capable of. Not to mention, threatening to eat everyone's children.
With the third season of True Blood turning out to be a mess of characters, unfulfilling story-arcs and conclusion-less plots, the character of Russell Edgington was most certainly the exception to this season's unfortunate rule of underwhelming revelations. As this shocking scene took place at the conclusion of the episode, "Everything is Broken," it provided one of the few seasonal cliffhangers that this series used to be known for.
House – "Love Is In The Air"
While many television series have attempted to bring their two main characters together in a romantic relationship, few (very few) have executed it correctly without damaging the core elements that the series is known for.
After seven years, the prayers of most House fans were answered as House (Hugh Laurie) and Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) became a couple. Following the triumphant character piece that was the House season 6 finale, all eyes were watching as House season 7 premiered.
For their season opener, the producers of House wisely decided to base an entire episode solely on House and Cuddy's relationship. While obviously providing fan service to everyone that has been hoping to see these two characters together from the beginning, it also allowed the producers to deal with every issue that could possibly take away from the core series… and it worked.
When House and Cuddy finally took their relationship to Princeton Plainsboro, the series was allowed to continue in a somewhat normal fashion. Following the perfectly executed premiere, each subsequent episode was allowed to implement elements of their relationship, without completely taking away focus from the specific patient of the week or seasonal story-arc.
Bones – "Brennan's Breakdown"
This past season of Bones hasn't exactly been up to standards, considering the past seasons and terrific storylines of the series. While some fans are more angered by this than others, there have still been some moments (some amazing moments), that have shown those watching that greatness is still possible from Hart Hanson and the producers behind the series.
As Brennan shot down Booth's request for love in the wonderful, yet heartbreaking 100th episode, the series took a turn for the strange as Hanson and crew decided to split the characters up for a symbolic 6-month separation between the fifth and sixth season. Since then, the series has tried its hardest to overcome that lapse in decision making.
In "The Doctor in the Photo," Emily Deschanel is given somewhat of a character piece where she is allowed to shine as an actress. Unfortunately, the heavy-handed writing didn't allow for that as much the aforementioned season six finale did for Hugh Laure on House.
That being said, the notion of being confronted with the unfortunate decision that she had made by turning down Booth's attempt at a romantic relationship, Brennan breaks down in front of Booth with a monologue of regret. It is this completely heart-wrenching scene that truly shows, to those previously skeptical, that Emily Deschanel is one of the most underrated actresses on television.
On top of that, this scene provided an immense amount of character development for Brennan and perfectly acknowledges to Booth that she is able to connect to another human being on a deeper lever. Something that will most certainly come into play as the series turns towards bringing these two together.
Dexter – "Behind The Curtain"
In these past seasons of Dexter, there has been a continuous, overt focus on the hilariously foul-mouthed Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) coming ever closer to the revelation of Dexter's (Michael C. Hall) dark passenger. While this season was no different, Deb received a welcoming evolution of her character that not only saw her finally come into her own, but also brought her face to face to Dexter and his recent love interest/symbol of redemption, Lumen (Julia Stiles).
With only a single sheet of plastic separating her from Dexter's horrific truth, the presumed audience quickly shifted their focus to Dexter and his reaction to the compromising predicament. That is, of course, until Deb started talking. While Deb was giving one of the most revealing monologues in her character's history of the series, viewers stopped worrying about whether or not Dexter would be caught and instead took notice at how much Deb has grown through-out this lack-luster fifth season.
Doctor Who – "The New Doctor"
When David Tennant left Doctor Who after three seasons, fans around the world were left wondering who, if anyone could fill the time-traveling shoes that Tennant so wonderfully made his own. Upon the announcement the Matt Smith, the youngest actor ever cast in this role, would be taking over, viewers were appropriately apprehensive – just like they were when Tennant replace Christopher Eccleston. That is, until they saw the first episode.
While the first episode wasn't the best, nor had Smith fully embodied the Doctor, everyone could see that when things finally came together, with Steven Moffat in control, Doctor Who would continue to be, as it has always been… Simply amazing.
The Walking Dead – "Dead Inside: Do Not Open"
As a whole, The Walking Dead could be considered a great television moment of 2010. With AMC tempting fate with a zombie-driven drama, all eyes were on the network as they continued to make waves with their numerous zombie promotions around the country. Of course, it wasn't until the series premiere that audiences knew exactly how The Walking Dead had perfected the execution of such a niche series.
For the first time on television, a series with such a fantastical and fanatical subject matter was tonally developed with the same seriousness and heart as the other great dramas currently on television. While The Walking Dead continues to be praised with award nominations and critical acclaim, its success means much more to the world of television than anyone could have expected.
Now that The Walking Dead has achieved such success, viewers can now expect to see other fantastical topics that were previously deemed off-limits for television (or ones that were horribly executed in the past) make it to air with the appropriate development, execution and respect that it deserves.
Smallville – "The Future Lois Lane and Clark Kent"
With 22 episodes in Smallville's final season and a group of producers that know how to drag things out, some fans were appropriately concerned that they would have to sit through 18 episodes of villains of the weeks, with 4 episodes left for "Superman stuff." Fortunately, this was not the case and almost every episode of Smallville's final season contained elements of Clark's progression to becoming the Man of Steel.
While fans will likely have to wait until episode 18 or 20 before they'll officially see Clark don the familiar red and blue outfit, the 200th episode of the series gave everyone a taste of something amazing… the future Lois & Clark.
When Brainiac transported Clark into the future, excitement quickly set in, as the first thing that was revealed was a newspaper with the words "Superman" on it. From that moment, everyone watching knew something amazing was going to happen.
Even though Tom Welling and Erica Durance have played the proverbial Lois and Clark for these past 10 years, they hadn't actually become the Lois and Clark that fans of the comics and the numerous other entertainment iterations know them to be. That is, until this episode.
As the present-day Clark began to traverse the future Daily Planet, he ran into both future Lois Lane and future Clark Kent. What should have been a set of cheesy, over-acted scenes turned out to be an amazing realization that both Welling and Durance could, if given the chase, actually pull of a great interpretation of this two iconic characters, in their true form.
Justified – "A Modern Day Showdown"
After giving a drug lord 24-hours to get out of Miami, the television viewing audience was introduced to the best new character on television, Rayland Givens. As Givens makes his way to a sit-down with said drug-dealer, there is 30 seconds left in that 24-hr time-limit. With Givens' promise to shoot him dead when time runs out, audiences were left in suspense as this U.S. Marshall readied his gun.
With a couple gun shots from the quick-drawing Givens, his promised is fulfilled and the character of Rayland Givens became engrained in the minds of all those watching. It is with Givens' intriguing temperament, combined with the terrific storytelling, that brought this iconic Elmore Leonard character to life in Justified and, once again, continues FX's status as one of the top television networks.
24 – "00:00:00"
Even though we only saw 8 days out of the life Jack Bauer in 24, the 9 years that it took to do so meant that this character will be forever remembered for his heroics against all odds, no matter the cost.
As the series came to an end, Bauer was forced to choose whether to kill the Russian president or relying on Chloe being able to make everything that had happened public knowledge. After some suspenseful action scenes and Jack almost being executed, President Taylor steps in and, for once, all is right in the world.
With Jack now having to flee the country, Chloe is tasked with protecting Jack's family and, for the first time, the clock beings to countdown… stopping at "00:00:00."
"The Late Night Wars"
What list of great television moments from 2010 would be complete without the shockingly public late night wars that saw Conan O'Brien exit The Tonight Show, Jay Leno return to 11:30pm and NBC completely ruin their primetime line-up.
When NBC requested that O'Brien move The Tonight Show to midnight, O'Brien made the most defining decision in his career and left the network that he called home for over 20 years. While matters such as this are typically left in the board room, today's digital medium for news became the proverbial battlefield for most of NBC's late night debacle.
In the end, O'Brien landed at TBS and is able to do the show he wants to do, with a network that completely believes in him and Jay returned to the show from which he briefly left. As for NBC, they're still trying to rescue their fledgling primetime line-up and the man that was behind all of these terrible late night decisions, Jeff Zucker, was fired.
As you can see, 2010 was an amazing year for television. With NBC readying The Cape for this Sunday's premiere and writers around the country preparing their best pitches for new television series to be included in this September's pilot season, one can only expect that this year will be equally as great.
…we hope.
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It is a little hard to know if a pup is going to be a high roller at 3 months, but it will certainly teach a pup destined to be a high roller how to properly 'sit' without taking any of their desire away.
Wish I had know about this technique for my Ford pup sired by another FC years ago.......he was destined to be a high roller! He was never properly balanced as a pup and 'conditioned' to the sit command.
I take full credit for it.......looking back now I know it was my own fault, as I was afraid of ruining his wonderful desire. If you look at traditional methods of puppy training.......just think about it a bit, we take them out of their crates and teach them to 'GO' and not 'SIT'.
As soon as I joined my training group in the mornings, I immediately took him out of his box and had friends in my training group throw him ducks. GO GO GO
He never learned to 'sit' and by the time he was 6 months old, he was a monster that was unmanageable. I knew I had a problem and went to many pros for help, but by then it was too late. They were never able to properly 'condition' him to the 'sit' command from that point forward. Unfortunately a dog with enormous potential was unable to live up to it because he never properly learned to 'sit'.
When Bill released his puppy DVD, I got one and watched it immediately realizing that this was what Rip had needed as a pup. I immediately got Rip out and started ALL OVER FROM DAY 1 of Bill's puppy video.
Rip was 4 then and I was able to get enough control of him at the line to run All Age stakes. I have used this technique on every one of my pups since. It will teach them to SIT and not CREEP.
This is why I highly recommend it for anyone who has a retriever pup regardless of whether you just want a hunting dog, hunt test dog or field trial dog. And regardless of whether you will be sending them to a pro or not......I could go on, but in my painful experience it is the only way to start a retriever pup.
Bill's technique is quite unique but you must also pay very close attention to his subtle tips along the way. This is something I missed but have learned by talking to him about the technique.
What is so wonderful about it is that you can taylor the training technique to any type of dog. Soft dogs and high dogs are trained very differently, so pay close attention to Bill when he talks about 'BALANCE'. This is where the art of dog training comes in, and you must notice whether the pup needs pushed in the area of desire or control. When you notice the pup getting discouraged, you then go back to Bill's excitement phase of chasing. With a high pup who is very excited to go, you will use more 'sitting' and teaching them patience. BALANCE BALANCE BALANCE
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Im also quite sure the percentage of team merchandise sold in dolphin stadium is no more than walmart. Last time I checked these jerseys and t shorts were not made in us
What are all these jobs that Ross is creating in community?
But I guess since Dlockz says that Wal Mart is the model for creating local jobs and economic growth, we should just call the demolition crews in to implode Sun Life Stadium and erect a Super Wal-Mart in its place.
So one minute the Dolphins arent a private business and the next Ross creates jobs with his private business. Your to funny.
I have no doubt that if you read the statement "government is redistributing tax payer money into specific businesses that they chose" youd freak. Cries of socialism would be abound. Of course, when that business is the Dolphins...well, its the furthest thing from socialism as possible!
And yeah, who needs highways? Crazy. We all know job creators will take care of everything. You know, when they get to work. If they get to work. And if they injury themself trying to get to work, well they can just go to the hospital. Wait, what pays for hospitals again? I can see how this might be a confusing subject for you, after all, your school might have struggled under budgetary constraints.
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Just when you thought all the coffee dating that Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift have been doing lately couldn't get any worse … it goes and gets worse. The first photo of Jake and Taylor together on Thanksgiving has finally surfaced … on the cover of this week's issue of US Weekly magazine. While the photos that we've seen HERE and HERE were snapped clandestinely, this new photo was taken full on face-front … behold:
The new Us Weekly (now on newsstands) has the first photos of Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal's romantic Thanksgiving Day weekend. Arm in arm, the two looked more smitten than ever as they took an afternoon stroll in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood, where the actor's sister, Maggie, lives. Dating for just five weeks, the romance is heating up, several insiders tell Us Weekly. "She loves his family and he loves hers," says a Swift source. Adds another pal, "It's definitely serious." So, how did the unlikely romance come about? Find out and get more – including why their relationship works; their thoughts on the nine-year age gap and what their families think; how Swift is already "love-struck" and must-see exclusive photos – in new Us Weekly today!
Now … I think it's pretty clear that I am not a fan of this Jake and Taylor pairing so, naturally, my commentary about the two of them together will prolly never be favorable. But I have to point out the curious nature of this new photo of Jake and Taylor looking so happy and smiley together. All of the photos we've seen of the pair have been taken from behind or from far away … this photo looks way too posed to look like a genuine candid shot. I mean, doesn't this photo look like the couple are posing? The casual one hand hold, the laughing and looking away … the coffee cup. Doesn't it seem curious that all of the sudden a professional photographer not only happened to get a clear shot of the couple lookin' all "coupled up" but that they managed to get the photo face front? It's all too … perfect. To be honest, I was more willing to believe the couple were actually a couple from all the clandestine camera phone photos snapped of the two of them. This perfectly posed photo makes the whole "relationship" seem … staged. Mebbe I'm wrong and my personal feelings are getting in the way but … what do y'all think?


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By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 3:44 PM GMT on April 29, 2013
The Red River at Fargo, North Dakota surpassed major flood level on Sunday and continues to rise, with a peak expected Wednesday at the 9th highest flood level observed since 1897. On Friday, the President an emergency declaration for North Dakota because of the flooding, and millions of sandbags have been filled in anticipation of the huge flood. This year will be the fourth time in the past five years that Fargo has experienced a top-ten flood in recorded history. Flood stage is eighteen feet, and the Red River has now reached flood stage at Fargo for an astounding nineteen of the past twenty years, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to this remarkable stretch of flooding (which began in 1993), the river flooded in just 29 of 90 years. The Army Corps of Engineers calculates that in the last twenty years, the Red River has had ten 1-in-10 year floods--one every two years, on average. Two of these floods (1997 and 2011) were greater than 1-in-50 year floods, and one (2009) was a 1-in-100 year flood. That year, the Red River hit a record high-water mark of nearly 41 feet, or 23 feet above flood stage. Thousands of people had to leave home for higher ground, and about 100 homes were badly damaged or rendered unlivable. This year's flood will be somewhere between a 1-in-10 year to 1-in-50 year flood. Since a 1-in-10 year flood, historically, has a 10% chance of occurring in a given year, the incidence of flooding along the Red River over the past twenty years has clearly been extraordinarily abnormal.
Figure 1. View of the Red River of the North at the Fargo gauge taken on April 24, 2013 (top) and April 29, 2013 (bottom.) The river rose from 17' on the 24th (flood stage is 18') to 31' on the 29th. Image credit: USGS.
Reasons for this year's flood: unfavorable weather conditions
The USGS cites five weather factors that can act to increase flooding along the Red River. Four out of five of these factors occurred to a significant degree this year:
1) Above-normal amounts of precipitation in the fall of the year that produce high levels of soil moisture, particularly in flat surface areas, in the basin. North Dakota had its 9th wettest fall since 1895 during 2012.
2) Freezing of saturated ground in late fall or early winter, before significant snowfall occurs, that produces a hard, deep frost that limits infiltration of runoff during snowmelt. Fargo had temperatures that hit 50°F on December 2 - 3, 2012, followed by a sudden plunge to below-freezing temperatures that began on December 7. Temperatures remained below freezing the rest of December, and this froze the saturated ground to a great depth.
3) Above-normal winter snowfall in the basin. Fargo received 68.4" of snow during the winter, which is well above the city's average of 50".
4) Above-normal precipitation during snowmelt. Fargo has received 2.06" of precipitation so far this April, compared to the average of 1.23".
5) Above-normal temperatures during snowmelt. Fargo got lucky here. High temperatures in Fargo have been above average only two days during April, on the 26th and 27th.
Figure 2. Current and forecast flood stage for the Red River of the North at Fargo, ND. The river passed major flood stage on Sunday, and is headed for a crest near 35.5' (which is 17.5' above flood stage) on Wednesday. You can access images like these using our wundermap for Fargo with the "USGS River" layer turned on. Click on the icon for USGS station 05054000, then hit the "click for graph" link.
Reasons for flooding: increased urbanization
Urbanization has had a major impact on increasing flooding not only along the Red River, but in every river basin in the U.S. Many cities and developed areas are located in flood plains next to major rivers and their tributaries. Highways, streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and buildings now cover large areas of the ground that used to absorb excess rain water and slow the rate at which run-off from precipitation and melting snow reached rivers. By developing large portions of our flood plains, run-off now reaches rivers more quickly, generating higher floods.
Reasons for flooding: building more levees and flood defenses
Defending ourselves against floods has made floods worse. Every time a new levee is built, or an old flood wall raised in height to prevent overtopping, more and more water is forced into the river bed, which raises the height of the flood. Flood waters that used to be able to spread out over their natural flood plains are now forbidden from spilling out over newly developed land in flood plains. For example, a 2010 proposed improvement to the flood defense system in Fargo could cause a 4 - 10 inch rise in floods immediately downstream from the city, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.
Figure 3. Peak flow of the Red River at Fargo, North Dakota from 1901 - 2012. Three of the top five floods since 1901 have occurred since 2009. The projected crest for 2013 would be the seventh greatest flood since 1897. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lists the 10-year flood level for the Red River at Fargo to be 10,300 cubic feet per second (cfs), and a 50-year flood to be 22,300 cfs. A 10-year flood, historically, has a 10% chance of occurring in a given year. In the last twenty years, the Red River has had ten 10-year floods--one every two years, on average. Two of these floods (1997 and 2011) were greater than 1-in-50 year floods, and one (2009) was a 1-in-100 year flood. This year will be the fourth year out of the past five with a greater than 1-in-20 year flood. Image credit: U.S. Geological Survey.
Reasons for flooding: precipitation is increasing
Over the past century, precipitation over the Red River of the North drainage basin in Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota has increased by about 15%--more than any other region of the country. This fits the pattern expected by climate change models, which predict that winter and spring precipitation will increase by another 15% by the year 2100 over the Red River of the North drainage basin. As the climate warms, evaporation of moisture from the oceans increases, resulting in more water vapor in the air. According to the 2007 IPCC report, water vapor in the global atmosphere has increased by about 5% over the 20th century, and 4% since 1970. Satellite measurements (Trenberth et al., 2005) have shown a 1.3% per decade increase in water vapor over the global oceans since 1988. Santer et al. (2007) used a climate model to study the relative contribution of natural and human-caused effects on increasing water vapor, and concluded that this increase was "primarily due to human-caused increases in greenhouse gases". This was also the conclusion of Willet et al. (2007).
Figure 4. The colors on the map show annual total precipitation changes (percent) for 1991-2011 compared to the 1901-1960 average, and show wetter conditions in most areas (McRoberts and Nielsen-Gammon 2011). The bars on the graphs show average precipitation differences by decade for 1901-2011 (relative to the 1901-1960 average) for each region. The far right bar is for 2001-2011. (Figure source: NOAA NCDC/CICS-NC. Data from NOAA NCDC.) Note that precipitation over the Red River of the North drainage basin in Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota (outlined in red) has increased by about 15%--more than any other region of the country. Image credit: National Climate Assessment Draft, 2013.
Figure 5. Projected seasonal precipitation change for winter and spring (percent) for 2071-2099 (compared to1901-1960) as projected by the climate models used to formulate the 2013 IPCC climate change report, assuming we keep emitting heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide to the atmosphere at current rates. Teal indicates precipitation increases, and brown, decreases. Hatched areas indicate confidence that the projected changes are large and are consistently wetter or drier. In general, areas that are wet are expected to get wetter, and areas that are dry will get drier. White areas indicate confidence that the changes are small. The Red River Valley is expected to see a precipitation increase of at least 20%, which would lead to bigger and more frequent spring floods. (Figure source: NOAA NCDC / CICS-NC. Data from CMIP5; analyzed by Michael Wehner, LBNL.) Image credit: Preliminary draft of the 2013 U.S. National Climate Assessment report.
A permanent fix for Fargo's flooding problems: a $2 billion diversion canal?
As the population continues to expand, development in flood plains and construction of new levees and flood protection systems will continue to push floods to higher heights. With global warming expected to continue and drive ever higher precipitation amounts--falling preferentially in heavy precipitation events--it is highly probable that flooding in the Red River Valley--and over most of the northern 1/3 of the U.S. where precipitation increases are likely (Figure 5)--will see higher and more frequent spring floods. With these higher and more frequent floods comes the increased risk of multi-billion dollar disasters, when a record flood event overwhelms flood defenses and inundates huge areas of developed flood plains. Obviously, we need to make smart decisions to limit development in flood plains to reduce the cost and suffering of these future flooding disasters.
A permanent fix for Fargo's flooding woes may lie in the construction of a 36-mile long canal that would steer flood waters around Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota, according to an April 28, 2013 Associated Press article. The proposed canal could cost $2 billion and take ten years to complete, but has drawn strong opposition from farmers, homeowners and businesses who lie in the path of the proposed diversion channel. The http://www.redriverbasincommission.org/ has the latest long-term options on new flood control options for the Red River.
Kunkel, K. E., D. R. Easterling, K. Redmond, and K. Hubbard, 2003, "Temporal variations of extreme precipitation events in the United States: 1895.2000", Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(17), 1900, doi:10.1029/2003GL018052.
Groisman, P.Y., R.W. Knight, T.R. Karl, D.R. Easterling, B. Sun, and J.H. Lawrimore, 2004, "Contemporary Changes of the Hydrological Cycle over the Contiguous United States: Trends Derived from In Situ Observations," J. Hydrometeor., 5, 64.85.
McRoberts, D. Brent, John W. Nielsen-Gammon, 2011, "A New Homogenized Climate Division Precipitation Dataset for Analysis of Climate Variability and Climate Change," J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 50, 1187–1199.
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Milly, P.C.D., R.T. Wetherald, K.A. Dunne, and T.L.Delworth, Increasing risk of great floods in a changing climate", Nature 415, 514-517 (31 January 2002) | doi:10.1038/415514a.
Santer, B.D., C. Mears, F. J. Wentz, K. E. Taylor, P. J. Gleckler, T. M. L. Wigley, T. P. Barnett, J. S. Boyle, W. Brüggemann, N. P. Gillett, S. A. Klein, G. A. Meehl, T. Nozawa, D. W. Pierce, P. A. Stott, W. M. Washington, and M. F. Wehner, 2007, "Identification of human-induced changes in atmospheric moisture content", PNAS 2007 104: 15248-15253.
Trenberth, K.E., J. Fasullo, and L. Smith, 2005: "Trends and variability in column-integrated atmospheric water vapor", Climate Dynamics 24, 741-758.
Willett, K.M., N.P. Gillett, P.D. Jones, and P.W. Thorne, 2007, "Attribution of observed surface humidity changes to human influence", Nature 449, 710-712 (11 October 2007) | doi:10.1038/nature06207.
A good way to track the flooding event is to use our wundermap for the Red River with the USGS River layer turned on.
The Fargo Flood webpage of North Dakota State University, Fargo, has some excellent links.
I'll have a new post on Wednesday at the latest.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Family: Cupressaceae, Cypress view all from this family
Description Shrub or small conifer tree. Bark thin, shredded appearance. Shoots thick. Leaves arranged in pairs or whorls of three; adult leaves scale-like on shoots 1 to 1.5 mm (0.039 - 0.059 in.) wide. Juvenile leaves needle-like, 5 to 10 mm (0.20 - 0.39 in.) long. Cones berry-like, 7 to 13 mm (0.28 - 0.51 in.) diameter, blue-brown, whitish waxy bloom, contain a single seed (rarely two or three); mature in about 8–9 months. Male cones 2 to 4 mm (0.079 - 0.16 in.) long, shed pollen in early spring.
Dimensions Height: 12 m. (40 ft)
Diameter: 0.3-0.6 m. (1-2 ft).
Habitat Deserts, Scrub, shrub & brushlands.
Range California, Southwest.
Discussion Popular species for bonsai. Valued in dry areas as a garden plant.


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This fly was originally designed by Bob Popovics for use in the salt (mainly for tunoids), but as usual I've found that epoxy flies are great for warmwater as well. This fly is tied exactly the same as a Surf Candy, except that a Zonker strip is tied in as a tail prior to adding the veil of super hair at the nose of fly. After the coats of epoxy have been applied and are sufficiently dry, the super hair is clipped as close as possible to the outside edge of the epoxy.
I normally fish for smallmouths with an 8 pound test tippet, but I had two in a row pop me off with these flies on the strike. I changed to 12 pound test and didn't get popped again. Something about the shimmying Zonker tail makes smallies whack the tar out of this fly.
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Arsenal will be out to extend their excellent recent record at West Ham when the two sides meet at Upton Park on Thursday.
Arsene Wenger's men missed out on the chance to reclaim top spot in the Premier League when they drew 0-0 gainst Chelsea on Monday.
However, Arsenal will be confident of bouncing back at a venue where they have enjoyed much success in recent years.
West Ham have suffered defeat in five of their last six home games against Arsenal, and come into this fixture a mere point above the relegation zone having won just three league matches all season.
Sam Allardyce's men have sorely missed England striker Andy Carroll, who has yet to feature since joining the club on a permanent basis from Liverpool in the close-season and will once again be unavailable for the visit of Arsenal.
Carroll is joined on the sidelines by Stewart Downing (Achilles), Winston Reid (ankle), Ricardo Vaz Te (shoulder) and Mladen Petric (calf), leaving Allardyce with limited options.
Yet the return of captain Kevin Nolan following a three-match ban represents a welcome boost.
Arsenal, meanwhile, are without Jack Wilshere as he serves the final match of a suspension after being found guilty of aiming an offensive gesture towards Manchester City fans during a 6-3 defeat at the Etihad Stadium earlier this month.
Laurent Koscielny (knee) is still a doubt having missed the game with Chelsea, while Yaya Sanogo (back), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Abou Diaby (both knee) all remain absent.
West Ham were well beaten in a 3-1 loss at Manchester United last time out, and Allardyce has urged his side to sharpen up.
"It's a difficult test for us now and it's going to be a long haul in terms of digging ourselves out of this position," he told the club's official website.
"We just have to make sure that we don't make the types of error that we made in the first half on Saturday.
"We have to be more consistent in our performances and certainly we've got to find more goals."
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|Rooney feeling strong after comeback goal
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|Lazio 6 Palermo 2: Keita nets five-minute hat-trick
|Burnley 0 Manchester United 2: Rooney makes goalscoring return in Ibrahimovic´s absence
|AC Milan 1 Empoli 2: Suso pays the penalty as Rossoneri´s European bid takes a hit
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|Aston Villa 1 Birmingham City 0: Agbonlahor condemns Redknapp to derby debut defeat
|Celtic 2 Rangers 0: McGregor, Sinclair down Old Firm rivals to keep Bhoys´ treble hopes alive
|Sassuolo 2 Napoli 2: Milik rescues Sarri´s side after Hamsik howler
|Rooney returns for United to replace injured Ibrahimovic
|Mbappe, Silva and Lemar to stay at Monaco - Vasilyev
|Melbourne City 0 Perth Glory 2: Castro inspires Elimination Finals revenge mission
|Griezmann considering Manchester United and Real Madrid offers
|Lingard backs Rashford to fill Man Utd´s Ibrahimovic void
|Anelka re-opens Domenech feud over Mbappe comments
|Griezmann walks out on interview after questions over Atleti future
|Neymar to miss El Clasico after Barcelona lose patience with TAD appeal
|Man Utd is not a step up for Lukaku - Koeman aims barbs at Red Devils
|Hazard understands semi-final benching
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|Arsenal v Manchester City: Aguero reasserting himself after Guardiola transformation
|MLS Review: Dallas stay unbeaten, Union denied first win
|Wenger compares Ramsey to Lampard
|Sane: Guardiola told me to play like Messi and Neymar
|Sanchez almost at same level as Messi – Guardiola lauds Arsenal star
|Simeone hails clinical Atletico after seeing off Espanyol
|Pochettino looks to bright future for Tottenham despite Chelsea woe
|We threw away our credibility - Pioli slams Inter after hapless second-half showing
|Bomb scare has helped pull Borussia Dortmund´s squad together, claims Tuchel
|Chelsea´s unsung heroes win Conte praise after Wembley win
|Sporting CP 1 Benfica 1: Lindelof cancels out Silva penalty
|Fiorentina 5 Inter 4: Icardi hat-trick not enough for hapless Inter
|Conte flummoxed by Chelsea schedule
|Atletico star Griezmann brings up 100 goals in LaLiga
|Espanyol 0 Atletico Madrid 1: Griezmann makes the difference with landmark goal
|Emery satisfied as win sends PSG top
|Burki not angry with mistakes in Dortmund win
|Silva: Ten-man Hull deserved vital win
|Pochettino: Tottenham dominated Chelsea
|Matic: Wembley thunderbolt not my best goal
|Double vision for Chelsea as super Spurs are slain
|Ronaldo not the most naturally talented player - Fortune
|Borussia Monchengladbach 2 Borussia Dortmund 3: Guerreiro settles Bundesliga thriller
|Chelsea 4 Tottenham 2: Matic stunner seals Blues´ progress to FA Cup final
|Buffon rested for Juventus-Genoa
|We played like 11 lions! - Bilic buoyed by West Ham´s grit
|´Proud´ Swansea boss Clement issues survival rallying call
|Howe warns Bournemouth not safe yet
|Championship Review: Newcastle United on brink of promotion, Fulham thump play-off rivals Huddersfie
|´Significant ligament damage´ set to end Ibrahimovic´s season
|Bayern defender Alaba a doubt for Pokal semi
|Paris Saint-Germain 2 Montpellier 0: Cavani and Di Maria send Emery´s men top
|Swansea City 2 Stoke City 0: Arnautovic penalty blunder proves costly as Swans pick up valuable vict
|West Ham 0 Everton 0: Toffees´ poor away form continues
|Hull City 2 Watford 0: Clucas stunner helps 10-man Tigers to vital win
|Bournemouth 4 Middlesbrough 0: King on target again as Boro slide towards the drop
|Bayern Munich 2 Mainz 2: Leaders held to give Leipzig hope in title chase
|Hazard and Costa benched for Chelsea v Spurs at Wembley
|Valverde hits out at departure reports amid Barcelona links
|It could be my last year - Napoli boss Sarri unsure over future
|Dyche backs Rooney to replace injured Ibrahimovic
|Modric hits back at Bayern: Nobody notices when decisions go against Madrid!
|Luis Enrique´s Clasico farewell? – Barca boss will keep emotions in check
|Is El Clasico decisive? Zidane and Luis Enrique take contrasting views
|Mertens has a family situation - De Laurentiis hints at Napoli exit
|With or without Neymar, Barcelona are prepared – Luis Enrique
|Prolific Messi, unbeaten Zidane and the best Clasico Opta stats
|Ake in line to start for Chelsea in FA Cup semi-final
|AC Milan captain Montolivo could make comeback against Empoli
|Allegri: Genoa match decisive for league title
|Bale in Real Madrid squad for El Clasico
|Modric hopes he has to console Rakitic after El Clasico
|Insigne signs new Napoli deal
|Facing Tottenham is Chelsea´s toughest fixture, says Matic
|Heaton: I got the Ferguson hairdryder treatment for leaving Man Utd!
|Arsenal boss Wenger not feeling the pressure against Man City
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|Chelsea v Tottenham: Perfect 10s Hazard and Eriksen take centre stage
|Escapology king Sergio Ramos is Real Madrid´s main attraction in Clasico circus
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|Klopp: Champions League prospects helping Liverpool in transfer market
|Mourinho: Manchester United in trouble after Ibrahimovic and Rojo injuries
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|Pochettino: Tottenham´s top-four finish would mean more than a Barca title