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It's only been about two months since the Union's 2011 playoff season came to a close, but we're just about nine weeks out from the start of the 2012 campaign.
This season, there will be a few changes to the league schedule. Each MLS club will again play 17 home games and 17 away games, but the schedule will be "unbalanced," meaning that some conference rivals will play three games against each other and some non-conference opponents will only play once. In turn, a number of lengthy road trips against non-conference members will be eliminated.
Philadelphia will play regional rivals New York and DC three times this season, and avoid traveling to Salt Lake City, Vancouver, Colorado, and San Jose. LA, Portland, Seattle and Dallas will not be traveling to PPL Park this season.
Additionally, 14 of the Union's 34 total games will be shown on national television. Philadelphia will finish the season against New York on NBC's main network, while also playing once on ESPN, three times on ESPN2, seven times on NBC Sports, and twice on Galavision. The club's local television schedule has yet to be released.
Here's a more detailed breakdown of the schedule.
March 12 – at Portland (ESPN2)
March 18 – Colorado (NBC Sports)
March 24 – at Chicago
March 31 – Vancouver
If you wanted excitement to start the season, you got it.
Philadelphia begins the year at raucous JELD-WEN Field on national television. Portland were incredibly tough at home last season, and you can bet the atmosphere will be electric for the Timbers' home opener.
It doesn't get much easier in Philadelphia's home opener. Colorado were one of just two teams to win at PPL Park last year. Gary Smith will no longer be in charge of the Rapids, but the squad is still stacked with the likes of Jeff Larentowicz, Pablo Mastroeni, and Omar Cummings.
The Union travel to the Windy City on March 24 to take on the Fire. Chicago ended their season on a nice run last year and became a much improved squad under then-interim coach Frank Klopas.
Playing Vancouver at home will be the lone meeting between the two teams. The Union will have to wait until 2013 to play their first match at BC Place, which is a difficult trip to make. The 'Caps will be looking to improve upon a last place finish in their expansion year.
You'd have to happy with positive results against Portland and Colorado. Those are difficult games to begin the year, while Chicago and Vancouver look to be a bit easier based on last season's results.
April 14 – Columbus (NBC Sports)
April 21 – at Chivas USA
April 28 – San Jose
On the surface, April looks like a very favorable stretch for the Union. Manager Peter Nowak's team will get a two-week break before hosting Columbus. The Crew lost leading goal scorer Andres Mendoza in the offseason, and struggled down the stretch in 2011. Philadelphia beat Columbus 1-0 at home last year.
Chivas USA are going through wholesale roster changes this winter, so it's hard to know what to expect. Traveling cross-country is never easy, but the Union have never lost to the Goats at The Home Depot Center.
San Jose are another team looking to get back on track after a poor 2011 campaign. Frank Yallop parted ways with Bobby Convey and brought former Union winger Shea Salinas back to the club. The team also acquired Marvin Chavez and Jean Alexandre from Dallas and RSL, respectively.
It isn't unrealistic to expect anywhere from six to nine points during this stretch. If the Union can hold serve at PPL Park and get a result in Los Angeles, then April will be a very good month.
May 5 – at Seattle (NBC Sports)
May 13 – New York (ESPN2)
May 19 – at FC Dallas
May 26 – at Toronto FC
May looks to be an extremely tough run for the Union.
The team will return to the Pacific Northwest to take on Seattle in one of the best environments in the league. Philadelphia won 2-0 at CenturyLink Field last year, but the Sounders were without playmakers Mauro Rosales, Steve Zakuani, Fredy Montero, and Alvaro Fernandez. That won't happen again this year.
Then, things get really interesting.
Rival New York comes to town for a nationally-televised Sunday matinee at PPL Park. This will be the first of three matchups against the Red Bulls. Philly and New York split last year's series, each winning at home.
It's important for the Union to get a result against either Seattle or New York, because the team has struggled mightily in Dallas. The Union have not scored a goal at Pizza Hut Park in 180 minutes of play. FCD will once again be led by young standout Brek Shea, but the status of defender George John is still up in the air. Dallas recently added Panamanian striker Blas Peréz to bolster their attack after crumbling towards the end of 2011.
The third road trip in May takes the team to Toronto. Aron Winter's side improved drastically over the course of last year, and will no doubt remember the 6-2 thumping they received at the hands of the Union.
In all likelihood, the Union will need to beat New York at home and win one of three road games to walk away with at least six points in May. This is one of the most difficult months on the calendar, and it will be a good indicator of the team's potential.
June 16 – DC United (Galavision)
June 23 – Sporting Kansas City
June 30 – at Houston
The Union get a 20-day break from league play before hosting DC United. Right now, DC have only made one roster change, bringing in veteran Robbie Russell from Real Salt Lake.
Then, Sporting Kansas City come to town. KC will again be one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference this year. Peter Vermes lost Designated Player Omar Bravo, but his squad is still stacked with the likes of Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong, Graham Zusi, and Teal Bunbury. The Union drew twice with KC last year, and nearly overtook Vermes' side at the end of the season.
Philly ends the month with their first trip to Houston's new home, BBVA Compass Stadium. The Union played the Dynamo four times last year, winning on the road, drawing at home, and losing both playoff games. Houston went all the way to the finals last year, and as long as Dom Kinnear is at the helm, they're always going to be a contender.
There are only three games in June, but they are all against Eastern Conference teams. This is a prime opportunity to get two home results and try to create separation in the standings.
July 4 – at Los Angeles
July 8 – Toronto
July 14 – Montreal
July 21 – at New York (ESPN)
July 29 – New England (NBC Sports)
July will be a busy month, beginning with three games in a 10 day stretch.
Philly starts in Los Angeles, looking for their first ever road result against the Galaxy. The Union are just 0-3-1 against LA in four tries.
Then, some Canadian flair.
Toronto comes to PPL Park on the 8th, followed by expansion side Montreal on the 14th. Again, back-to-back home games are a great opportunity for six points.
Game two of the New York series takes place at Red Bull Arena on the 21st. This game will be on ESPN and is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. start.
July wraps up with another nationally televised game against New England at home.
There are three winnable home games and two difficult road trips in July. If the Union are to return to the playoffs this year, these home matches against Eastern Conference foes are absolutely critical.
August 4 – at Montreal
August 12 – Chicago (Galavision)
August 19 – at DC United (NBC Sports)
August 24 – Real Salt Lake (NBC Sports)
August 29 – Columbus
Philly begin August with the return trip to Montreal. It will be the first time the Union have played at Saputo Stadium.
Chicago come to town on the 12th, then the Union will play back-to-back games on the NBC Sports Network, against DC United and Real Salt Lake.
Philadelphia received a favorable draw by avoiding a trip to Rio Tinto Stadium this season. Nowak's side have yet to beat RSL in Utah, and generally have not played well in the Rocky Mountain altitude and atmosphere.
After RSL, it's a short turnaround for a Wednesday night home game against Columbus.
August looks to be one of the most critical months on the Union calendar. Of the three home games and two road games, four will be played against Eastern Conference teams.
September 1 – at New England
September 15 – at Toronto FC
September 20 – DC United (ESPN2)
September 23 – Houston
September 29 – at Columbus
The Union's schedule is stacked in September and October, with 10 total games over the course of eight weeks.
Every match in the final two months will be played against Eastern Conference foes, which means that we're in for another thrilling end to the season.
It starts on the road at New England and Toronto, then home to DC and Houston. There will be three games in eight days, two at home and one on the road.
After that stretch, September ends with a trip to Crew Stadium.
There are three road games this month, but they are each separated by two weeks. The quick turnaround after the Toronto game will be difficult, but getting Houston and DC at home is a big opportunity for points.
October 3 – at Chicago
October 6 – New England
October 20 – at Houston (NBC Sports)
October 24 – at Sporting Kansas City
October 27 – New York (NBC)
This should be a fantastic final month of the season.
A second trip to Chicago precedes another New England home game.
Then the final three games of the season – at Houston, at Kansas City, home to New York, all in one week.
Call it the "gauntlet" if you want. It's an extremely difficult way to end the year, with nine vital points on the line.
If the standings are tight entering October, the Chicago and New England games will be the crucial for setting the club up for the final three games. There's only a three-day turnaround between those games, but then the squad gets a two-week break before starting that seven-day finale.
All indications point to this being another close race in the Eastern Conference. With the new schedule format, most of the games in September and October will be played against conference foes. That means more relevant matchups in the final weeks of the season.
And what better way to end the '12 season than a finale against New York for the third straight season? This year, Philadelphia's final regular season game will be played at PPL Park in front of a national network audience.
First Kick can't come soon enough.


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Azamgarh: Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, who concluded the first leg of his six-day 'Deoria to Delhi Kisan Yatra' in Ghazipur district on Monday said PM takes selfies, makes merry, we have to put a leash on this.
"Modi selfie leta hai, masti karta hai, iski masti kam karna hai (Modi takes selfie, make merry; we have to put a leash on this)," said Rahul Gandhi at a 'khaat' sabha in Ghazipur district.
Addressing the farmers in Ghazipur, the Congress Vice-President said he is looking for the man who received Rs 15 lakh from Modi.
Calling PM Modi anti-poor, Rahul Gandhi said, "The PM goes to America, takes selfies with his friend Obama and without returning to India, goes to China and Japan. He never takes a selfie with farmers."
The Congress scion also targeted the BSP chief Mayawati and UP chief minister Akhilesh yadav.
He said, "Haathi sab kuchh kha gaya. Aapne cycle laya, woh puncture ho gaya. Haath lao aur dekho hum kya karte hain (the elephant (BSP) consumed everything, you brought bicycles (SP) but it got punctured. Bring hand (Congress) and see what we do)."
Rahul Gandhi will take two-day break and will resume his yatra after Bakrid.

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When most of us heard about the Internet of Things (IoT), it sounded nothing more than another trendy marketing/tech buzzword. However, the IoT has now turned into a very real and lasting phenomenon which is changing the way we live and communicate with consumers forever.
For anyone who's still not sure about what the 'Internet of Things' means – it is the merging of everyday physical products, connected to the internet, which are able to transmit and receive data. IoT is more commonly associated with connected cars and wearable tech, but it is rapidly expanding to touch once mundane products in our daily lives, such as connected toothbrushes and kitchen knives. With 30 billion connected devices predicted to be in circulation by 2020, we must try to predict what all this consumer data will mean for advertisers.
For the first time, advertisers will be able to target consumers based on very specific and real-time data. With more data available for targeting, combined with new technology around programmatic trading, advertisers will be able to make intelligent decisions for maximising their campaign impact. Programmatic will play a fundamental role in its ability to react to - and capitalise on - big data, on a scale which would be near impossible to do manually.
IoT will also open up new discussions on privacy and the sharing of data, as advertisers could potentially be able to see when you are running low on a particular item, or see which products could fit into your daily lives and serve you ads based on this. As a marketer, the IoT will allow you to advertise right when you know a consumer is close to replacing an item. This knowledge will give advertisers an advantage in targeting consumers over traditional demographic methods. .
Even wearables can connect to advertising. For example, if your fitness band communicates that you just went on a 10-mile run, an ad can launch on your connected device, suggesting that you might need an energy drink/food, or perhaps a new pair of running shoes.
As the IoT is still evolving, we don't know exactly what it will look like. One thing we can be sure of is that our connected devices will generate a large amount of data on our specific activities and daily habits. As consumers, we may be reluctant to share this information. Currently around half of consumers think that adverts tailored to digitally collected data are an invasion of privacy, but society may change where those who do not share data are penalised. For example, insurance companies may move towards lower premiums for those who share their wearables' data and charge higher rates for those who don't. As the IoT continues to evolve, we think that conversations on privacy will definitely be top priorities.
The IoT is upon us- - as marketers we need to look into new technology and resources to enable us to stop being advertisers and start being a valuable tool in people's lives.


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Rating: ★★★
Genres: Romantic Action Packed Love Story
Censor: U/A
Duration: 130 min
Studio/presenter: Indian Film Studios
Producer(s): Utpal Acharya, Ashish Wagh
Director: Ashish Wagh
Music: Pankaj Padghan, V. Harikrishna
Cinematographer (DOP): Balajee Rangha
Cast: Vaibhav Tatwawdi, Prarthana Behere, Mohan Joshi, Uma Sardeshmukh,
Sumukhi Pendse, Prasad Javade, Uday Nene, Vijay Andalkar
Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke
In our Marathi film industry, there are different types of subjects presented through films. Some are, sensible story based realistic films, including biopics, which are welcomed now days. Others are traditional comedy films. But, for the past few years, we are also finding total commercial entertainment based films, which offer a complete package, i.e. romance, action, emotion and music together. Latest released film 'Mr. & Mrs. Sadachari' falls in this last category. Being a remake of hit Kannada film 'Mr. & Mrs. Ramchari', Producer director Ashish Wagh has found a copy book recipe, for this Marathi version. He has however made few changes, to meet the requirement of Marathi audience.
Now days, there is a wave of 'Superhero' films in Marathi, with tall and handsome Ankush Choudhary showing the way, by tossing his opponents in the air, during action sequences, in films like 'Dagadi Chawl' and 'Guru'. Earlier, we had also seen Riteish Deshmukh doing the same stunts in 'Lai Bhari' and another angry young man Gashmir Mahajani doing it in 'Carry On Maratha'. And now, we have one more superhero adding to this list. He is 'Shiva' played by upcoming Marathi actor Vaibhav Tatwawdi. Being blessed with good height and perfect physique, he too has proved in 'Mr. & Mrs. Sadachari' that he has stronger arms to take on six tough guys at a time.
The story of 'Mr.& Mrs. Sadachari' is about this Superhero Shiva( Vaibhav Tatwawdi) who is just an average student in his college but has a big heart, to help all those in trouble, be it, helping them, going out of his way or beating up those harassing the girls. Above all, he gets all his strength from great Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whom he adores through his heart. One day, he rescues beautiful Gargi, who is about to be molested by a self styled baddie ( Vijay Andalkar) in the college. Gargi is highly impressed by the guts shown by Shiva and there is love at first sight, for both of them. But, their love doesn't last for long, due to some mix up and they break- up. At this stage, the story of this film, almost goes on the lines of recently released film 'Friends'. And, we feel, as if we are watching another 'Friends'. But, in the post interval stage, we notice the high emotion filled drama, between father( Mohan Joshi) and son Shiva. Taking few twists and turns, in the concluding part of the film, we finally see Shiva and Gargi together, in a typical Bollywood style climax.
The lead pair of Vaibhav and Prathana have a good chemistry between them and therefore they suit well, in all their romantic and dispute scenes. There are some emotion filled scenes of Vaibhav with his screen father Mohan Joshi too and the talented actor has proved his ability in this area also. Watch that scene, when his father forces him to show his dance skills, late in the midnight hours. As an actor, Vaibhav has been given enough scope to show his all round skills, in this film. Good support comes from his co star Prathana Behere and other supporting senior artistes Mohan Joshi and Pradeep Velankar.
Among the youngsters, Prasad Javade , Anuja Sathe Gokhale & Uday Nene look confident in their respective roles. Vijay Andalkar has been wasted as a typical villain of 70s and 80s bollywood films, who keeps on appearing again and again, in spite of being beaten up badly, by the hero, every time. The film has very good music composed by Pankaj Padghan & V.Harikrishna. Even the songs of the film are either shot with good choreography with colourful costumes or at beautiful locations including Mauritius with good photography by Balaji Ranga . Some of the dialogues in the film are well written, to suit the taste of Marathi audience .
There are few illogical sequences and also few predictable happenings seen in this film; but we often notice them in many bollywood successful commercial films. More than required time, has also been wasted in showing smoking and drinking scenes, with statutory warning flashed at the bottom of the screen. But, all in all , 'Mr.& Mrs. Sadachari' offer a perfect south recipe of entertainment in Marathi. Those who love such types of action films, combined with romance, emotion and music, may like this film.


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Marriage customs are certainly vary by culture to culture. Same is the case with bridal dress. The selection of bridal dress style and color deeply affected by specific cultural and religious traditions. In America, bridals prefer white color as the best exploring color. Traditional wearing is not meant by such dresses which are static and unchangeable from generation to generation. Certainly traditional dresses are also accepting the glorious and trendy changes for best exposure of bridal dresses.
In early Victorian era, brides used to wear full skirted white stain gown with high neck and sleeves which furnished with laces. Then in late Victorian era different obvious changes appeared in American bridal costumes such as silky maroon and black dresses were preferred for brides after it from early 20th century to up till now white dresses is he prior choice of American brides. In which ball gowns, A-line floor length gowns, fit and flare gowns and off the shoulder long embroidered veil head dress are at the top of list.
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Porn star turned actress Sunny Leone is certainly one of the hottest diva in Bollywood now. Sunny is one such Bollywood actress who is believed to be very fun-loving and can certainly carry herself pretty well in shorts and minis.
However, apparently the Indo-Canadian beauty was not so good in fashion during her teenage years, neither was she very social and interesting. In fact, Sunny Leone believes that she was a 'nerd' as a teenager.
Sunny Leone has posted a picture on her Twitter page which shows Sunny as a sweet growing teenage girl. While, the old picture is certainly worth viewing, it's the caption which is even more interesting.
The Ragini MMS 2 actress, Sunny Leone posted the vintage picture with the caption saying, "4 everyone who doesn't believe I was a total nerd growing up here's the proof.priceless!Enjoy making fun of me :) (sic)"
Sunny also laughs at herself with another post saying, "jeez I don't know how my parents let me dress like this. Maybe that's why they took the photo. So they could laugh at me forever!! (sic)"
Nevertheless, sizzling Sunny Leone is happy being the way she was and she is. "I've never been the cool kid on the block & I don't think I will ever be :)it's completely fine with me.I'm happy living in my dork bubble (sic)," posts Sunny.


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Nicole Scherzinger, former member of the Pussycat Dolls, is working on the final details of a new album that will come out in 2015. In a recent interview with People, she says writing Big Fat Lies was like 'therapy.' The former X-Factor judge opened up about many things from her past that her present fans might be surprised to learn.
Scherzinger first revealed that she once had an eating disorder a few years back. She suffered for eight years from bulimia.
"I wasn't enough, that I wasn't pretty, that I was fat, and that I wasn't worthy of more," she says of living that horror.
"I'm in a different place in my life now," she adds. "I feel a bit more confident and comfortable in my own skin to be able to talk about things that I hadn't talked about before."
Writing the songs on Big Fat Lies was almost cathartic for Nicole Scherzinger.
"It's a very personal album to me," she said in another recent interview. "It's a transitional album, and it's very honest and authentic."
One of the songs from Big Fat Lies, called 'Run,' was released as a single a few weeks ago.
My new single #Run is officially here!! All of my US fans can get their copy on iTunes NOW! http://smarturl.it/NS_RunSingle
Nicole Scherzinger believes people will relate to the honesty that emanates from the songs on her album.
"It feels good to be truthful, because not everyone's perfect," she says.
"Everyone always has these pre-conceived notions that you're glamorous, you don't have any problems, you don't have any issues, and we all battle with our own issues," she adds.
It sounds like Nicole Scherzinger's new album might be not only entertaining, but beneficial as well, to many people who have suffered similar issues. Sometimes just knowing that healing took place during the writing of said songs makes listeners delve even deeper into their meaning--perhaps even finding their own healing within the lyrics and the tune.
Will you be checking out Nicole Scherzinger's album, Big Fat Lies, when it is released in 2015? Might Nicole have a Grammy-winning album on her hands?