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http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image-300x225.jpg ATLANTA – Blake Sims was good enough to finish his first start at quarterback for Alabama, getting plenty of help from Amari Cooper, T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry, and the second-ranked Crimson Tide held off West Virginia 33-23 Saturday. Sims was 24-for-33 for 250 yards and added 42 running, playing the entire opener at the Georgia Dome. The fifth-year senior beat out Florida State transfer Jake Coker for the start. Tide coach Nick Saban had suggested both quarterbacks would play, but Sims never came out. Yeldon (126 yards rushing and two touchdowns), Henry (113 yards rushing and a score) and Cooper (12 catches for 130 yards) provided plenty of support. Alabama needed all the offense it could get because West Virginia found plenty of soft spots in the Tide’s D. The Mountaineers’ up-tempo spread gave Clint Trickett his pick of open receivers, and he took advantage with 365 yards passing. But West Virginia didn’t take ful...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/as-above-so-below-review-011-300x180.jpg Panic stations: Perdita Weeks in the subterranean horror As Above, So Below. Photograph: AP Claustrophobes will find their panic buttons pushed by the increasingly confined spaces of this passable found-footage chiller set in the catacombs beneath the streets of Paris. Director and co-writer John Erick Dowdle (who directed the  [REC] remake  Quarantine  and the hell-in-a-lift thriller  Devil ) has creepy fun with the crawl spaces through which our motley crew must venture in search of an alchemical stone buried at the gates of hell. Not a patch on Neil Marshall’s  The Descent  (to which it owes a weighty debt), this nuts-and-bolts shocker nevertheless has a few scares up its sleeve, thanks in no small part to a noisy soundtrack that cranks up the “boo!” factor, with unavoidably jumpy results.

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/261780-imran-2-300x300.jpg Pakistani military has claimed that it was acting as a ‘facilitator’ in the current political crisis on the request of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government. The Director General of the Inter Services Public Relations posted on Twitter verifying that the government had asked the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif to play the role of a facilitator in the ongoing crisis in the country. According to the Dawn, interior minister Chaudhry Nisar said that the twitter update was shown to him before it was posted and was a proof of the government’s standpoint. Some government officials have reported that Nisar had proposed the idea of military acting as a facilitator. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that he had approved the meeting of General Raheel with Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) after Nisar received a phone call from the party chiefs requesting the conference. However,...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2640148-xenoblade-300x168.jpg A port of the acclaimed Wii RPG is coming exclusively to the New 3DS. It may simply be an enhanced revision of the 3DS, but the newly announced New 3DS will be receiving at least one game that owners of other 3DS (and 2DS) models won’t be able to play: Xenoblade Chronicles. This is the same Xenoblade Chronicles released on Wii in Japan in 2010 that fans petitioned to have brought to the west (along with The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower). It did end up being released in Europein 2011 and in North America in 2012, and it’ll now be brought to another platform next year, Nintendo announced today during a Nintendo Direct, according to Gematsu. The reason for this being a New 3DS exclusive is because the system packs a speedier CPU that is necessary for running the game. It’s the only game to be announced so far that requires the new system, which also plays all regular 3DS games. Xenoblade will be released for ...

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/ebc9519ac086054fa5092ba711393606fbfe81d3/r=300/https/i1.wp.com/usatodaysports.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/bama-wv.jpg?fit=440%2C330 Sam Ficken had been here before. Two years ago, Penn State lost to Virginia when he missed a field goal on the final play. Flash forward to Ireland on Saturday, and the senior redeemed himself with a 36-yard kick at the gun to lift the Nittany Lions past Central Florida 26-24. Ficken’s fourth field goal of the game gave James Franklin, his fourth head coach during his time at Penn State, a winning debut. More winners from Week 1: Notre Dame offense: There was no rust for quarterback Everett Golson after sitting out last season. He ran for two touchdowns and threw for two scores in the first half against Rice, and Notre Dame rolled to a 48-17 opening win that provided some positive light to the program mired in an academic scandal. Golson’s mobility and arm will make the Irish offense more difficult to defend than last year, ...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rhoden-master495-1-214x300.jpg The St. Louis Rams made history in the spring when they drafted Michael Sam, an all-American defensive end from Missouri, making him the first openly gay player selected by an N.F.L. team. Sam and the Rams made history again on Saturday, this time when Sam became the first openly gay player to be cut by an N.F.L. team. Rams Coach Jeff Fisher, making the most critically watched transaction of his tenure, told reporters that Sam had been a class act all the way. “I will tell you this: I was pulling for Mike; I really was,” he said. “And I don’t say that very often. But I was — Mike came in here and did everything we asked him to do.” Sam, taken late in the seventh round, the 249th player drafted out of 256, was not the only rookie released by the Rams on Saturday as they pared their roster to the 53-player limit. They cut other late-round draft picks — including quarterback Garrett Gilbert, safety Christian B...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/77246922_023662497epa-300x168.jpg Pakistan’s powerful army chief has stepped in to the political deadlock between the PM and two opposition figures leading huge anti-government rallies in the capital, Islamabad. Cleric Tahir ul-Qadri told thousands of his followers that General Raheel Sharif had asked to be given a day in which to mediate. His ally, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, echoed his comments. The two opposition figures want PM Nawaz Sharif to resign. The move appears to mark a return to politics of the military, barely a year after Pakistan’s first democratic transfer of power. The BBC’s Shahzeb Jillani says it is the first time in the current political crisis that the army chief has overtly taken a central role as a mediator. Senior Pakistani politicians have denounced the move, with one constitutional expert called it “a moment of collective disgrace for all politicians across the political spectrum”. Our correspondent...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/obama_m1-300x166.jpg Terming the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as a “cancer”, US President Barack Obama has said that the top American priority was to roll back the gains made by the terrorist outfit in Iraq. Obama also said that he has directed his Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General, Martin Dempsey to prepare a strategy to successfully handle the challenge posed by the ISIL. “Because of our strikes, the terrorists of ISIL are losing arms and equipment. In some areas, Iraqi government and Kurdish forces have begun to push them back. We continue to be proud and grateful to our extraordinary personnel serving in this mission,” Obama said on Thursday. Noting that the ISIL poses an immediate threat to the people of Iraq and to people throughout the region, Obama said the US military action in Iraq has to be part of a broader comprehensive strategy to p...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pakm-300x166.jpg Pakistan’s prime minister has denied asking the country’s military chief to mediate with opposition leaders and protesters who have camped outside parliament in Islamabad for two weeks, demanding his resignation over alleged voting fraud. Nawaz Sharif’s remarks to the National Assembly on Friday indicate that the negotiations _ with or without army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif’s mediation _ were unlikely to produce a breakthrough in the crisis. They also threw into question reports that said the government had requested the powerful military’s mediation. The premier spoke a day after the army chief met with cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who are leading the protests. Earlier, Khan and Qadri had said they agreed to army chief’s role as “mediator and guarantor” in further talks with government.

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shahid-afridi-ap-m-300x166.jpg Pakistan’s senior batsman and former captain Shoaib Malik has said maverick all-rounder Shahid Afridi is the best person to replace Misbah-ul-Haq as skipper for next year’s World Cup. Malik, 32, said that if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wanted to change the captain of the national one-day team it should do it immediately. “I don’t know what the board has in mind but if they are thinking about changing the captaincy they should do it now because there is little time left before the World Cup,” Malik said. Malik, who had a successful run in the recent Caribbean Premier League, also felt that if there was to be a change in captaincy than Shahid Afridi was the best person to replace Misbah-ul-Haq at the moment. “Afridi is a senior player and aggressive by nature and I think if the board decides to replace Misbah than Afridi is the best person to lead the side in the World Cup. He is strong willed and can le...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tim-hortons-burger-king-20140824-300x168.jpg Picture the richest best-dressed company director and the poorest worst-dressed unemployed worker — both could be seen holding a cup of Tim Hortons coffee in their hand and neither would feel awkward. “Could you do that with Starbucks? Could you do that with other brands? Tim’s is every man and every woman, and that’s its power,” said Alan Middleton, a York University assistant marketing professor. That observation, which Middleton says was originally made by cultural anthropologist Grant McCracken, helps to explain the enduring love affair that Canadians have with the coffee and doughnut giant. And it’s a love affair that’s provably true, says Middleton, who specializes in domestic and international branding and is the executive director of the Schulich Executive Education Centre. “It’s genuinely beloved,” Middleton said. To allay any fears Canadians may have over the announcement of the merg...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/panselnas.menpan.go_.id-Ada-439-Instansi-Buka-Lowongan-di-Formasi-Daerah-300x158.jpg panselnas.menpan.go.id: Ada 439 Instansi Buka Lowongan di Formasi Daerah. Pelamar CPNS 2014 dari berbagai penjuru Indonesia hendaknya tidak terfokus pada formasi nasional semata. Dalam situs resmi lowongan CPNS tahun ini, disebutkan terdapat lebih dari 400 instansi daerah yang membutuhkantambahan personel, yang meliputi pemerintah provinsi dan pemerintahan kota/kabupaten. Ketika membuka situs panselnas.menpan.go.id, kita bisa mengalihkan perhatian pada menu Formasi CPNS 2014, yang membuka kesempatan berkarier dalam dua bagian. Yang pertama, formasi nasional. Formasi ini terdiri dari posisi di 71 Kementerian/Lembaga. Rinciannya adalah, 3 kementerian kordinator, 27 kementerian biasa, 28 lembaga pemerintah non kementerian, 2 lembaga dan sekretariat lembaga negara, dan delapan lembaga lain. Nantinya, masing-masing kementerian/lembaga memiliki rinciannya ters...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/de6aa8da-3f82-4069-9807-0e83513dad05-460x460-300x300.jpeg Hello Kitty’s 40th anniversary has turned up some unusual news – she’s not a cute Japanese cat, she’s a young Londoner from the suburbs Hello Kitty: or Miss White, to you Name:  Hello Kitty. Age:  40. Appearance:  A cat. Just so, so clearly, a cat. Cat ears, whiskers, a tiny feline nose, and weirdly, no mouth. But still  obviously  a cat, damn it. OK, OK, I get it. Hello Kitty is a cat. Shocker.  That’s the thing – Hello Kitty is  not  a cat, the creators now claim. What? This changes everything.  Yes, it does. Christine R Yano, an anthropologist from the University of Hawaii, has spent years studying the Hello Kitty phenomenon and even she didn’t know. How did she find out?  She was preparing a script for a Hello Kitty exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in LA, and Sanrio“very firmly” pointed out that Hello Kitty is not a cat, but a girl. “She’s never depicted on ...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hi-res-31e7297627aa567d88889b2f089ffe40_crop_north-300x200.jpg The Texas A&M Aggies may be without Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, but their offense appears to be just fine under the guidance of succeeding quarterback Kenny Hill. During Thursday’s college football season opener, Hill torched the No. 9 South Carolina defense through the air in a 52-28 victory.  Hill completed 27-of-35 passes for 299 yards and two scores in the first half. That would be a respectable full-game stat line against a top-10 SEC foe, much less 50 percent of a day’s work. But Hill wasn’t finished there. Far from it. The sophomore signal-caller kept the Aggies rolling on the road, finishing 44-of-60 passing for 511 yards and three scores. ESPN Stats & Info observed just how amazing Hill was in his electrifying first start: Kenny Hill has set school single-game records for completions (44) and passing yards (511) #TAMUvsSC — ESPN Stats & Info (@E...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/754728-ecpx-1409202427-248-640x480-300x225.jpg ISLAMABAD:  The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday rebutted rigging allegations of its former additional secretary and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf deeming them ‘baseless’. A meeting of the electoral body, held under the leadership of the Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali was attended by members including Justice (r) Riaz Kayani, Justice (r) Shazad Akbar Khan and Justice (r) Fazalur Rehman. Ishtiak Ahmad Khan, Secretary Election Commission was also present in the meeting. The commission deliberated upon allegations levelled by the PTI chairman Imran Khan and former additional secretary ECP Muhammad Afzal Khan, a statement by the media office of the electoral body stated. Rejecting all the allegations as baseless and without substance, the commission deemed it appropriate to remind the nation of the difficult circumstances the May 2013 general e...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gaza-ceasefire-celebrations-300x200.jpg TRUCE AGREEMENT INCLUDES AN END TO ISRAEL’S BLOCKADE OF GAZA, ALLOWING AID AND FOOD TO REACH PALESTINIANS. Celebrations erupted in Gaza on Tuesday as a long-term ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Palestinians began, ending 50 days of the deadliest violence in a decade. The agreement, effective since 1600 GMT, involves an immediate halt to the violence in Gaza that broke out on July 8 and has claimed the lives of 2,143 Palestinians and 69 on the Israeli side. The Palestinians said it was a “permanent” truce, while a senior Israeli official described it as “unconditional and unlimited in time.” Washington gave its full backing to the deal. “We strongly support today’s ceasefire agreement,” Secretary of State John Kerry said, calling “on all parties to fully and completely comply with its terms.” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also voiced hope that the ceasefire in Gaza will set the stage for tal...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/qadri-followers-islamabad-300x200.jpg POPULIST CLERIC AND CRICKETER-TURNED-POLITICIAN KHAN HAVE BOTH ENDED TALKS WITH THE GOVERNMENT. Populist cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri announced late on Wednesday that negotiations to end ongoing protests for a “revolution” had collapsed, and warned the government that he would lead a ‘Youm-e-Inquilab’ (Day of Revolution) today. “The government has shown that it is not interested in implementing Lahore High Court orders to register a First Information Report against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and 19 others,” said Qadri to a crowd of thousands camped out on Islamabad’s Constitution Avenue. “So I am announcing that there will be no more talks with the government.” A government team comprising ministers Ishaq Dar and Zahid Hamid had visited Qadri on Wednesday night in a bid to convince him to call off his sit-in and agree to a compromise on his demands. According to Qadri...

Discovery Channel has decided to pull the plug on  Sons of Guns  following a disturbing update on star  Will Hayden . The 44-year-old gunsmith and shop owner has been charged for raping his 12-year-old daughter, according to documents obtained by E! News, therefore prompting the network to put a stop to the series. “Given the serious and horrific nature of the charges against Will Hayden, we have decided to halt further production of  Sons of Guns  and cancel the series,” Discovery tells E! News. Hayden was arrested Tuesday evening and booked on Wednesday for aggravated rape of a 12-year-old child, after the alleged victim told deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office that since March 2013, Hayden had raped her almost daily, according to the documents. MORE: Get the details on Will Hayden’s initial arrest Hayden is currently still in jail. The victim says Hayden took her virginity when she was 11-year-old and would allegedly take...

The remaining nine bakers have been tasked with one of the favorite things in the world: dessert. The question is, what on earth is self-saucing when it’s at home? The bakers get cracking. Most opt for a sponge with a liquid centre, while Chetna, Norman and Luis are being mavericks and having their sauce at the bottom. What’s missed this series is someone “having a Ruby” – the mega-nervous breakdown that occurs even if your bake actually looks a hundred times better than everyone else’s. Everyone seems remarkably chilled, which might be thanks to spending so much time by the freezer. Martha’s sounds great: a peanut butter chocolate fondant is her own take on a combination that is becoming increasingly popular in modern baking. Also bless her for worrying about maths and chemistry.

The wearable Apple iWatch will  be launched  with  a   OLED display  .  The OLED display, which will have 320 x 320 pixels resolution will provide a great vision to its users  .  It is heard from source that  iWatch will have a  flexible display to compete with its other big brand smart watches like Motorola, Samsung, LG etc. Samsung the brand in technology is also working on flexible display smart watch and it will also launch in the couple of months. The Apple  iWatch  likely to be released at the end of September or in the beginning of the October 2014. In spite of the Apple, In the technology market Samsung Galaxy Gear, Motorola Moto 360,  SonySmart  Watches will also be seen till the end of this year. Apple Inc. Hired a Nike Key Designer to include a sporty look at its iWatch  .  The images for Apple iWatch looks a bit very interesting at the moment on the web ...

Happy National Dog Day!  Your dog won’t likely read this, so please give him or her a pat on the head for us. This holiday (also known as National Dog Appreciation Day) has been celebrated every year on August 26th since 2004.  The purpose of the holiday is to show appreciation for the millions of the dogs in the U.S. that keep us safe and bring us comfort and companionship. Share a picture of your dog! Click ‘Submit Your Photo’ below to add one to our gallery. We’ll check for new additions throughout the day and approve them. Many dogs even put their lives on the line every day – for their law enforcement partner, for their disabled companion, and for victims of a tragedy that need to be pulled from wreckage. National Dog Day founder Colleen Paige said,” I want this to be a day to encourage dog ownership of all breeds, mixed and pure – to help abolish puppy mills and end breed specific legislation so we can create a world where all dogs (and eve...

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf ruled out the possibility of anyone hurting Pakistan in the presence of the army which is fully capable of giving a befitting response to any adventurism. “The army will thwart all challenges to Pakistan’s territorial integrity,” he told the anchor of a private TV channel. Musharraf said no country, including the United States, should bother to interfere in Pakistan’s internal affairs as Pakistanis knew how to solve their problems. But the former president conceded that there was a growing sense of unease over the current political stalemate. The crisis, according to Musharraf, should be resolved in a peaceful manner. He said the army was closely monitoring the whole situation. “Just like 1999, the people are once again looking at the army for help,” he said. He disagreed that it was the right time for re-election. “But it is the real democracy that people have come out of their homes,” he added. Criticising the former chief j...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/115-1gI5cB.AuSt_.55-300x168.jpeg REDMOND, WASH.  — Two new downloadable content packs will take the world of  Mario Kart 8  in directions the franchise has never seen before, while significantly expanding game-play options. The packs, which launch this fall and in spring of 2015, and are available for advance purchase starting Aug. 27 at $7.99 each (or $11.99 for both), deliver a ton of new content, including first-time crossover characters like Link from  The Legend of Zelda  franchise and both Isabelle and the Villager from the  Animal Crossing  series. In addition to these two new downloadable content packs, a previously announced game update goes live Aug. 27 that adds a variety of new features, including three free Mercedes-Benz cars that players can race: the modern Mercedes-Benz GLA, the 300 SL Roadster from the 1950s and the legendary Silver Arrow of the 1930s. Go to  http://ninten.do/6181WR6B  to view a video of the in-game kart...

http://isthattrue.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/kneedefenderaug27e-300x168.jpg On August 26, it was reported that a United States plane had to be diverted after an argument broke out over a passenger’s use of a Knee Defender. Originally slated to land in Denver, the United Airlines flight was forced to stop in Chicago, where authorities addressed the problem. Here are 6 things about the device that caused the ruckus. 1. What is a Knee Defender? A nifty – or annoying, depending on how you see it – pocket-size device, Knee Defenders are basically sturdy plastic clips. Costing US$21.95 (S$27.41), they come in a set of two, and exist to protect the sacred ground that is an airline passenger’s leg room. Opinion on the Knee Defender is varied – some, especially tall people, adore it, while others have taken to label it as plain rude. 2. Sounds interesting. How is it used? Preserving your leg room has never been easier. Users first extend the seat table in front of them, before proceeding to...

https://cms-images.idgesg.net/images/article/2014/08/syncstart-100409724-large.png BitTorrent Sync offers an enticing promise: share any folders you want across all your devices using peer-to-peer networking—no cloud necessary. And people are buying into that promise, according to BitTorrent, with more than 10 million installs of the app and 80 petabytes of data transferred. Despite the promising early numbers, however, early versions of Sync were a little confusing to use for non-power users. That changes on Tuesday with the introduction of BitTorrent Sync 1.4 Beta for Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. The newest version of Sync is a giant leap forward in usability thanks to its improved sharing capabilities and much needed visual overhaul. I’ve been using Sync 1.4 for a few days. Here are my initial impressions using the new app on Windows 8.1 and Android. Great new look The basic Sync 1.4 window. The first thing you notice when you fire up Sync 1.4 on Windows i...