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Luke 7:34 (NKJV) 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'
Luke 15:2 (NKJV) 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, "This Man receives sinners and eats with them."
The complaint of the Pharisees that Jesus ate and was friends with "sinners" was a common one. The self-righteousness of this group was often on open display. Our Lord referred to this in Luke 18:10-14 contrasting the self-righteousness of a Pharisee and a repentant tax collector. While observing their religious duties and disciplines, they had "neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith." (Matthew 23:23). The so-called religious "disciplines" and matters of "separation" were so ingrained they were unable to see through their hypocrisy. The thought of having lunch with a common sinner was beyond their comprehension to do so. They were incapable of demonstrating any kind of love and mercy and were also blinded to their own sin. The result was that they saw the mercy of Christ worked out not as mercy or love, but sin. They had an upside-down morality (Isaiah 5:20; Amos 5:7) that called that which was good evil and that which was evil good. They could not see that their religious actions and attitudes were evil. As far as they were concerned, by definition they must be good! They were done in the name of Jehovah weren't they? Continue reading 'Had Lunch With A Sinner Lately?'


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Square Releases 'Card Case' for Mobile Purchasing, Updates Payment App
Square, a growing mobile payment service company based in San Francisco, has released Card Case for the iPhone. Card Case acts as a virtual wallet that allows users to make payments directly through a Square account at local businesses, doing away with the need to present a credit card to make purchases.
Using Card Case requires a Square account, which is free. The app will automatically list local participating businesses using the iPhone's GPS capabilities. Selecting a business from the list will show its menu and other information. To make a payment, you must tap the "Use Tab" button to essentially check in to the business and then simply tell the cashier your name. The business will then charge the purchase to your Square account.
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Square first debuted in the App Store in April 2010 for the iPad only, receiving an update the following month to add compatibility with the iPhone and iPod touch.
Both Square and Card Case work with the free credit card reader accessory available at no charge with a Square account. The card reader allows users to accept payments via credit card from anyone.
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Beacon Community Program to fund digital health record adoption in 15 communities
The Health and Human Services Department is starting a new grant program to distribute $235 million to communities that can serve as models for use of electronic health records (EHRs).
Through the Beacon Communites Program, HHS will be awarding $220 million to 15 communities that have demonstrated high levels of digital health record usage, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said today in a news release. Another $15 million will go for technical assistance and independent evaluation services to those areas.
"These communities are best-positioned to lead the way in accomplishing meaningful use of electronic health record systems, and to provide valuable lessons to other localities on the preferred approaches to elevating the performance of local health systems using health [information technology]," David Blumenthal, HHS' Health IT National Coordinator said.
The grants will pay for building and strengthening health IT infrastructures and health information exchange, including privacy and security measures. The goal is to use digital records to improve health care quality and efficiency while reducing costs.
HHS officials said applications for the Beacon Communities Program grants will be available in the near future. The program is funded under the economic stimulus law.
In a related effort to advance health IT, the stimulus law provided $20 billion in incentives to providers who purchase and "meaningfully use" certified EHR systems. HHS is preparing rulemaking by year's end to specify standards for the certifications and meaningful use, along with privacy and security rules and quality measurements.
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Reading through the investor information from Smith & Wesson yielded additional information about the Shield pistol due out next month. There is a lot of speculation about the handgun, but it looks like it will be a new M&P series pistol.
In a slide labeled "New Models for the M&P Platform," Smith & Wesson states they will launch an "exciting new handgun" in April. This is the only specific gun introduction mentioned, and the date coincides with the details we have seen on the Shield so far.
This is pretty clear evidence that the new Shield pistol will be a member of the M&P platform, as there has only been mention of one new handgun that will be introduced at the NRA show.
At this point in the game, the specifics of the gun are still wide open to speculation. However, I would venture to guess that a polymer-framed 1911 and a .500 S&W derringer are not likely.


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Parents Pull Kids From School To Protest Barbara Ehrenreich, Eric Schlosser, Bill Ayers and Justin Bieber
Parents protesting the "Common Core" curriculum on the grounds that it promotes tyranny and/or makes their kids feel stupid are keeping their children home today. This is basically a protest of parents who are too lazy to home-school their kids. If you're not familiar with the opposition to Common Core, this policy paper blames Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates and Bill Ayers and protests the literature being taught in schools, all while not being able to use commas properly: "Typical are adaptations of popular adult nonfiction books like Fast Food Nation, the socialist tract, Nickel and Dimed, and books about teen idol Justin Bieber." And the most damning truth of all: "What Common Core will in effect do is allow the infusion of 'social justice' objectives and a leveling of all students." Oh noooooo.
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Our school district adopted this program this year. The first test was on Washington Irving's, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" . My 13yr old (not a terrific reader) was in tears because she couldn't get through it. They used the original text and if you read it, it is pretty challenging. So, she took the test and came home with an F. I freaked (much like Arne Duncan described), emailed the teacher, asked if my kid should get a tutor, if she was going to fail middle school, and basically carried on as if our lives were over. I got a very nice email back telling me to calm the hell down, and that all parents should be patient. I got the impression it was a form letter, but in any case, I calmed the hell down. PRIVILEGE ALERT.
The result is, she is now at a B-, she's read a variety of authors including Poe, Langston Hughes and Guy de Maupassant. And, she's into it. She actually went to our bookshelf and looked to see if we had any of the authors at home.
I don't know if it's a good program or a bad program. I can only report that my child is interested in reading for the first time, so that's a win in my book. Also, I've been monitoring her closely for brainwashing and as far as I can tell, unless the message is "One Direction is better than The Beatles", there is no apparent brainwashing. However, if Common Core IS a front for 1D, they are more evil than anyone realizes.
There are one or two mommies in my Facebook feed who have been freaking out about it and who are most definitely not conservative AT ALL, although maybe they're weirdos? You never know!
I mean, even I'm not sure what to make of the Common Core, and I'm a teacher! (Private school, though, so!)
The first comment on this post demonstrates why the Common Core is bullshit: it's just another step in reducing human life to the accumulation of capital and nothing else.


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PROBLEM: How much might their distressed surroundings affect the lives of the most desperately poor? A social experiment in the mid-90s called Moving to Opportunity relocated thousands of low-income families in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York from public housing projects to lower-poverty areas in an attempt to answer this question. Disappointingly, they did not observe any increases in household income — an apparent blow to the housing vouchers system. Might other improvements have emerged despite the lack of improvement in their economic situation?
METHODOLOGY: Moving to Opportunity was a true experiment, in that it used a randomized lottery system to select the relocated families. This study revisits these subjects and looks at the long-term effects of moving on their physical and mental health and subjective well-being.
RESULTS: The voucher recipients who relocated live in neighborhoods with a 31.4 percent poverty rate. This is still unusually high, but it's a marked improvement from the living situations of the control group: in their neighborhoods, 39.6 percent of the residents are living in poverty.
Improvements in mental health were statistically significant, measured by a psychological distress index score for the preceding month, lifetime depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and amounts of normal sleep.
CONCLUSION: Moving to a better — or at least, less impoverished — neighborhood was correlated with improved mental health, including lower levels of depression, and "sizeable positive effects" on families' subjective well-being, a measure that the study's authors feel "represents a comprehensive assessment by the participants themselves of the extent to which their lives have been affected."
In a comment accompanying the study, Robert Sampson writes that the findings are notable for indicating that the relocation of people who grew up and spent most of their lives in poor neighborhoods can have lasting, positive effects. However, he says, "it remains unclear whether people-based or place-based interventions will be more effective in confronting persistent spatial divisions by race and class."IMPLICATIONS: "These findings suggest the importance of focusing on efforts to improve the well-being of poor families, rather than just the narrower goal of reducing income poverty, and the potential value of community-level interventions for achieving that end," lead author Jens Ludwig said in a statement. The authors indicate that income segregation has superseded racial segregation as a major contributing factor to the diminished health and well-being of residents.
The full study, "Neighborhood Effects on the Long-Term Well-Being of Low-Income Adults," is published in the journal Science.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has yet another idea to improve the lives of New Yorkers: micro apartments. Yesterday he proposed that single people should live in studios no larger than 300 square feet. The size of this apartment is now considered illegal because it's so small, but never fear, the good mayor plans on changing the zoning laws so the new tiny apartments will be legal.
One might think that an apartment that's barely large enough for a toaster would be cheaper to rent. Does $2,000 a month sound cheap? Didn't think so.
The mayor said that single-person apartments are rare in the city and are in high demand. But it's an apartment that people want not a room that's the size of half a train car.
According to Business Insider there are currently 1.8 million one and two-person households, but only one million studio and one-bedroom apartments.
These smaller 300 foot micro apartments will all be 10 by 30 feet and must have a window and a kitchen. But will there be room for a kitchen table and maybe a chair?
Bloomberg is accepting proposals for the apartments, which will be located on E 27th Street and First Avenue in Kips Bay. The apartments, the mayor insists, will help young professionals find proper housing in the city while they start their careers. Keep telling yourself that, Mike.
But the question is: Would New York's billionaire mayor ever live in an apartment that small? Of course he would - if he were younger. Bloomberg said he'd be more than happy to live there. It's a good thing the mayor isn't so young anymore or someone might suggest he move there instead of his current mansion which is 41 times the size of his 300 foot apartment proposal.
In his youth, Bloomberg lived in a 600 square foot studio apartment for almost ten years. The rent was $120 a month, much cheaper than the rent of the new smaller apartments that will be half the size of what the mayor used to live in.
Maybe it's a good thing that Michael Bloomberg would like to ban large-sized sugary drinks. With only 300 square feet to live in people will have to be pretty slim to be comfortable in the micro apartments.
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Thanks for all the feedback, its really helpful to see how other people will "react" to a name, whichever one we choose :-)
I've added a poll as well, so if you could vote on that, it would be great!
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I like both equally but Saxon was on our list as my hubby's pic. I thought Sonny would be an alternative nn to Sax.
Could you hold on to both until the big arrival and see which one 'fits'.
Btw I don't think naming your son Saxon is anything like naming him Scottish. It's more like naming your child Brittany, Roman, Albion or Avalon or
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Monobenzon - General Information:Monobenzon is the monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone used medically for depigmentation. Monobenzon occurs as a white, almost tasteless crystalline powder, soluble in alcohol and practically insoluble in water.
The topical application of monobenzone in animals increases the excretion of melanin from the melanocytes. The same action is thought to be responsible for the depigmenting effect of the drug in humans. Monobenzon may cause destruction of melanocytes and permanent depigmentation.
Pharmacology:Monobenzon is the monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone. Monobenzon, applied topically to the skin, is used as a depigmenting agent inhibitting melanin produced by polymerization of oxidation products of tyrosine and dihydroxyphenyl compounds. Monobenzon works by permanently removing color from normal skin located around skin with vitiligo.
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Benoquin Cream 20% contains a potent depigmenting agent and is not a cosmetic skin bleach. Use of Benoquin Cream 20% is contraindicated in any conditions other than disseminated vitiligo. Use only for final depigmentation in extensive vitiligo. Areas of normal skin distant to the site of Benoquin Cream 20% application may become depigmented, and irregular, excessive, unsightly, and frequently permanent depigmentation may occur.
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Benoquin Cream 20% contains a potent depigmenting agent and is not a cosmetic skin bleach. Use of Benoquin Cream 20% is contraindicated in any conditions other than disseminated vitiligo. Benoquin Cream 20% frequently produces irreversible depigmentation, and it must not be used as a substitute for hydroquinone. Benoquin Cream 20% is also contraindicated in individuals with a history of sensitivity or allergic reactions to this product, or any of its ingredients.
Additional information about MonobenzonMonobenzon Indication: Used topically to treat the loss of skin color (vitiligo).
Mechanism Of Action: Monobenzon is a depigmenting agent whose mechanism of action is not fully understood. The topical application of monobenzone in animals, increases the excretion of melanin from the melanocytes. The same action is thought to be responsible for the depigmenting effect of the drug in humans. Monobenzon may cause destruction of melanocytes and permanent depigmentation. This effect is erratic and may take one to four months to occur while existing melanin is lost with normal sloughing of the stratum corneum. Hyperpigmented skin appears to fade more rapidly than does normal skin, and exposure to sunlight reduces the depigmenting effect of the drug. The histology of the skin after depigmentation with topical monobenzone is the same as that seen in vitiligo; the epidermis is normal except for the absence of identifiable melanocytes.
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Generic Name: Monobenzone
Synonyms: Hydrochinon monobenzylether [Czech]; Hydroquinone benzyl ether; Hydroquinone monobenzyl ether; Benzyl p-hydroxyphenyl ether; Benzyl hydroquinone; Benzoquin; Monobenzona [INN-Spanish]; Monobenzone [INN]; Monobenzonum [INN-Latin]; Monobenzyl ether hydroquinone; Monobenzyl Ether of Hydroquinone; Monobenzyl hydroquinone; p-Hydroxyphenyl benzyl ether
Drug Category: Dermatologicals
Drug Type: Small Molecule; Approved
Other Brand Names containing Monobenzone: AgeRite Alba; Agerite; Alba; Alba-Dome; Benoquin; Carmifal; Depigman; Dermochinona; Leucodinine; Monobenzon; Pigmex; Superlite;
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Dosage Forms of Monobenzon: Cream Topical
Chemical IUPAC Name: 4-(phenylmethoxy)phenol
Chemical Formula: C13H12O2
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- September 26, 2013 - I joined Christ Lutheran in 3rd grade when it was still in its early years. Best decision my parents ever made for me. I really grew in my faith. I was challenged to push myself to be the best. The atmosphere is great, wish I could go back through it again. I made life long friends that I will never forget. As a junior in high school now, I can say without a doubt that CLS really prepared me for my future. Would HIGHLY recommend this school. GO GRIFFINS!!! - Posted by Student/Alumni
- February 17, 2013 - I attended Christ Lutheran School/pre-school from age 3 all the way through 8th grade. Having graduated a few years ago, I have seen the school grow progressively. The program there is great. It provides the students with skills they will use forever, both intellectual and spiritual. The athletic program Christ Lutheran has is phenomenal. The program started off small, however they now have a phenomenal boys basketball team which has gotten 1st three years in a row, an amazing track team of both boys and girls, and now have added (this past year) a cheer team. Overall, the environment for children is truly outstanding, and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. - Posted by Student/Alumni
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Whitey Pullen - Let's All Go Wild Tonight (c.1959)
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Whitey Pullen - Let's All Go Wild Tonight (c.1959)
…a song for #PassaBeach
Gillian Hills - Zou Bisou Bisou (c.1961)
Ronnie Love - Chills & Fever (c.1960)
There are a thousand riffs on Little Willie John's landmark 'Fever', but Ronnie Love's 'Chills and Fever' is perhaps the ultimate - notching up the tempo with a swinging piano riff and cranking up the intensity with dramatic, blaring horns.
…one of the quintessential records which signaled the beginnings of Detroit soul.
*First released as "Johnny Love" on Startime 45-5001, later as "Ronnie Love" on Dot 45-16144.
Нонна Суханова (Nona S. Sukhanov) - Hey, Moryak (Эй,моряк | Hey, Sailor) {c.1961}
Nona S. Sukhanov (born 2 April 1934 , Leningrad ) - Soviet pop jazz singer.
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Nona S. Sukhanov was born in Leningrad in 1934 in the family of an electrical engineer.
She graduated from the Philological Faculty of Leningrad University.
Performed in a youth jazz orchestra Anatoly Badhen in Leningrad jazz orchestra Segal, she was a soloist of the orchestra-septet Kandat Orestes (a veteran of the Soviet jazz - bandleader, bandzhista, alto saxophonist, clarinetist). Sang in "Lenkontserte."
Unfortunately, the singer has not achieved popularity corresponding to its mastery and external data. Perhaps her performances and recordings ogranicheli because of the desire to sing in English, what the censors of the time disapproved.
Voice Suhanova whole country heard on Voice Talents execution "Songs of the sea devil" ("Hey, sailor!") In the 1961 film "The Amphibian Man", but fame songs repeatedly surpassed the most famous singer.
The Four Seasons - Sherry (c.1962)
…I saw Jersey Boys - The Story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tonight in London. Great show.
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The Fascinations were an American pop vocal group most active in the mid-1960s. They are best remembered for the Curtis Mayfield-penned hit "Girls Are Out To Get You", a minor pop hit in the US in 1967 that was re-released in the UK in 1971, where it reached the top 40. - wikipedia.org
Lester Young & His California Playboys - Wobble Time (c.1962)
Slim Harpo - Raining In My Heart (c.1961)
The Kinks - Got Love If You Want It (c.1964)
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…A little Sam Cooke on your birthday never hurt anybody.
I'd often passed over Cooke's version of this tune until @thebrothersal pointed out how badass it is.
The Shirelles - Baby It's You (c.1961)
Valery Obodzinskij (Валерий Ободзинский) - Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой
A swinging 60's version of the song "I Am Glad, 'Cause I'm Finally Returning Back Home" (Russian: Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой). The song became known to the English speaking western audience in 2010 when a 1976 recording and video by Russian baritone singer Eduard Khill became an Internet meme often referred to as "Trololo" or the "Russian Rickroll".
The song was written by Arkady Ostrovsky. There are various myths surrounding the song and its lack of lyrics, some saying they were banned by Soviet authorities. Arkady Ostrovsky's son, Mikhail, gives another version of the vocalise story:
Nobody banned its lyrics, but my father just composed the music during the period of his disagreement with Lev Oshanin. The latter told him that the lyrics are more important in a song and that a composer is nothing without a lyricist. So Dad told him during the argument, "Well, I don't need your verses at all, I'll manage without them." —Mikhail Ostrovsky
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…Moscow celebrated City Day this weekend. Moscow traditionally celebrates its founding—this year, 866 years ago—during the first weekend in September. Even the roughest estimate suggests that there were around 1,000 different events and activities.
Moscow is the northernmost megacity on Earth, the most populous city in Europe and the 5th largest city proper in the world.
This tune is the Russian equivalent of Frank Sinatra's New York, New York for Americans.
Muslim Magomaev - Королева красоты (Beauty Queen)
…The "Soviet Sinatra", Muslim Mahammad oglu Magomayev (Russian: Муслим Магомаев | Azerbaijani: Müslüm Məhəmməd oğlu Maqomayev, August 17, 1942 – October 25, 2008) was a Soviet and Azeri baritone operatic and pop singer of the 1960s and 1970s. He achieved iconic status in Russia and the post-Soviet countries, including his native Azerbaijan, for his vocal talent and charisma. #Rad.
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Joe Girardi said dropping Mark Teixeira in the lineup Wednesday had more to do with Nick Swisher's hot bat than Teixeira's cold one.
"Swish is just swinging really well," Girardi said. "And it keeps some space between our lefthanders [Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson] with the two switch-hitters [Swisher and Teixeira] between them. But I love the way Swish is swinging the bat."
Girardi had Cano batting cleanup Wednesday, followed by Swisher fifth and Teixeira sixth.
While he's been overshadowed a bit by Cano's scorching stretch (24 for his last 39 through seven innings Wednesday night, Swisher hasn't been too bad, either. Entering Wednesday, Swisher was 22-for-56 (.392) with four homers and 14 RBIs in his last 15 games.
Teixeira, meanwhile, in his second game back from a strained left calf, went 0-for-6 Tuesday, stranding nine. Teixeira did hit a two-run homer in his first game back Monday.
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Summary: I am astonished by this place. Bethesda pool was a kind of hospital packed with people: the blinde, the lame, the paralyzed. And rumor was that the chief doctor was an angel! Bethesda - reflecting, refracting and diffracting everything and everybody arou
Scripture: John 5:2-5:8 John 5:1-5:15 (add scripture)
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I am astonished as I visit this place - Bethesda Pool. It's like an hospital packed with sick people: the blinde, the lame, the paralyzed. And rumor was that the chief doctor was an angel!
The Bible states here the popular belief. An angel encouraging competition? The fastest, the strongest being cured? Is this a good angel or an evil one? Or just rumors circulating around?
Because in the picture I don't see any angel, good/evil, appearing. It's a battle for surviving. Like today. He who is the strongest, the fastest to plunge where the waters are stirred. Stepping over others. The picture for survival at Bethesda pool it's actual, today after 2,000 years. The pool of B reflecting, refracting and diffracting everything and everybody around.
The suffering ones at Bethesda we meet everywhere. We see the hopelessly on our streets, in the hospitals, weeping in their homes, and sometimes, even in the church. Our world seems to be an over-sized Bethesda.
Waiting for the moving of the water. Waiting for instant blessing, instant healing, instant transformation. On the porch. There are a multitude of Christians today who spiritually speaking are on the porches.
They are not doing anything for God. They are lying down idle, watching, judging, criticizing, They think they know how it should be done, but they are not doing anything. There is no healing on the porch.
Vs.5-7 (NLT) - 'I have no one", I am alone… In these words, we catch not only the physical pain, but also something a lot more terrible… Loneliness. I have no one… words present in almost any sickness, but they reflect wounds of the soul.
It appears contradictory that while we talk about population explosion, the phenomenon of loneliness is increasing. There are more and more lonely people by square foot in big cities.
To understand better the contemporary Bethesda real story, the causes and the solution (not solutions because is the only one solution), let's us look closer at this scene so perfect condensed by John in just a few verses.
Think at Jerusalem, the city of peace. Some people have no peace. In v 1 we are told that there was a "feast", a festival for all to rejoice. But beyond this atmosphere of celebration, we can hear groans of pain. People pushing others in a horrific stampede even killed in this tragic competition: who is going to be the fastest.
People came here to be healed; instead they were pushed away. Imagine that tense atmosphere, the waiting, with one eye on the water ant the other on the neighbors. Each neighbor is a competitor who could steal his healing.
Days, weeks, months, years of endless watching. Maybe this night… Maybe tomorrow… Maybe…. Few strategic advances, one inch closer to the pool. While the neighbor is slumbering.Sabbath rest? Relaxation? Never.
How shall we explain the fact that in Jerusalem, the place that God wanted the truth to be proclaimed, there was this spooky place, PARANORMAL activity. An angel came not in the temple, next block fro Bethesda, but at the pool.
Do you believe? .I don't But these sick people over there, they believed! And another irony is the name of that place. Bethesda means "The House of Mercy". The people called House of Mercy, this place and not the Temple! The Temple became a business place and a den of thieves.
The purpose of the Temple is now lost altogether. Instead
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The album's message is at least noble and relevant. Lead vocalist Ben Olin explains that This Beautiful Republic wanted to make songs that put you in another's shoes to foster better understanding among us. In the song "Change the World," he sings, "Why do we keep fighting? … We all see the same things … If we love each other we can change the world."
But musically, This Beautiful Republic treads a fine line between variety and inconsistency. The pop/rock anthem "Beautifully Broken" is abruptly followed by the in-your-face screams of "No Turning Back," complete with the chunky guitar found on your average metal album.
Eclecticism is often a good thing, but on
Olin's voice doesn't quite hold up to the musical range either. Though he does well with the more pop/rock oriented tunes—those most similar to the emo flavor of the debut album—his singing seems more stretched and thin on the heavier tracks, lacking the depth and character needed to sustain them.
There are indeed two sides to this album. On one side, This Beautiful Republic has put out an album with some worthy messages while showing a willingness to evolve their sound. On the other side, it is an album weighed down by an inconsistent sound and forgettable songs. You could say this album has the perfect title for it.
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Theta Alpha KappaThe National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology Seton Hall Chapter: Alpha Omicron
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TAK News Pedro Repollet (B.A. in Catholic Theology, Class of 2011) has been elected the new student president of TAK for 2009-2010! Congratulations Pedro! Photos from our recent new-member induction ceremony, Friday, April 24, 2009:
From left to right: James Harris '10, Pedro Repollet '11, Kathryn Sheldon '08, Eilish Harrington '08, Anastasia Patrignani '09, Jeremy Slate '09, and Era Murzaku '10
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AMD avoids a red-ink-stained quarter for once, market says 'meh'
Perennial chip challenger Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has posted a profit for the third quarter of 2013, a turnaround that has failed to excite investors. The good news is that AMD hauled $US1.46bn through the door during the quarter, which means it was in the black by $95m, or 0.06 per share, according to generally-accepted …
Anything to do with Bitcoin mining?
It could be that a lot of AMD kit was purchased to mine bitcoin before ASICS started shipping.
Performance of the 7970s are quite awesome! Gave up with mining a long time ago but kept 2 for crossfire gaming and dont need to turn the heating on upstairs anymore!
Not surprised
Looking at my shopping invoices for the last Q I have contributed to these results. What they ship now for desktop is so much better than Intel that it is not even funny. The APU have come of age and is no longer the cheap runt trying to make onboard el-cheapo GPU perform slightly better. Their mobile and small system CPUs are good too. So the results are not particularly surprising.
AMD is competitive at a lower price point, which is where we're heading
Intel rules the high performance chips ($200 and up), but AMD does offer very good bang for the buck below $200.
I suspect that as computing component prices continue to fall inexorably, it will become harder and harder to justify spending more than $200 on a CPU, especially as most people don't really need all that CPU power right now anyway (and they will get it for that price a year later).
Don't you mean Xbox Ones
PS4s and XBOX 360s being assembled ready for arrival in stores for pre-Christmas.
Sure its XBox Ones getting stock piled rather than 360s.
Re: Don't you mean Xbox Ones
Sure its XBox Ones getting stock piled rather than 360s.
Shhh! By ruining the surprise, you're ruining half the fun of Christmas!
I really hope AMD continues to turn things around. Rory Reid seems to be doing a good job turning AMD around, and I'm glad to see it.
Like Voland's right hand said, their kit is really starting to come of age, and we're really starting to see the returns from their $5.6bn investment in the purchase of ATI.
The forward thinking seeds planted by Hector Ruiz and followed on by Dirk Meyers is starting to come to fruition. I truly hope calmer seas and favorable winds lie ahead for AMD. I've always been a huge fan (and supporter), tried and true, of the little green machine.
Maybe with a little luck they can even produce a few design wins like those from the days of the Athlon and AMD64 that brought them out of obscurity and propelled them into the mainstream.
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Again, this is stuff all giving young adults in London a chance. If Magic Circle firms really want to diversify then they should look further north; the north-south divide is one of the main reasons for the high numbers of lawyers from well-off backgrounds. Those of us up north are left out on a limb and as we are statistically poorer it makes it that much more difficult.
That's a valid point, Connor. For a host of reasons, not least ease of access and staff volunteering, we at Linklaters focus these programmes on neighbourhoods close to our single UK office in the City. Firms with greater regional presence have more flexibility but the fact remains that, even then, city-based students (and notably those in London) are better placed for such opportunities. We - and colleagues in the profession - are looking at how to overcome this challenge as we try to balance the practicalities of work experience with your entirely reasonable request for fairness. There are so many variables to this that we will forever be on the journey to getting it right but please take it from me that there is a genuine committment to making it easier for a wider range of people to enjoy successful careers in the law.


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ROBERT SIEGEL: Manaf Tlass also wrote in that declaration of defection, I was – I'm quoting from the translation – "progressively dismissed from my place of duty in the armed forces." That suggests that his misgivings about what the regime was doing were known to his superiors and it implies that there is at least some kind of debate that's been going on among senior officers, doesn't it?
JOSHUA LANDIS: It does. And friends who've recently been with him in Damascus, had dinner with him, say he that he was very bitter. He had been given the task of trying to bring Harasta and Duma, two neighborhoods of Damascus in the suburbs that had led this revolutionary process to heal. And he had gone out to the opposition. He talked with them. He got them to back off, but he also negotiated this and agreed that the regime would back off.
The regime center said, we're not going to do it this way. They came down like a ton of bricks, breaking heads and we've seen the violence that's ensued. And, in a sense, the people like Tlass, who were looking for a softer landing for the regime, got pushed aside. And he was sidelined. That's the word and that's certainly the word he's putting out and bitter about it.
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As Americans respond to President-elect Barack Obama's call for town hall meetings on reform of the American health care system, an understanding of how that system came to be the way it is can be crucial for figuring out how to fix it. The American health care system is unique because, for most of us, it is tied to our jobs rather than to our government. For many Americans, the system seems natural, but few know that it originated not as a well-thought-out plan to provide for Americans' health, but as a way to circumvent a quirk in wartime wage regulations that had nothing to do with health.
As far back as the 1920s, a few big employers had offered health insurance plans to some of their workers. But only a few: By 1935, only about 2 million people were covered by private health insurance, and on the eve of World War II, there were only 48 job-based health plans in the entire country.
The rise of unions in the 1930s and 1940s led to the first great expansion of health care for Americans. But ironically, it did not produce a national plan providing health care to all, like those in virtually all other developed countries. Instead, the special conditions of World War II produced the system of job-based health benefits we know today.
In 1942, the United States set up a National War Labor Board. It had the power to set a cap on all wage increases. But it let employers circumvent the cap by offering "fringe benefits" -- notably, health insurance. The fringe benefits created a huge tax subsidy; they were treated as tax-deductible expenses for corporations, but not as taxable income for workers.
The result was revolutionary. Companies and unions quickly negotiated new health insurance plans. Some were run by Blue Cross, Blue Shield and private insurance companies. Others were "Taft-Hartley funds," run jointly by management and unions. By 1950, half of all companies with fewer than 250 workers and two-thirds of all companies with more than 250 workers offered health insurance of one kind or another. By 1965, nearly three-quarters of the population was covered by some kind of private health insurance.
This private, job-based insurance covered millions of workers who had never had health care insurance before. But this victory also set patterns that are responsible for many of the problems the health care system faces today.
Because this private system was tied to employment, millions of people outside the workforce were without coverage. Those most likely to be covered were salaried or unionized white men in Northern industrial states. Two-thirds of those with incomes under $2,000 a year were not covered, nor were nearly half of nonwhites and those over 65 years old.
Employer-based plans tied workers to their jobs -- something that benefited employers but not workers or the economy as a whole. The quality of the coverage was spotty -- some plans were excellent, others completely inadequate. Doctors accepted this revolution because it didn't challenge their power; but, as a result, the system provided no public control over medical costs.
This revolution had a subtle political effect as well. By giving much of the workforce health benefits, it reduced the incentive for them to pursue a system of universal care. And it gave unions a stake in the private, employer-based health care system. One opponent of publicly financed health care said the greatest bulwark against the socialization of medicine was furthering the progress already made by voluntary health insurance plans.
Since then, many layers have been laid on top of employer-based health care. Medicare and Medicaid provided government-funded health insurance for the elderly and impoverished. The "managed care revolution" led to the takeover of 90 percent of employer-based health care by HMOs, most of them driven by profit rather than health concerns. But most people continue to get their health care through their employer.
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text: Obama's Promise to Protect Whistleblowers Passes Expiration Date by Debra Heine 26 Jul 2013 Share This: The Sunlight Foundation is wondering what happened to Change.gov, the website created by the Obama transition team in 2008, that has disappeared sometime in the last month. The front page of the website linked to the main White House website for years, but now the agenda the Regime laid out, has been removed which is a huge loss to those who liked to go back and compare the promises made, to Obama's actual performance. According to the Internet Archive, the last time that content (beyond the splash page) was available was June 8th -- last month. Why the change? Here's one possibility, from the administration's ethics agenda: Protect Whistleblowers: Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance. Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government. Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to courts and due process. For a Regime that has been aggressively engaging in a "war on whistleblowers", the above promise is a sick, twisted joke, but beleaguered employees from the ATF , State Dept and other government agencies who have been retaliated against, would not find it to be a funny one. The latest example of whistleblower abuse comes to us via the Department of Energy where officials allegedly instructed their employees not to speak with congressional investigators about an ongoing probe into agency hiring practices - which happens to be against the law.


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Sydney FC
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|Full name
|Sydney Football Club[1][2]
|Sky Blues
|Allianz Stadium
|David Traktovenko
|Scott Barlow
|Head Coach
|Graham Arnold
|A-League, 5th
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Sydney Football Club,[2] commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under license from Football Federation Australia.[3] Sydney FC were inaugural A-League Champions in 2006 and are considered one of the most successful teams in Australia having won two national A-League Championships (2006 and 2010) and one Premiership (2009–10). Sydney also remain the only A-League team ever to win the OFC Champions League, because since 2006 A-League teams have gained qualification to the AFC Champions League instead, in which Sydney has also competed. They finished 2nd in the group stage of the 2007 season of the tournament and also competed in the 2011 season. Having won titles in the W-League and in the National Youth League Sydney hold the distinction of being the only club to have won all 3 competitions.
Its home ground is Allianz Stadium, a 45,500 seat multi-use venue[4] in the suburb of Moore Park. Right from the beginning Sydney FC was marketed as the "glamour club" of the new competition,[5] with the involvement of the club's high-profile personnel, including investor and actor Anthony LaPaglia, ex-Manchester United star Dwight Yorke as the team's first "marquee player" and 1990 FIFA World Cup winner Pierre Littbarski as manager in the first season.[6] Sydney went on to sign Former English International defender Terry Butcher as the 2006–07 season coach, Brazilian superstar midfielder Juninho Paulista in the 2007–08 season, Socceroo legends John Aloisi and Brett Emerton in their 2008–09 and 2011–12 seasons, and Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero in the 2012–13 season, with each as the highest paid footballer in Australia in their respective seasons. Australian Socceroo Lucas Neill, striker Benito Carbone of Italy, and Japanese legend Kazuyoshi Miura have also made appearances in the sky blue jersey.
- 1 History
- 2 Colours and badge
- 3 Sponsorship
- 4 Stadium
- 5 Supporters
- 6 Rivalries
- 7 Affiliated clubs
- 8 Current squads
- 9 Academy
- 10 Captains
- 11 Club officials
- 12 Records
- 13 Honours
- 14 See also
- 15 References
- 16 External links
The first steps towards the foundation of Sydney FC were taken in April 2004 when Soccer New South Wales (now Football NSW) announced their intention to bid for a licence in the new Australian competition.[7]
The bid was lodged with the Australian Soccer Association (now Football Federation Australia) on 19 July, challenged only by a consortium headed by Nick Politis, known as the "Sydney Blues",[8] for Sydney's place in the 'one team per city' competition.[9] A public row broke out between the two bidders after reports that the ASA were set to vote in favour of Sydney FC,[10] causing Politis to withdraw his support for a team,[11] and leaving Sydney FC as the only candidate remaining.
Sydney was officially launched as a member of the new 8-team A-League on 1 November 2004, with a 25% stake in the club held by Soccer NSW, the remainder privately owned.[12] Walter Bugno was announced as the inaugural chairman of the club. On 11 December 2004, Soccer NSW announced that it would pull out of its involvement with Sydney FC amid concerns over part owner Frank Lowy's autocratic style in establishing the club and lack of consultation with Soccer NSW on key Sydney FC issues. These included the choice of the Sydney Football Stadium over Parramatta Stadium as the team's home ground, and the erosion of Soccer NSW's initial 100 per cent involvement to just 25 per cent.[13]
By February 2005, Sydney had filled 16 of their allowed 20 squad positions—attracting Socceroos Alvin Ceccoli, Clint Bolton, Steve Corica and David Zdrilic as well as youth internationals Justin Pasfield, Mark Milligan, Wade Oostendorp, Iain Fyfe and Jacob Timpano.[14] German Pierre Littbarski was signed as Head Coach, to be assisted by former Norwich City player Ian Crook. Sydney FC played its first ever match against Manly United FC on 25 March 2005, winning 6–1.[15] Shortly after, Sydney set off on a tour to the United Arab Emirates to play matches against local teams FC Hatta, Al Ain FC and Al Jazira, winning all three.[16][17][18] Whilst in Dubai, Sydney FC announced that they had agreed to terms with former Manchester United player Dwight Yorke to join Sydney as their "marquee player" – one paid outside of the $1.5 million salary cap — for two seasons.[19]
Sydney FC's first competitive match was against Queensland Roar at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford as part of an Australian qualifying tournament to enter the 2005 Oceania Club Championship. After winning the match 3–0, Sydney went on to defeat Perth Glory and the Central Coast Mariners to qualify for the Oceania Club Championship, to be held in Tahiti. Despite an early scare against New Zealand club Auckland City FC,[20] Sydney won all of their matches in the competition and qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in Japan. The start of the 2005 Pre-Season Cup marked Sydney FC's first match at Allianz Stadium, as well as Dwight Yorke's first appearance for the club—Yorke scoring the first goal of Sydney's 3–1 win which stretched their unbeaten run to 9 competitive matches (15 including friendlies). Upon reaching the semi-finals, Sydney's unbeaten run finally ended at 11 with Perth Glory midfielder Nick Ward scoring in injury time to inflict the new club's first ever loss.[21]
Sydney FC's first season was ultimately a success. Finishing 2nd on the ladder behind Adelaide United they went on to defeat Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the 2006 A-League Grand Final with Steve Corica scoring in the second half. However their success wouldn't last long, with German manager Pierre Littbarski leaving the club due to being forced to accept a lower pay cheque[22] and inaugural marquee player Dwight Yorke being signed by Premier League club Sunderland. Former English international Terry Butcher was signed as their new coach for the 2006–07 season, however it was regarded as an overall failure, with Sydney playing poor football, despite the signing of Alex Brosque and Benito Carbone as a Guest player. Sydney also had 3 points taken away during the season, after it was found that they had breached the Salary cap, involving player David Zdrillic.[23] Despite the off field problems, Sydney scraped into the finals series, however lost out in the semi final to Newcastle Jets. Despite him leading Sydney into the finals, Sydney fans were unhappy with Butchers tactics, and both Butcher and Sydney FC went their separate ways. Sydney would then sign Branko Čulina for their 2007 Asian Champions League campaign, where they finished second in the group, one point behind ultimate champions and J-League heavyweights Urawa Red Diamonds. Despite the ACL success, Sydney FC's start to the 2007–08 season was poor, and the club sacked him, replacing him with former Adelaide United manager John Kosmina. Sydney FC played well for the rest of the season, but got knocked out in the finals by Brisbane Roar.
Kosmina couldn't repeat the success of the previous season, replacing Brazilian international Juninho with Socceroos hero John Aloisi on a million dollar contract. Aloisi didn't perform well at all during the season, and came under heavy fire. So too did manager Kosmina, whose tactics were seen as controversial, and his relationship with the media, often becoming angry and frustrated, didn't help causes either. Many players fell out of favour with the coach, including Steve Corica and Clint Bolton. For the first time in the club's history, they failed to make the play-offs. As a result Kosmina was fired, and new Owners were brought in – Russian billionaire David Traktovenko. The fresh change at the club was about to bear fruit, when Sydney announced they had signed Czech Republic manager Vítězslav Lavička. Lavicka completely changed the structure of the club, and for its first time turning it into a serious, European style football club. He kept faith in Steve Corica and John Aloisi and several others who had threatened to walk out on the club, and as a result, Sydney FC won its first premiership in the club's history. Sydney made it to the Grand Final of the 5th season of the A-League after defeating Wellington Phoenix in the preliminary final. The Grand Final was played against Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Sydney took the lead after 61 minutes through a Mark Bridge header, just seconds after Melbourne had a goal disallowed for offside. Melbourne equalised through Adrian Leijer in the 81st minute, and the game went on to a penalty shootout with no goals scored in extra time. Melbourne skipper Kevin Muscat missed his penalty, with his shot hitting the post. Sydney FC won the Grand Final 4–2 on penalties which handed them their second Hyundai A-League Championship.
For the 2012/2013 season the club acquired the services of Alessandro Del Piero.[24][25] He will be paid $2 million for each year and become the highest-paid footballer to ever play in the A-League.[26]
"This is huge for Sydney FC, huge for the A-League and huge for Australian football [sic]," Sydney FC Chairman Scott Barlow said.
"We feel honoured that Alessandro has decided to play for Sydney FC and we share his excitement that a move to Sydney FC will create a lasting legacy for football in this country."
For the 2013/2014 pre season, the club became the first club in A-League history to tour in Europe, as Sydney toured in Venice, Italy where the club played against Del Piero's first professional club, Padova, Udinese Calcio, Vicenza Calcio, A.S. Cittadella, Venezia and Reggiana.
On 8 October 2014, Brosque was announced as the captain of Sydney FC for the 2014–15 A-League season, alongside vice-captains Saša Ognenovski and Nikola Petković.[27]
Colours and badge[edit]
The primary club colour of Sydney FC is sky blue, which represents the state colour of New South Wales. The secondary club colour is navy blue, with additional contrasting colours of orange and white.
The Sydney FC badge was created and used since the clubs founding in 2004. It features a football set centrally in a stylised crest shape. Above the ball is the shape of three shells of the Sydney Opera House, an internationally recognisable symbol of the city of Sydney. Below the ball is the Commonwealth Star, a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia.
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Sydney FC play their home matches at Allianz Stadium (commonly known as SFS[30]), located in the Sydney suburb of Moore Park. It was built in 1988 to be the premium "rectangular field" for rugby league matches. It is also now used for soccer and rugby union for major matches and domestic competition.
It has been the venue for several Australian international matches (notably World Cup Qualifier against Argentina in 1993). The stadium's capacity was stated at 41,159 prior to renovations in 2007, although the attendance of the 2006 A-League grand final exceeded this number by over 500. The currently stated capacity is 45,500.
Sydney FC have played matches at other Sydney venues. Parramatta Stadium in western Sydney was the venue for an AFC Champions League match against Indonesian football side Persik Kediri in April 2007 when the SFS was unavailable due to an NRL match being played there. A friendly match against Los Angeles Galaxy was played at ANZ Stadium in November 2007 due to its greater capacity, and drew a crowd of 80,295. However, as of 2012 these districts are now represented in the A-League so such a move would be unnecessary. In December 2011, Sydney played a (2–0 winning) match at Kogarah Oval against Brisbane Roar, as the SFS was unavailable due to concerts being held at the ground that weekend.
Training ground[edit]
Sydney FC's primary training ground is at Macquarie University in North Ryde where they use the grounds, and they also have use of the sports and aquatic centre for post match recovery sessions. Occasionally Sydney will train at the SFS and have been seen after home games having recovery sessions at local beaches such as Coogee Beach, Bondi Beach and Maroubra.
Sydney FC draw support from right across Sydney, and is one of the most heavily supported clubs in Australia, as they were the only A-League team from Australia's largest city until 2012. The largest supporter group of Sydney FC is known as "The Cove",[31] and are located at the Paddington (northern) end of Allianz Stadium in bays 22 – 26. The name came from the original name given to the colonial settlement of Sydney — Sydney Cove.
Cove members attend every home match and also travel as a group around the country to support the team at away matches. As a vocal group, The Cove demonstrates its support by singing football chants, wearing club colours, standing up, waving flags and holding banners. On 7 July 2006, Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes recorded a club song entitled 'Sydney FC For Me' with 25 members of The Cove singing back-up vocals.[32] It was released prior to the start of the 2006–07 season.
See also Sydney FC league record by opponent
- Melbourne Victory — The Big Blue — The clash between Australia's two largest cities is considered the biggest rivalry in the League by both sets of fans.[citation needed] Sydney and Melbourne have been rivals on many fronts for over a century.
- Western Sydney Wanderers — The Sydney Derby — With the introduction of the Wanderers into the competition, Sydney FC now contest a true local derby for the first time. The two teams played their first match on 20 October 2012 at the Wanderers' home ground, Parramatta Stadium. Sydney FC won the match 0–1 in front of a near-capacity crowd of 19,126 fans. On 15 December 2012 in the following derby, the Wanderers defeated Sydney FC 2–0 away from home, and the two teams went on to draw 1–1 at the Wanderers' home ground during the third encounter.
Affiliated clubs[edit]
- Shanghai Shenhua — In December 2008 Sydney management released a statement that Sydney had signed a permanent sister-club relationship with Chinese Super League Club Shanghai Shenhua, both clubs will trade players, as well as coaching tips and medical and training methods.[33]
Current squads[edit]
Senior squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Youth squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
On 21 December 2009, Sydney FC inaugurated an elite academy to develop young players. The main goal of the academy was stated as to produce better players by providing technical and tactical knowledge, as well as to identify potential new talent that could represent Sydney in the National Youth League and A League in future. This began a continued commitment from Sydney to invest in and develop junior talent for the benefit of grassroots soccer. The initial 26 players taken in were drawn from the NSW State League clubs and consisted of junior players aged between 14–18 years old. They started training with the academy at Macquarie University.[34]
Captains by Years (2005–present) A-League games only.
|Mark Rudan
|Tony Popovic
|Steve Corica
|Terry McFlynn
|Alessandro Del Piero
|Alex Brosque
Club officials[edit]
|Scott Barlow
|Michael Crismale
|Jamie Samaha
|Mark Arbib
|Chief Executive Officer
|Tony Pignata
|Chief Financial Officer
|Adam Santo
|General Manager, Digital, Media and Communications
|David Warriner
|General Manager, Commercial
|Nic Barbato
|General Manager, Marketing and Community
|Rawya Jammal
Technical staff[edit]
|Head Coach
|Graham Arnold
|Assistant Coach
|Rado Vidosic
|Strength/Conditioning Coach
|Andrew Clark
|Goalkeeping Coach
|Željko Kalac
|Chief Medical Officer
|Dr. Ameer Ibrahim
|Club Doctor
|Dr Ameer Ibrahim
|Club Physio
|Stan Ivancic
|Joe Niutta
|Youth Head Coach
|Steve Corica
|Youth Assistant Youth Coach
|Miro Vlastelica
|Youth Goalkeeping Coach
|Davide Del Giovine
|Youth Physiotherapist
|Abid Mujala
|Youth Team Manager
|Michael Swibel
Head Coaches[edit]
|Pierre Littbarski
|Feb 2005 – June 2006
|A-League Champions: 2005–06
OFC Champions League: 2005
|Terry Butcher
|July 2006 – February 2007
|Branko Culina
|April 2007 – October 2007
|John Kosmina
|October 2007 – March 2009
|Vítězslav Lavička
|February 2009 – May 2012
|A-League Premiers: 2009–10
A-League Champions: 2009–10
|Ian Crook
|May 2012–11 November 2012
|Steve Corica (caretaker)
|12 November 2012 – 27 November 2012
|Frank Farina
|28 November 2012 – 23 April 2014
|Graham Arnold
|8 May 2014 – current
Terry McFlynn currently holds the team record for number of total games played with 179 matches. Clint Bolton has the second most appearances for the club with 109 matches. Steve Corica are Sebastian Ryall are the third most capped players with 107 matches.
Sydney FC's all-time highest goalscorer in all competitions is Alex Brosque with 30 goals. The player with the second most goals scored is Alessandro Del Piero with 24 goals. Steve Corica has scored the third most goals for the club with 23.
Sydney FC's highest home attendance at Sydney Football Stadium is 40,388 for a league Sydney Derby match on 26 October 2013. The highest home attendance at any stadium is 80,295 for a friendly match against LA Galaxy at Stadium Australia on 27 November 2007.
- A-League Finals Series
- Champions (1): 2005
- Fifth-place (1): 2005
See also[edit]
- ^ "About Us". Sydney FC. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Sydney Football Club Pty Ltd ACN 110 877 668". Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "A-League owners to be offered far longer licenses by Football Federation Australia". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Australian Stadiums: Aussie Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
- ^ "Sydney FC emerging as new league's glamour club". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
- ^ "Budget FC closes door on Benito". Fox Sports. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
- ^ "Soccer NSW announces bid for new national league". Soccer NSW. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
- ^ "Kewell major player behind Sydney team: report". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
- ^ Smith, Peter (21 July 2004). "ASA delighted with number of bids for new league". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
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|A-League Premiers
2009–10 (First title)
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|A-League Champions
2009–10 (Second title)
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